Cass R. Sunstein
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Biden’s Faith in Behavioral Science Will Pay Off
A government tool that could help speed up vaccine compliance and reduce red tape. → Read More
How Government Should Regulate Social Media Lies
The First Amendment leaves enough room to deter and punish dangerous falsehoods. → Read More
Not Convicted or Indicted? Trump Can Pardon You Anyway
The Supreme Court authorized preemptive presidential pardons in the 19th century. But there’s an important caveat. → Read More
Sunstein: Does the 25th Amendment apply to Trump? Quite possibly.
In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s provocation of a riot at the U.S. Capitol, there is fresh discussion of the two avenues for removing a sitting president. The first is impeachment. The second is the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. → Read More
Cost-Benefit Analysis Faded Under Trump. Biden Can Fix That.
The best way for the new president to drain the old one’s regulatory swamp is to follow Obama’s rule-making advice. → Read More
Biden’s Day 1 Assignment: Order the Government to Follow Science
Imagine a White House decree that says, “Political officials should not suppress or alter scientific or technological findings and conclusions.” And means it. → Read More
Worried About a Disputed Election? Steel Yourself
The same 1887 law that provides guidance is also regrettably ambiguous. → Read More
Require People to Wear Masks When Nudges Fall Short
Giving people the freedom to do the right thing is great. But if lives are at stake, mandates are the only solution. → Read More
Democracy Is the Loser of Trump’s Vote-Delay Ploy
The coronavirus will make the 2020 election challenging enough, even without a president seemingly bent on undermining history and the Constitution. → Read More
Here’s Something We Can Learn From the Urban Fox
Some foxes are evolving to become more like dogs. Could this “domestication syndrome” help humans, too? → Read More
How to Make Coronavirus Restrictions Easier to Swallow
Nobody likes masks or social distancing. But everybody can be nudged. → Read More
Why Presidential Lies Are Even Worse Than They Seem
Moral philosophers have shown how deception corrodes democratic self-government. → Read More
Can Trump Delay the 2020 Election? Here's What the Constitution Says
If the president’s lawyers gin up an argument that he can, we will be witness to authoritarianism in its defining form. → Read More
Sunstein: Facebook’s deepfake ban doesn’t go far enough
Facebook says that it is banning “deepfakes,” those high-tech doctored videos and audios that are essentially indistinguishable from the real thing. → Read More
Facebook’s Laudable Deepfake Ban Doesn’t Go Far Enough
The company’s announced crackdown on doctored media is a welcome step forward, but its new safety filter has big holes. → Read More
2019’s Best Movies (for Lessons in Behavioral Economics)
The annual Becons single out “Luce,” a perfect example of “motivated reasoning.” → Read More
Trump Impeachment Is Based on Law, Not Politics
The constitutional standard is clear: No president is a king. → Read More
How Dogs and People Ended Up Ruling the World
Evolution has favored the friendliest canine and human species over more aggressive competition. → Read More
Cass Sunstein: Congress can’t ignore a clearly impeachable offense
There are a lot of misconceptions about impeachment. Incompetence isn't impeachable. It's terrible for a president to violate the oath of office, but doing so is not, by itself, an impeachable offense. Even posing a danger to the American people isn't a legitimate basis for impeachment. → Read More
Guest Commentary: Be honest about the cost of renewable-fuel standards
New research shows that renewable-fuel mandates are an unusually expensive way to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. The expense comes in the form of increased electricity prices, which are a particular problem for low-income consumers. → Read More