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"Why Congress" with Philip Wallach
Jace Lington talks with AEIs Philip Wallach about his new book, Why Congress. They discuss what makes Congress central to the American system of representative government and reasons we should look t
Rethinking Civil Service Management with James-Christian Blockwood
Adam White and Jace Lington talk with James-Christian Blockwood about his recent Government Executive article on civil service reform. They discuss current proposals to make more civil servants remova
"You Report to Me" with David Bernhardt
Adam White and Jace Lington talk with former Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt about his new book, You Report to Me: Accountability for the Failing Administrative State. In the book, Secretary
Scalia's Rise
Jace Lington talks with Adam White about the new book, Scalia: Rise to Greatness, 19361986, by James Rosen. They discuss Scalias early life and career, including his family, his faith, and his work
Gray Lecture: The Administrative State Debate—A View From the Secretary’s Office
Former Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia delivers the Second Annual C. Boyden Gray Lecture on the Administrative State. Following an introduction by Boston University School of Law Dean Emeritus Ron Ca
Gray Lecture Panel 2: Congress’s Power of the Purse in the Modern Administrative State
Former Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney and Stanford Law Professor Michael W. McConnell discuss the importance of Congress's power of the purse in constitutional governmen
Gray Lecture Panel 1: What is "The Rule of Law" in Administrative Law?
Ronald A. Cass, Sally Katzen, and Noah J. Philips kick off the 2023 Annual Gray Lecture with a conversation about the "rule of law" in administrative law. This panel discussion builds on a forthcoming
Judge Glock and the Origins of the Novice Administrative State
Adam White and Jace Lington talk with Judge Glock, director of research and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, about how progressive reformers designed independent regulatory commissions to rep
NYU Rule of Law Symposium Keynote Address: Judge Neomi Rao on the Missing Congress
The Honorable Neomi Rao gives keynote remarks about the tendency of courts to look at tradeoffs between the executive and judicial branches and largely ignore Congress in separation of powers cases. H
NYU Rule of Law Symposium Panel 2: The Roberts Court and the Administrative State
Professors Gary Lawson and Sally Katzen join Adam White to talk about the Roberts Court and administrative law on a panel moderated by Judge Steven J. Menashi. The discussion came out of a forthcoming