Cass Sunstein

Featured in: Favicon

linkedin.com Favicon

uol.com.br Favicon

medium.com Favicon

theguardian.com Favicon

nytimes.com Favicon

bloomberg.com Favicon

businessinsider.com Favicon

wiley.com + 78 more

Articles

Trump’s initiatives may be foiled by the right’s prized Chevron rule - The Washington Post

Nov 25, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Cass Sunstein

Democracy Dies in DarknessThe president-elect’s lawyers are going to have their work cut out for them. November 25, 2024 at 5:45 a.m. ESTCass R. Sunstein, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School, is the author of “Campus Free Speech: A Pocket Guide.”The incoming Trump administration is about to run into a serious obstacle.
Government Efficiency and Sludge

Nov 22, 2024 | casssunstein.substack.com | Cass Sunstein

The project for “government efficiency” is, and should be, focused on many domains. Here is one that is easy to neglect: sludge, consisting of administrative burdens, or the many frictions that are taking a toll on the economy, on innovation, on public health, and on individual lives. Sludge could easily be a villain in a Stephen King novel, or in an Avengers movie.
A Note on "Government Efficiency"

Nov 21, 2024 | casssunstein.substack.com | Cass Sunstein

There is a major focus these days on the topic of government efficiency, spurred by the creation of what is being called a “Department of Government Efficiency.” I have had the good fortune of being involved in simplification of government, and reduction of paperwork and regulatory burdens, in various capacities, and here are six quick and general notations. The Administrative Procedure Act is central to the relevant project. It needs to be mastered. It offers opportunities and obstacles.
Opinion | On Jan. 6, Will Vice President Harris Certify the Election?

Oct 25, 2024 | wsj.com | Cass Sunstein

Is an election train wreck coming? Under the Constitution, Vice President Kamala Harris is president of the U.S. Senate. Also under the Constitution, the Senate president presides over the proceedings that determine the next U.S. president. That’s awkward. Recall that in 2020 Vice President Mike Pence refused President Donald Trump’s request to intervene in the counting of electoral votes. In Mr. Pence’s view, the Senate president lacks the authority to do that.
Campus Free Speech (with Cass Sunstein)

Oct 2, 2024 | aei.org | Nat Malkus |Cass Sunstein

On this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus speaks with Cass Sunstein about campus free speech.
Review | This book could change the way conservatives read the constitution

Sep 25, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Cass Sunstein

“Against Constitutional Originalism” by Jonathan Gienapp (Yale University Press)Review by Cass R. SunsteinSeptember 25, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. EDTWhat are the chances that, in 2024, a new book could fundamentally reorient how we understand America’s founding? Jonathan Gienapp, a historian at Stanford, has written such a book in “Against Constitutional Originalism: A Historical Critique.” You read it, and you get vertigo.
Free Speech and the Educational Mission

Sep 7, 2024 | reason.com | Cass Sunstein

Free Speech Some of the hardest free speech issues arise when a university argues that restrictions are justified by its "educational mission." | Public colleges and universities are bound by the First Amendment.
The First Amendment Is an Arms Control Agreement

Sep 4, 2024 | reason.com | Cass Sunstein

Free Speech One of the functions of the First Amendment is to create a kind of arms control agreement: With respect to censorship, all sides agree to lay down their arms. | A personal confession: While I much enjoy writing, it was not a lot of fun to write parts of my new book on free speech on campus.
Choice engines and paternalistic AI - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Jul 5, 2024 | nature.com | Cass Sunstein

Many consumers suffer from inadequate information and behavioral biases, which can produce internalities, understood as costs that people impose on their future selves. In these circumstances, “Choice Engines,” powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), might produce significant savings in terms of money, health, safety, or time. Different consumers care about different things, of course, which is a reason to insist on a high degree of freedom of choice, and a high degree of personalization.
Reading this book might change your life – or not

May 23, 2024 | tnledger.com | Cass Sunstein

If only things were different. If you’d had other parents, if you’d grown up in another place, you likely wouldn’t be the same person you are. What if you’d zigged when you could’ve zagged, traveled here and not there, picked a different spouse or a different career? Think about it, then read “How to Become Famous” by Cass R. Sunstein and ask yourself what could be... On Feb.

Contact details

Emails

[email protected]

Socials & Sites

Try JournoFinder For Free

Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.

Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →