Policy
How a Bill Really Becomes Law, Step by Step
Committees, amendments, two chambers and a signature: the full path a proposal must travel before it is a statute.
Henrik Larsen · September 20, 2026
Policy: Laws, Rules and Impact
Assessment of what governments spend, tax and regulate, measured against the objectives stated when each measure was introduced. Sources include budget offices, program evaluations and comparable schemes abroad. For officials, evaluators and analysts who need the counterfactual as well as the reported outcome.
Policy
California Trade Grows 7.3% as Partners Shift
Tariffs, negotiations and a war in the Persian Gulf have rerouted the state's commerce rather than shrunk it.
Henrik Larsen · September 17, 2026
Policy
How Tariff Revenue Actually Flows Into the Federal Budget
Customs collects the duty at the border, Treasury books it, and Congress spends it — three separate steps that are easy to blur.
Henrik Larsen · September 15, 2026
Policy
The EU Carbon Border Levy Starts Charging Importers
The definitive CBAM regime began on 1 January 2026, but the threshold, the deductions and the certificate calendar decide who actually pays.
Valentina Sokolov · August 22, 2026
Policy
How Cost-Benefit Analysis Shapes U.S. Rules
Since 1981, every economically significant federal regulation has carried a price-benefit ledger — and the 2023 rewrite of the government's manual changed how every entry is counted.
Valentina Sokolov · February 9, 2026