Tag: deregulation
Britain’s Buses Became More “Productive” While Running Less Service
England outside London carried about 1.85 billion local-bus passenger journeys in 2024/25, compared with roughly 1.98 billion before COVID-19. Passenger journeys had recovered to 93.3% of their 2019/20 level, while bus service mileage had recovered to 86.0%. Put those two figures together and passenger journeys per service mile were about … [continued]
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Michigan species at risk after Trump rolls back protections, advocates say
Wildlife advocates said stripping landmark protections in the federal Endangered Species Act will weaken the law’s power and threaten at-risk species in Michigan. The changes are part of the administration’s broader efforts to reform regulations that it says are an obstacle to energy development.
Glasgow’s Buses Reveal Britain’s Transit Experiment
Walk around Glasgow as I did this summer and the bus companies are hard to miss. First Glasgow, McGill’s, Stagecoach and other operators have their own brands and vehicles, which can make the city look as though its public transport system has been divided among private companies. Being a bit … [continued]
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Jones Act Waiver Exposes America’s Shipbuilding Gap
The Trump administration’s Jones Act waiver is a small policy exception with a much larger lesson. The same administration that says it wants to restore American maritime dominance, rebuild domestic shipbuilding, counter China’s industrial scale, and make U.S. logistics more secure also waived parts of the law usually treated as … [continued]
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The National Science Board Purge Is A Warning About American Decline
The members of the National Science Board were not removed after hearings, evidence of misconduct, or a public argument about science policy. They were dismissed by email. No explanation. No transition. No apparent respect for institutional memory, earned authority, or the basic idea that the nation’s science system should not … [continued]
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