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Nudging Towards Socialism
Mises Economics Blog — ... The Washington Post reports that Barack Obama will name his friend and former University of Chicago colleague, Cass R. Sunstein, to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a subdivision of the Office of Management and Budget: "In his new position, Sunstein will oversee reform of regulations, seeking to find smarter approaches and better results in health, environment and other domestic areas, a transition source said." ...

Cass Sunstein and the Cato Institute
Cato @ Liberty — ... The Washington Post is reporting that Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein will be named director of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the White House’s regulatory review office. The appointment is baffling, not because the Obama administration has chosen Sunstein (he is a first-rate thinker), but because Sunstein has (apparently) accepted it. OIRA chief is one of the ...