Rule Breakers

After Bush's election, expectations for regulatory reforms and rollbacks soared among the free-market think tanks that had released reports emphasizing the need for regulatory relief. But the revolution stalled. The idea of an activist administrator, John Graham, at the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs worries environmentalists and public health advocates. Graham and a squad of anti-rule Bush nominees are attempting to reinvigorate the war on regulations.