Rosen's History of Writing Op-Eds

From 2009-2013, Rosen wrote over a dozen op-eds for both print and online publications. (Source: [Senate Hearing 115-217]). It makes sense that he would choose the form of the op-ed, something he has a lot of experience writing, through which to express himself.

On the New York Times podcast, they mention how surprised they were to receive his op-ed to see how well it was written. 

1. Fishing for a Reason to Regulate, The Hill online (April 10, 2013)
2. President Needs to Get Serious About Spending Cuts; The Hill (December 20, 2012)
3. 2008 Obama Would Like Ryan Budget,' Des Moines Register         p.13A (August 30, 2012)
4. The 2012 Budget Surplus That Disappeared, National Review      Online (December 14, 2011)
5. Rein on Federal Regulations Will Only Benefit Economy, Cincinnati Enquirer (November 9, 2011)
6. Obama's Spending Ideas Unbalanced, The Hill Op-Ed p. 20 (September 28, 2011)''
7. Who Checks the Fact Checker? National Review Online (September 16, 2011)
8. Costly Federal Regulations Escape Congressional Approval, Atlanta Journal Constitution (September 1, 2010)
9. Major Rules Deserve a Vote, Baltimore Sun Op-Ed, p. 13 (August 10, 2010)
10. Obama vs. the Regulators, The Washington Post Op-Ed (August 6, 2009)
11. Watch for Hidden Taxes, Boston Globe Op-Ed (June 12, 2009)
12. Obama Regulations are Taxing Consumers, Washington Business Journal (June 12, 2009)

During that period, he was also a contributor to "National Journal's online experts' blog series for transportation topics, with eight postings."

It is interesting to note that even though he wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post and several other newspapers, he never wrote one for The New York Times. It would make sense, in an effort to hide his identity, to write for a publication he'd never written for before.

For comparison, Deputy Secretary of State John J, Sullivan, another proposed author for the anonymous op-ed, is also a distinguished attorney. However, this are his limited writings all before 2000 (no op-eds):

"Federal Preemption: Two Renditions of Fundamental Theme,'' Inside Litigation (Oct. 1998) 
"Appeals to the Supreme  Court,'' Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts  (West 1998)
"Supreme Court Bypasses Airbag Preemption Case,'' 
 Legal Opinion Letter, Washington Legal Foundation (1996)
"The Equal Access to Justice Act in the Federal Courts,'' 84 Colum. L. Rev. 1089 (1984)
Speech at the 2007 Ambassador's IPR Roundtable: IPR Protection, Beijing, China (Oct. 23, 2007)