September 0907
Up one levelSuing to Shut Down ‘Teach For America’
When education schools act like a cartel, children are harmed.
The Wrong Way to Boost Revenues
Why hiking taxes on private equity and hedge fund managers would be counterproductive.
The Hunt for Black October
With the anniversary of the worst one-day decline in U.S. stock market history approaching, MATTHEW REES sets out to find its cause. And determine whether it can happen again.
Is Champagne a Victim of its own Marketing Success?
The French product still bubbles to the top, but may be in for a fall.
Thou Shalt Not Knock Off
Will Congress move to increase copyright protection for fashion designs? Should it?
Defining Achievement Downward
How the No Child Left Behind Act encourages mediocre “proficiency” standards and neglects top students.
What Happened to Liquidity?
ALEX J. POLLOCK examines the subprime mortgage bust and explains why “liquidity” is often a misleading metaphor.