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Regulating Our Way to Freedom? Robert Hahn 01/08/2009
A new Congress may be tempted to add a new layer of regulation to the Internet.
Why Gasoline Is Still King Ralph Kinney Bennett 12/17/2008
Electric roadsters are the darlings of the press, but it is likely that gasoline will continue to dominate personal transportation.
Cheating 2.0 Charles Euchner 12/15/2008
Technology is catching cheats on college campuses. Students don't like it.
Stifling Dissent on Malaria Roger Bate 12/08/2008
Despite all its good work, the Gates Foundation is encouraging a harmful trend among malaria activists.
Should We Privatize Airports? Evan Sparks 12/05/2008
Competition, choice, and proper incentives would create a safe and efficient aviation infrastructure sector.
Stop the Green Carjacking Kenneth P. Green 11/20/2008
Will environmentalists be permitted to transform the Detroit bailout? If so, automakers and taxpayers will suffer.
The G-20 Summit Was a Failure Desmond Lachman 11/18/2008
Global financial markets want an immediate, bold, and coordinated policy response. G-20 members did not provide it.
The Problem With a ‘Cap-and-Trade’ System Abigail Haddad 11/17/2008
It will be very costly, but probably ineffective as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Why Obama’s ‘Green Jobs’ Plan Won’t Work Kenneth P. Green 11/07/2008
It would indeed create jobs, but it would do so by killing other jobs. Is that really what Americans want?
Is Big Oil for Obama? Robert Bryce 10/28/2008
Some of the leading players in the U.S. energy business can’t wait for George Bush and Dick Cheney to leave office.

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