Increasingly, one hears the claim that Denmark is somehow proof that a gentler socialism is preferable to free-market capitalism, promising more happiness, greater wealth, or both. Recently, Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton declared their admiration for Denmark.  In a new bulletin, Otto Brøns-Petersen suggests that the lesson of the Danish model should be “Don’t try this at home — at least until you understand what the Danish Model is about.”

• “The Danish Model — Don’t Try This at Home,” Otto Brøns-Petersen

Of all the rights the U.S. Constitution protects, courts are probably most vigilant about protecting free speech. Freedom of expression is not only a cornerstone of democratic government, but also central to the more ordinary choices citizens make in their daily lives. Yet one class of speech has been almost entirely ignored by the courts: speech by professionals engaged in their business.  In the new issue of Regulation, Cato scholar Timothy Sandefur argues that the Supreme Court should make it clear that censoring professionals is intolerable.

• Winter 2015-2016 Issue of Regulation

Whether the public and policymakers are supportive of trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will depend in part on the economic results they are expected to deliver. In a new bulletin, Cato scholar Daniel R. Pearson says that interested parties tend to cherry-pick the results that best support their own policy positions, which leads to conflicting claims and a great deal of public confusion and doubt about trade agreements.

• “How Not to Use the International Trade Commission’s Economic Analysis of Trade Agreements,” by Daniel R. Pearson