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In the latest issue of Regulation magazine, M. Todd Henderson reviews last year’s brouhaha over health insurance and birth control. According to Henderson, lost in the firestorm about religion and feminism were larger lessons about health care policy and regulation. Also in this issue, Cato scholar Richard L. Gordon argues that new federal efforts to cut emissions are the result of longstanding legal and judicial mandates, not a sudden Obama administration push.
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Contrary to countless tales of its demise, U.S. manufacturing has always been strong relative to its own past and relative to other countries’ manufacturing sectors.
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The Cato Institute tops a new measure of think tank performance in the United States, according to a recent report. Cato bested all other U.S. think tanks in the main category of “Aggregate Profile per Dollar Spent.” “I’m grateful to the Center for Global Development for showing that Cato gives its sponsors something I wish government gave more of to taxpayers: bang for the buck,” said Cato CEO John Allison.
Obama’s New Transportation Chief Wants Streetcars for Everyone
April 30, 2013.
Transit Ridership Falls Since 2008
March 12, 2013.
Brookings Glosses Over Amtrak’s Failings
March 4, 2013.
Why High-Speed Rail Is a Ridiculous Fantasy
February 10, 2013.
Washington, DC: Congestion King
February 6, 2013.
February 4, 2013.
January 30, 2013.
Will Vehicle-Mile Fees Be a User Fee or a Tax?
January 22, 2013.
Getting Highway Numbers Right: The Tax Foundation’s Response
January 19, 2013.
January 18, 2013.
End Gas Tax? Yes! Pay for Roads with Sales Tax? No!
January 9, 2013.
November 7, 2012.
September 26, 2012.
September 21, 2012.
The Truth about the GM and Chrysler Bailouts
September 6, 2012.
Denver Fools the Wall Street Journal
July 25, 2012.
Yes, Land-Use Regulation Does Increase Income Inequality
July 23, 2012.
June 4, 2012.
May 17, 2012.
The Post: Not Even Loans for High-Speed Rail
April 6, 2012.
DOT Moves to Support Even More Wasteful Transit Projects
March 19, 2012.
March 16, 2012.
Fixing the House Transportation Bill
February 16, 2012.
Transportation Agreement Seems Remote
February 3, 2012.
Is California High-Speed Rail Dead?
January 17, 2012.