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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.
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Book Review: ‘The One World Schoolhouse’
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Why Some Conservatives Oppose Vouchers
Washington Post (Online). November 21, 2012.
What the Critics of Won’t Back Down Don’t Understand
Daily Caller. October 5, 2012.
Cato.org. July 31, 2012.
The Wall Street Journal. July 10, 2012.
Are Democrats Wrong to Blame Teachers Unions?
Huffington Post. April 20, 2012.
The New York Times (Online). April 18, 2012.
What K-12 Scholarships Would Mean for N.H.
New Hampshire Business Review. March 23, 2012.
Education’s Missing Apple: The Free Enterprise Solution?
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity. March 19, 2012.
A Case against More California Taxes
Orange County Register. January 18, 2012.
How to Cut the Budget and Improve Schools
Huffington Post. December 13, 2011.
Better Education Through Lower Taxes
Daily Caller. November 10, 2011.
How Sweden Profits from For-Profit Schools
Svenska Dagbladet. July 11, 2011.
American Spectator. June 17, 2011.
Are Philanthropists Backing the Best Charter Schools?
Orange County Register. June 10, 2011.
Tax Credits Better for Schools Than Vouchers
Philadelphia Inquirer. May 15, 2011.
A “Winn” for Education and Freedom of Conscience
Huffington Post. April 12, 2011.
Premji’s Gift and the Future of Education in India
Huffington Post. December 20, 2010.
Buffett and Gates Are Wrong about What Schools Need
San Jose Mercury News. July 18, 2010.
Escalante Stood and Delivered. It’s Our Turn.
The Wall Street Journal. April 2, 2010.
Voucher Vote a Double Negative for Democrats
Daily Caller. March 18, 2010.
The False Premise of National Education Standards
Pajamas Media. March 12, 2010.
City Journal. January 28, 2010.
Head Start: A Tragic Waste of Money
New York Post. January 28, 2010.