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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.
Are Individual Mandate Critics Showing ‘Bad Faith’?
March 30, 2012.
What Have the Politicians in Washington Given Us?
November 23, 2011.
August 1, 2011.
Romney Can Run, but He Can’t Hide from Romneycare
June 2, 2011.
February 3, 2011.
Still Not Serious About Cutting Spending
December 1, 2010.
The Deficit Commission: A Good Try That Falls Short
November 11, 2010.
November 1, 2010.
Personal Accounts for Social Security an Election Killer — Not Quite
September 14, 2010.
One Signature Closer to a Vote on Obamacare Repeal
September 8, 2010.
August 4, 2010.
Media Coverage of the Health Care Overhaul
April 13, 2010.
January 12, 2010.
Obama on Health Care: Half Right
December 17, 2009.
December 17, 2009.
FEHBP Plan Is No ‘Moderate Compromise’
December 9, 2009.
Health Care: Not Close to Over
November 9, 2009.
Putting Private Insurance Out of Business
October 30, 2009.
Can’t Achieve Public Option Without Deception
October 29, 2009.
More Health Reform Budget Gimmickry
October 15, 2009.
What They Aren’t Telling You About the CBO Score
October 8, 2009.
Mr. President, Here Is Our Answer
September 8, 2009.
More ‘Success’ for the Massachusetts Model
August 24, 2009.
Co-ops: A ‘Public Option’ By Another Name
August 17, 2009.
August 10, 2009.