Robert Higgs is senior fellow in political economy at the Independent Institute and editor of the Independent Review. He is the author of Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government and an expert on American economic history, the growth of government, defense spending, and the regulation of food and drugs.
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"Wrecking Ball: FDA Regulation of Medical Devices," Policy Analysis no. 235, August 7, 1995.
"U.S. Military Spending in the Cold War Era: Opportunity Costs, Foreign Crises, and Domestic Constraints," Policy Analysis no. 114, November 30, 1988.
"Wake Up to the Law of the Ratchet," by Steve H. Hanke and Robert Higgs, Financial Times, November 26, 2001
"Crisis, Leviathan, Hegemony and the Fed" featuring Robert Higgs, August 4, 2009 [Flash Audio, 12:12]