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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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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.
Letter to the Editor: Iran’s Annual Inflation Rate Is 82.5%
By Steve H. Hanke. Financial Times. April 4, 2013.
China’s Military Spending: No Cause for Panic
By Ted Galen Carpenter. Aspenia. April 4, 2013.
Protecting U.S. Consumers from ‘Big Cattle’
By K. William Watson. Reuters. April 4, 2013.
The Sorry State of Veterans’ Health Care
By Malou Innocent. US News and World Report Online. April 4, 2013.
More Dollars to the IMF a Bad Idea
By Dalibor Rohac. Washington Times. April 4, 2013.
Keeping Low-income Students from Being Throwaway Kids
By Nat Hentoff. Cato.org. April 3, 2013.
Skilled Immigration: The New Common Ground in the Reform Debate
By Alex Nowrasteh. Daily Caller. April 3, 2013.
By Michael D. Tanner. National Review (Online). April 3, 2013.
Behind the Success of Political Islam
By Dalibor Rohac. National Interest (Online). April 3, 2013.
Countries That Cut Debt, Taxes and Spending Are Thriving
By Alan Reynolds. Investor’s Business Daily. April 3, 2013.
Why U.S. Can’t Deliver Women’s Rights to Afghanistan
By Malou Innocent. CNN.com. April 2, 2013.
Shame on Us If Newtown Panic Leads to Unwise Gun Laws
By Gene Healy. DC Examiner. April 2, 2013.
Global Warming’s ‘Fatal Conceit’
By Richard W. Rahn. Washington Times. April 2, 2013.
Real Possibilities for Gun Law Reform — But Devil Is in the Details
By Trevor Burrus. The Hill. April 2, 2013.
By Trevor Burrus. The Blaze. April 1, 2013.
Budget Problems Continue in Washington
By Tad DeHaven. TownHall.com. April 1, 2013.
Countdown to Climate Change: It’s Only 297 Years Away!
By Patrick J. Michaels. Forbes.com. April 1, 2013.
The Minimum Wage Typifies Much That Is Wrong with Washington
By Doug Bandow. Forbes. April 1, 2013.
By Doug Bandow. National Interest (Online). April 1, 2013.
By Doug Bandow. American Spectator (Online). April 1, 2013.
Slums Are Hubs of Hope, Progress and Dignity
By Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar. Times of India. March 31, 2013.
DPRK Is the World’s Responsibility, Not Just China’s
By Ted Galen Carpenter. China Daily USA. March 28, 2013.
Europe between Planners and Searchers
By Dalibor Rohac. The Umlaut. March 28, 2013.
Rand Paul Can Shape the Future of Conservatism
By Ilya Shapiro and Francisco Gonzalez. CNN.com. March 27, 2013.
Three Years of Broken Promises
By Michael D. Tanner. National Review (Online). March 27, 2013.