Vol. 24, No. 3, Fall 2001

Cover Story

The Folly of "Smart Growth" Oregon’s experience suggests “anti-sprawl” strategies worsen the problems they are intended to solve. by Randal O'Toole (PDF, 329 kb)

Features

Health & Medicine

The World Bank's Tobacco Economics Very creative welfare economics is being used to justify government intervention. by Pierre Lemieux (PDF, 207 kb)

Antitrust

Clinton's Brave New Business World The Bush administration must decide whether to continue its predecessor’s efforts. by David S. Evans (PDF, 213 Kb)

Telecommunications

Connecting the Pieces Interconnection compensation rules are woefully out of date. by Jay M. Atkinson and Christopher C. Barnekov (PDF, 241 Kb)

Special Report: The Arsenic Controversy

A Costly Benefit by Jason K. Burnett and Robert W. Hahn | Underestimating Arsenic's Risk by Richard Wilson | Arsenic and Old Facts by William A. Niskanen (PDF, 4.8 Mb)

Special Report: The California Crisis

Getting Out of the Dark by Ahmad Faruqui, Hung-po Chao, Victor Niemeyer, Jeremy Platt, and Karl Stahlkopf | Questioning the Conventional "Wisdom" by Tim Brennan | Turning Off the Lights by Stephen J. Rassenti, Vernon L. Smith, and Bart J. Wilson (PDF, 1.6 Mb)

For the Record

Analyzing Ayres | Misrepresenting ACCACA (PDF, 204 Kb)

Mercatus Reports

Arsenic in Drinking Water | Ergonomics | Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards | New Source Review | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Basel Capital Accord | Registration of Broker-Dealers | commentary: Bringing JAVA to the CAFÉ (PDF, 1,361 Kb)

Briefly Noted

Unchaining the Workers by Charles W. Baird | Controlling Cloning by Henry I. Miller (PDF, 255 Kb)

In Review

The Invisible Heart by Russell Roberts | Republic.com by Cass R. Sunstein (PDF, 92 kb)

Final Word

Arm the Chicks by Penn Jillette (PDF, 52 Kb)