Vol. 26, No. 2, Summer 2003

Cover Story

Resources for the Future

Regulation on the Final Frontier Market innovations would greatly benefit America's space policy. by Molly K. Macauley (PDF, 220 Kb)

Features

Communications

Should We Fear Media Cross-Ownership? The FCC’s cross-ownership decision will help bring American media into the new century. by Jonathan A. Knee (PDF, 322 Kb)

Environment

Cleaning the Air Despite negative public perception and misleading portrayals, American air quality has improved dramatically. by Joel Schwartz (PDF, 375 Kb)

An Opening for Meaningful Reform? Forthcoming rules governing federal oversight of wetlands could produce more sensible environmental policy. by David Sunding (PDF, 377 Kb)

Labor

The Unintended Consequences of the ’91 Civil Rights Act The emphasis on firing-based litigation has had subtle but important effects. by Paul Oyer and Scott Schaefer (PDF, 270 Kb)

Liability

Resolving the “Elephantine Mass” Is there a fair way for policymakers to free the American economy from the specter of never-ending asbestos litigation? by Michelle J. White (PDF, 394 Kb)

For the Record

Another Look at Kleit (PDF, 261 Kb)

Mercatus Reports

The Precautionary Principle | Airline Computer Reservation Systems (PDF, 187 Kb)
commentary: The Planner’s Paradox (PDF, 190 Kb)

Briefly Noted

The Virtue of an All-Volunteer Force by Walter Y. Oi | Bootleggers and Biotechs by Henry I. Miller and Gregory Conko (PDF, 299 Kb)

In Review

The Regulators, by Cindy Skrzyicki | Scandal Proof, by G. Calvin Mackenzie | Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management, by Thomas Sterner | The California Electricity Crisis, by James Sweeney (PDF, 319 kb)

Final Word

Speak Your Mind, then Take Off Your Clothes by Penn Jillette (PDF, 156 kb)