Vol. 30, No. 2, Summer 2007

Cover Story

The Double Standard in Environmental Science Can science abide political causes? By Stanley W. Trimble. (PDF, 667K )

Features

Labor

The Rise and Decline of Unions Unions are a corporatist institution, and as such they cannot prosper in a competitive economy. By Michael Wachter. (PDF, 267K )

Health & Medicine

The Fairness of Malpractice Settlements Contrary to conventional wisdom, the adjudication process appears to treat physicians well. By Philip G. Peters, Jr. (PDF, 692K )

Telecommunications & Technology

Net Neutrality: A Radical Form of Non-Discrimination Regulators should not interfere with the "coming exoflood." By Hal J. Singer. (PDF, 817K )

Research & Development

The Pathologies of Institutional Review Boards Are IRBs the "least worst" way to promote research ethics? By David A. Hyman. (PDF, 212K )

Law

The Anti- Constitutional Culture of Class Action Law An expected Supreme Court case involving Wal-Mart may radically alter the American legal landscape. By Mark Moller. (PDF, 520K )

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For the Record

Politics and Bank Regulation | Bank Regulation and Basel I | Ignoring Secondhand Smoke's Risk (PDF, 132K )

Mercatus Reports

Universal Phone Service | Subprime Mortgage Lending | Uncorking E-Commerce: Update (PDF, 252K )
Commentary: Bootleggers, Baptists, and Tobacco Regulation by Joseph A. Rotondi. (PDF, 118K )

In Review

Electric Choices, reviewed by George C. Leef | Eco-Freaks, reviewed by Richard L. Gordon | The Cure, reviewed by Sherry Glied (PDF, 1.4M )

Briefly Noted

‘Protecting Consumers’ by Raising Gas Prices? by Christopher Ball, Mark Gius, and Matthew Rafferty | Strangling the Goose that Lays the Golden Drugs by Henry I. Miller | Evolution and Envy by Paul H. Rubin (PDF, 340K )

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The Final Word

Looking Out for Our Four-Footed Friends By Marni Soupcoff. (PDF, 84K )

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