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Law and Civil Liberties: Studies

“A Critique of the National Popular Vote,”

By John Samples. Policy Analysis No. 622. October 13, 2008.

“Medical Licensing: An Obstacle to Affordable, Quality Care,”

By Shirley Svorny. Policy Analysis No. 621. September 17, 2008.

“Executive Pay: Regulation vs. Market Competition,”

By Ira T. Kay and Steven Van Putten. Policy Analysis No. 619. September 10, 2008.

“Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae: An Exit Strategy for the Taxpayer,”

By Arnold Kling. Briefing Paper No. 106. September 8, 2008.

“FASB: Making Financial Statements Mysterious,”

By T.J. Rodgers. Briefing Paper No. 105. August 19, 2008.

“Deputizing Company Counsel as Agents of the Federal Government,”

By N. Richard Janis. White Paper . July 14, 2008.

“Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification: Franz Kafka’s Solution to Illegal Immigration,”

By Jim Harper. Policy Analysis No. 612. March 6, 2008.

“Securing Land Rights for Chinese Farmers: A Leap Forward for Stability and Growth,”

By Zhu Keliang and Roy Prosterman. Development Policy Analysis No. 3. October 15, 2007.

“The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies,”

By Bryan Caplan. Policy Analysis No. 594. May 29, 2007.

“Environmentalism and Other Challenges of the Current Era,”

By Václav Klaus. Economic Development Bulletin No. 10. April 20, 2007.

“The Libertarian Vote,”

By David Boaz and David Kirby. Policy Analysis No. 580. October 18, 2006.

“Doublespeak and the War on Terrorism,”

By Tim Lynch. Briefing Paper No. 98. September 6, 2006.

“Toward Property Rights in Spectrum: The Difficult Policy Choices Ahead,”

By Dale Hatfield and Phil Weiser. Policy Analysis No. 575. August 17, 2006.

“Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America,”

By Radley Balko. White Paper . July 17, 2006.

“The Federal Marriage Amendment: Unnecessary, Anti-Federalist, and Anti-Democratic,”

By Dale Carpenter. Policy Analysis No. 570. June 1, 2006.

“Power Surge: The Constitutional Record of George W. Bush,”

By Gene Healy and Tim Lynch. White Paper . May 1, 2006.

“Free Speech and the 527 Prohibition,”

By Stephen M. Hoersting. Briefing Paper No. 96. April 3, 2006.

“Against the New Paternalism: Internalities and the Economics of Self-Control,”

By Glen Whitman. Policy Analysis No. 563. February 22, 2006.

“The Birth of the Property Rights Movement,”

By Steven J. Eagle. Policy Analysis No. 558. December 15, 2005.

“Mexico Is Becoming the Next Colombia,”

By Ted Galen Carpenter. Foreign Policy Briefing No. 87. November 15, 2005.

“How the Loss of Property Rights Caused Zimbabwe’s Collapse,”

By Craig J. Richardson. Economic Development Bulletin No. 4. November 14, 2005.

“Don’t Resurrect the Law of the Sea Treaty,”

By Doug Bandow. Policy Analysis No. 552. October 13, 2005.

“Uncompetitive Elections and the American Political System,”

By Patrick Basham and Dennis Polhill. Policy Analysis No. 547. June 30, 2005.

“Controlling Unconstitutional Class Actions: A Blueprint for Future Lawsuit Reform,”

By Mark Moller. Policy Analysis No. 546. June 27, 2005.

“Treating Doctors as Drug Dealers: The DEA’s War on Prescription Painkillers,”

By Ronald T. Libby. Policy Analysis No. 545. June 6, 2005.

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