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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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Contrary to countless tales of its demise, U.S. manufacturing has always been strong relative to its own past and relative to other countries’ manufacturing sectors.
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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.
Fortunately, and contrary to much of the rhetoric surrounding climate change, there is ample time to develop such technologies, which will require substantial capital investment by individuals.
The Climate Horror Picture Show, Brought to You by Dodgy Science
By Patrick J. Michaels. Forbes.com. April 18, 2013.
Global Warming’s ‘Fatal Conceit’
By Richard W. Rahn. Washington Times. April 2, 2013.
Countdown to Climate Change: It’s Only 297 Years Away!
By Patrick J. Michaels. Forbes.com. April 1, 2013.
By George Avery. Briefing Paper No. 117. February 8, 2010.
By Randal O’Toole. Policy Analysis No. 653. November 18, 2009.
A Harsh Climate for Trade: How Climate Change Proposals Threaten Global Commerce
By Sallie James. Trade Policy Analysis No. 41. September 9, 2009.
Addendum: Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
Patrick J. Michaels. Cato.org. October 31, 2012.
Patrick J. Michaels. Cato.org. December 21, 2008.
The Missing Science from the Draft National Assessment on Climate Change
By Patrick J. Michaels, Paul C. “Chip” Knappenberger, Robert C. Balling, Mary J. Hutzler & Craig D. Idso. Testimony. April 15, 2013.
American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut
By Ilya Shapiro. Legal Briefs. February 7, 2011.
Testimony of Patrick J. Michaels on Climate Change
By Patrick J. Michaels. Testimony. November 17, 2010.
Three Key Challenges to Freedom
Václav Klaus. Cato's Letter. Summer 2007.
EPA’s Shaky “Endangerment Finding”
Featuring Patrick J. Michaels. March 7, 2013. Capitol Hill Briefing.
Silent Spring at 50: The False Crises of Rachel Carson
Featuring Jerry Taylor. September 20, 2012. Book Forum.
The Climate Coup: How Global Warming Took Over Our Government
Featuring Patrick J. Michaels and Caleb O. Brown. July 21, 2011. Sponsor E-Briefing.
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