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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.
By Randal O’Toole. CDAPress.com. April 20, 2013.
Ruling Discredits UM Law Clinic’s Involvement
By Walter Olson. The Baltimore Sun. December 27, 2012.
Koontz Case to Protect Property Rights
By Timothy Sandefur and Ilya Shapiro. Washington Times. November 30, 2012.
The Cost of Zimbabwe’s Continuing Farm Invasions
By Eddie Cross. Economic Development Bulletin No. 12. May 18, 2009.
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.
Toward Property Rights in Spectrum: The Difficult Policy Choices Ahead
By Dale Hatfield and Phil Weiser. Policy Analysis No. 575. August 17, 2006.
The Constitutional Protection of Property Rights: America and Europe
Roger Pilon. Economic Education Bulletin. June 2008.
Class Action Lawmaking: An Administrative Law Model
Mark Moller. Texas Review of Law & Politics. Vol. 11. 2006.
The Rule of Law Problem: Unconstitutional Class Actions and Options for Reform
Mark Moller. Cato.org. Vol. 28. 2005.
By Ilya Shapiro. Legal Briefs. April 24, 2013.
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. United States
By Ilya Shapiro and Trevor Burrus. Legal Briefs. April 1, 2013.
Horne v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
By Ilya Shapiro. Legal Briefs. January 16, 2013.
Securing Land Rights for Chinese Farmers: The Progress So Far
Featuring Ian Vásquez. April 6, 2009. Policy Forum.
Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage
Featuring Roger Pilon. January 27, 2009. Book Forum.
Supreme Neglect: How to Revive Constitutional Protection for Private Property
Featuring Richard A. Epstein. March 6, 2008. Book Forum.
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