![Media Name: cover02_5.jpg](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/serial_cover_phone/public/serials/covers/regulation/cover02_5.jpg?itok=m-plMc3E) # Sept/​Oct 1978 Vol. 2 No. 5 [Subscribe](https://store.cato.org/collections/all-products/products/regulation-magazine) ##### The Regents of the University of California v. Bakke #### [The Court’s Three Decisions ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/courts-three-decisions) By Allan P. Sindler #### [Reparations are Justified for Blacks ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/reparations-are-justified-blacks) #### [Landmark or Curiosity? ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/landmark-or-curiosity) By Thomas Sowell #### [Questions for the Court ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/questions-court) By Michael Novak #### [A Murky Future ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/murky-future) By Robert H. Bork #### [Conversation with a Dean of Admissions ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/conversation-dean-admissions) By Burke Marshall ##### Features #### [Federal Election Commission: A Rebutal ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/federal-election-commission-rebutal) By John G. Murphy #### [A Reply ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/reply) By John R. Bolton #### [Regulation and Household Moving Costs ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/regulation-household-moving-costs) By Denis A. Breen #### [Antitrust — A Form of Regulation ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/antitrust-form-regulation) By Thomas E. Kauper #### [Opinion: The Public Use of Private Interest ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/opinion-public-use-private-interest) By Charles L. Schultz #### [Products Liability: The Gathering Storm ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/products-liability-gathering-storm) By [Richard A. Epstein](https://www.cato.org/people/richard-epstein) #### [Will Carter Put Out the Fire? An Ambiguous Begining ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/will-carter-put-out-fire-ambiguous-begining) By David Gergen #### [A Paradox of Regulated Trucking: Valuable Operating Rights in a “Competitive” Industry ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/paradox-regulated-trucking-valuable-operating-rights-competitive-industry) By Milton Kafoglis #### [In Search of OSHA ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/search-osha) By Philip J. Harter ##### Letters ##### [The Lawyering Controversy ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/lawyering-controversy) ##### [Mandatory Retirement ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/mandatory-retirement) ##### Perspectives ##### [“Junk” Telephone Calls ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/junk-telephone-calls) ##### [Helping Smokers Make “Better” Decisions? ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/helping-smokers-make-better-decisions) ##### [The Social Performance Index and Corporate Responsibility ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/social-performance-index-corporate-responsibility) ##### [Vacuuming the Ocean Floor ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/vacuuming-ocean-floor) ##### [The FTC’s Eyeglass Rule ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/ftcs-eyeglass-rule) ##### [Regulating Funerals ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/regulating-funerals) ##### [EPA Requires Pretreatment of Industrial Effluents ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/epa-requires-pretreatment-industrial-effluents) ##### [The Communications Act of 1978 ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/communications-act-1978) ##### [Oil Discharges and Oil Spills ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/oil-discharges-oil-spills) ##### [Cargo Preference: A Foot in the Door? ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/cargo-preference-foot-door) ##### [The Home Box Office Case — A Summer Rerun ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/home-box-office-case-summer-rerun) ##### [“Excess Gastric Acidity”? ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/excess-gastric-acidity) ##### [Tris and Children’s Sleepwear: A Two-Edged Sword ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/tris-childrens-sleepwear-two-edged-sword) ##### [Belts, Buckles, and Bags | Miles per Gallon: Steps to 1985 ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/belts-buckles-bags-miles-gallon-steps-1985) ##### [TVs, Border Taxes, and Executive Discretion ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/tvs-border-taxes-executive-discretion) ##### [Waterway User Charges and Balanced Transportation ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/waterway-user-charges-balanced-transportation) ##### [Trucking in Northern Ontario ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/trucking-northern-ontario) ##### [Regulatory Illusion ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/regulatory-illusion) ##### [Earlier Research Flawed? ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/earlier-research-flawed) ##### [An Analysis of Safety Regulation ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/analysis-safety-regulation) ##### [Labor Criticizes OSHA ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/labor-criticizes-osha) ##### [Cancer and the Environment ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/cancer-environment) ##### Readings ##### [Kristol on Capitalism ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/kristol-capitalism) ##### [Taking Stock ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/taking-stock) ##### [The Wage-Price Freeze ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/wage-price-freeze) ##### [Seven Centuries of Bread Regulation ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/seven-centuries-bread-regulation) ##### [Perspectives on Regulating Business ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/perspectives-regulating-business) ##### [Therapeutic Drug Controls ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/therapeutic-drug-controls) ##### [Criticizing the Social Rate of Discount ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/criticizing-social-rate-discount) ##### [A Convenient Compendium ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/convenient-compendium) ##### [ICC Staff Task Force Report ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/icc-staff-task-force-report) ##### [Trucking in Northern Ontario ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/trucking-northern-ontario-0) ##### [Regulatory Illusion ](/regulation/sept/oct-1978/regulatory-illusion-0) ##### [Earlier Research Flawed? 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