Robert Higgs is senior fellow in political economy at the Independent Institute and editor of the Independent Review. He is the author of Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government and an expert on American economic history, the growth of government, defense spending, and the regulation of food and drugs.
Wake Up to the Law of the Ratchet
Financial Times. November 26, 2001.
Wrecking Ball: FDA Regulation of Medical Devices
Policy Analysis No. 235. August 7, 1995.
Policy Analysis No. 114. November 30, 1988.
Coasian Contracts in the Coeur D’Alene Mining District
Cato Journal. Spring/Summer 2005.
Hard Coals Make Bad Law: Congressional Parochialism versus National Defense
Cato Journal. Spring/Summer 1988.
National Emergency and the Erosion of Private Property Rights
Cato Journal. Winter 1987.
July 31, 2009. Conference.
Lessons from the Iraq War: Reconciling Liberty and Security
October 22, 2004. Conference.
November 20, 2015
November 11, 2015
November 10, 2015
February 21, 2014