From the Cover

Health & Medicine

The Potential Pitfalls of Combating Surprise Billing

By Ike Brannon and David Kemp
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A “baseball-style” arbitration process has shown promise in New York state

Comment

By David A. Hyman and Benedic Ippolito
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How Should Antibiotics Be Regulated?

By Jonathan Anomaly
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Overuse of antibiotics is a public goods problem.

Energy & Natural Resources

Good Money after Bad?

By Lawrence Haar
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Is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve vital to U.S. energy security?

A Reset for the Renewable Fuels Standard?

By Arthur R. Wardle
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The environmental record for biofuels is bleak, but upcoming regulatory reviews offer a chance to change course.

Features

Regulatory Reform

Changing Speed Bumps into Guardrails

By Michael Archbold, Hollis Hart, and Joseph Minarik
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For the Record

College Admissions Preferences Are Not Justified

By George C. Leef
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Response

By Dennis L. Weisman
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Briefly Noted

Time for Radiation Regulation to Evolve

By Brant A. Ulsh and Edward J. Calabrese
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Would a U.S. Carbon Tax Change Things?

By Kenneth W. Costello
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The FDA Needs More Accountability, Not More Independence

By Henry I. Miller
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What Does the OMB Memo Mean for Review of Independent Agency Actions?

By Sam Batkins and Ike Brannon
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The Pursuit of Nuttiness

By Pierre Lemieux
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In Review

Bending the Rules

By Sam Batkins
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The Panic of 1819

By Vern McKinley
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Emissions Trading Schemes under International Economic Law

By Greg Kaza
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Modern Energy Market Manipulation

By Timothy J. Brennan
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On the Private and Public Virtues of an Honorable Entrepreneur

By Phil Murray
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Honorable Business

By Art Carden
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What Should Economists Do?

By Pierre Lemieux
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Not Working

By Ryan Bourne
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The Myth of Capitalism

By Thomas A. Hemphill
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Economics in Two Lessons

By David R. Henderson
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Against the Grain

By Art Carden
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Merger Masters

By Greg Kaza
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The Big Four

By Vern McKinley
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The Power of Capitalism

By Pierre Lemieux
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Working Papers

By Peter Van Doren
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Final Word

The New Trustbusters

By Tim Rowland
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