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# Jan/​Feb 1978 

Vol. 2 No. 1 

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##### Viewpoint 

### [Seizing the Opportunity ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/seizing-opportunity)

By Gerald H. Ford 

##### Features 

#### [Opinion: The Public Use of Private Interest ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/opinion-public-use-private-interest)

By Charles L. Schultz 

#### [Carter Administration Stumbles at Bermuda: A Setback for U.S. International Aviation Policy ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/carter-administration-stumbles-bermuda-setback-us-international-aviation)

By John W. Barnum 

#### [Regulation of Television Broadcasting: How Costly Is the “Public Interest”? ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/regulation-television-broadcasting-how-costly-public-interest)

By Robert W. Crandall 

##### Letters 

##### [Economic Impact Statements ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/economic-impact-statements)

##### [Change at the ICC? ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/change-icc)

##### [The Products Liability Storm ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/products-liability-storm)

##### [About Airline Regulation ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/about-airline-regulation)

##### [On “Regulators and Experts” ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/regulators-experts)

##### Perspectives 

##### [Taxis, Jitneys, and Mass Transit ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/taxis-jitneys-mass-transit)

##### [Should Consumers Pay for Lobbying Expenses? ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/should-consumers-pay-lobbying-expenses)

##### [Toxic Substances Control Act: EPA’s Initial Effort ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/toxic-substances-control-act-epas-initial-effort)

##### [Laetrile: A “Forbidden Fruit” ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/laetrile-forbidden-fruit)

##### [EFT, the Fed, and Your Right to Privacy ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/eft-fed-right-privacy)

##### [After Economic Impact Statements-What? ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/after-economic-impact-statements-what)

##### [Steel Imports — “Reference Prices” and a Precedent ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/steel-imports-reference-prices-precedent)

##### Readings 

##### [The Economics of Carter’s Energy Proposals ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/economics-carters-energy-proposals)

##### [The Environment: A Scarce Resource ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/environment-scarce-resource)

##### [How OSHA Went Wrong ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/how-osha-went-wrong)

##### [A Malignant Environment ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/malignant-environment)

##### [The Paperwork Burden ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/paperwork-burden)

##### [Is the Legislative Veto Constitutional? ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/legislative-veto-constitutional)

##### [Legislative Veto and Popular Control ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/legislative-veto-popular-control)

##### [Reflections on Sunset Laws ](/regulation/jan/feb-1978/reflections-sunset-laws)

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