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# Spring 1997 

Vol. 20 No. 2 

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##### Features 

#### [Bingaman’s Antitrust Era ](/regulation/spring-1997/bingamans-antitrust-era)

By Janusz A. Ordover 

#### [Method to the Merger Madness ](/regulation/spring-1997/method-merger-madness)

By Dale Oesterle 

#### [Access in Telecommunication ](/regulation/spring-1997/access-telecommunication)

By [Lawrence Gasman](https://www.cato.org/people/lawrence-gasman) 

#### [Railing at “Open Access” ](/regulation/spring-1997/railing-open-access)

By Paul A. Cunningham and Robert M. Jenkins III 

#### [Electricity Contenders ](/regulation/spring-1997/electricity-contenders)

By Arthur S. DeVany 

#### [Stranded in Sacramento ](/regulation/spring-1997/stranded-sacramento)

By [Robert J. Michaels](https://www.cato.org/people/robert-michaels) 

##### Columns 

#### [Myths of Antitrust Progress ](/regulation/spring-1997/myths-antitrust-progress)

#### [Protectionist Predicts World Breakdown ](/regulation/spring-1997/protectionist-predicts-world-breakdown)

By [Brink Lindsey](https://www.cato.org/people/brink-lindsey) 

#### [The Food Lion Case: Are Journalists Above the Law? ](/regulation/spring-1997/food-lion-case-are-journalists-above-law)

By [Tim Lynch](https://www.cato.org/people/tim-lynch) 

#### [Big Brother Tinkers with Grandpa’s Golf Car ](/regulation/spring-1997/big-brother-tinkers-grandpas-golf-car)

By Sheldon L. Richman 

#### [Cloning Bears Identical Reactions ](/regulation/spring-1997/cloning-bears-identical-reactions)

By Fred L. Smith, Jr. 

#### [GSA Monopoly Lards Office Relocations ](/regulation/spring-1997/gsa-monopoly-lards-office-relocations)

By Frank Wilner 

##### Letters 

##### [Government v. The Terminally Ill ](/regulation/spring-1997/government-v-terminally-ill)

##### [Misplaced Blame for Air Bage Debacle ](/regulation/spring-1997/misplaced-blame-air-bage-debacle)

##### [Narrow Account of Air Bag History ](/regulation/spring-1997/narrow-account-air-bag-history)

##### [Bar Fears Alternatives ](/regulation/spring-1997/bar-fears-alternatives)

##### [Bureaucrats and Deregulators Agree to Argue ](/regulation/spring-1997/bureaucrats-deregulators-agree-argue)

##### [Safety Politics: A Risky Business ](/regulation/spring-1997/safety-politics-risky-business)

##### Perspectives 

##### [Who Do You Trust? ](/regulation/spring-1997/who-do-you-trust)

##### [The EPA’s Clean Air Mischief ](/regulation/spring-1997/epas-clean-air-mischief)

##### [End the Scientific Witch Hunt ](/regulation/spring-1997/end-scientific-witch-hunt)

##### [Inadequate Superfund Reform ](/regulation/spring-1997/inadequate-superfund-reform)

##### [ALEC’s Charge Down Regulatory Road ](/regulation/spring-1997/alecs-charge-down-regulatory-road)

##### [Financial Services Modernization ](/regulation/spring-1997/financial-services-modernization)

##### Readings 

##### [The Vaulted Bank ](/regulation/spring-1997/vaulted-bank)

##### [New Light on Electricity Reform ](/regulation/spring-1997/new-light-electricity-reform)

##### [The Sinner and the Saint ](/regulation/spring-1997/sinner-saint)

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