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# Spring 2021 

Vol. 44 No. 1 

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##### From the Cover 

### [Joe Biden’s Economic Agenda: An Early Appraisal ](/regulation/spring-2021/joe-bidens-economic-agenda-early-appraisal)

By Pierre Lemieux 

Could he be even more anti-market than Donald Trump?

### [Trump’s Raucous ‘Midnight’ ](/regulation/spring-2021/trumps-raucous-midnight)

By Dan Goldbeck and Sam Batkins 

Given all the attention from supporters and critics alike of President Donald Trump’s deregulatory agenda, including his “one-in, two-out” executive order that acted as a de facto regulatory budget, one might assume his “midnight regulations” would double-down on that agenda.

### [Why Big Tech Likes Weak IP ](/regulation/spring-2021/why-big-tech-likes-weak-ip)

By Jonathan M. Barnett 

Big tech benefits from weak intellectual property rights while small innovator firms struggle.

### [A Reform Agenda for Administrative Adjudication ](/regulation/spring-2021/reform-agenda-administrative-adjudication)

By Christopher J. Walker 

Administrative Procedure Act reformers should also pay attention to adjudication.

##### Features 

#### [Not-So-Unlikely Coalitions ](/regulation/spring-2021/not-so-unlikely-coalitions)

By [Jeremy Horpedahl](https://www.cato.org/people/jeremy-horpedahl) 

“Bootleggers and Baptists” are alive and well in Arkansas.

#### [More than Just Running on Time ](/regulation/spring-2021/more-just-running-time)

By [Ike Brannon](https://www.cato.org/people/ike-brannon) and Michael F. Gorman 

Precision scheduling could revolutionize rail freight—if it’s allowed

#### [New York, California, and Cleaning Supplies ](/regulation/spring-2021/new-york-california-cleaning-supplies)

By [Ike Brannon](https://www.cato.org/people/ike-brannon) and [David Kemp](https://www.cato.org/people/david-kemp) 

The two states are battling over which will be the de facto U.S. regulator

##### For the Record 

##### [Rethinking Engel et al.’s Critique of Highway P3s ](/regulation/spring-2021/rethinking-engel-et-als-critique-highway-p3s)

By Robert W. Poole Jr. 

##### [Reply ](/regulation/spring-2021/reply)

By Eduardo Engel, Ronald Fischer, and Alexander Galetovic 

##### Briefly Noted 

##### [A Better Form of Unemployment Protection ](/regulation/spring-2021/better-form-unemployment-protection)

By [Veronique de Rugy](https://www.cato.org/people/veronique-derugy) 

##### [The Social Value of Business ](/regulation/spring-2021/social-value-business)

By Kenneth W. Costello 

##### In Review 

##### [The Solution to Expensive Housing Is More Housing ](/regulation/spring-2021/solution-expensive-housing-more-housing)

By David R. Henderson 

##### [What to Do about Unequal Ability? ](/regulation/spring-2021/what-do-about-unequal-ability)

By George C. Leef 

##### [Is the Center of Power in Washington Transforming? ](/regulation/spring-2021/center-power-washington-transforming)

By Vern McKinley 

##### [Another Reason Why the West Is Rich ](/regulation/spring-2021/another-reason-why-west-rich)

By Jane Shaw Stroup 

##### [Whose Body Is It Anyway? ](/regulation/spring-2021/whose-body-it-anyway)

By David R. Henderson 

##### [Commentary: Will We See Another Bumper Crop of Financial Crisis Books? ](/regulation/spring-2021/commentary-will-we-see-another-bumper-crop-financial-crisis-books)

By Vern McKinley 

##### [Populist Political Choices Are Meaningless ](/regulation/spring-2021/populist-political-choices-are-meaningless)

By Pierre Lemieux 

##### [Working Papers ](/regulation/spring-2021/working-papers)

By [Peter Van Doren](https://www.cato.org/people/peter-van-doren) and [Ike Brannon](https://www.cato.org/people/ike-brannon) 

##### Final Word 

##### [Viral Inflexibility ](/regulation/spring-2021/viral-inflexibility)

By Marni Soupcoff 

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