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# Spring 2022 

Vol. 45 No. 1 

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##### From the Cover 

### [Cleaning Up Our Mess ](/regulation/spring-2022/cleaning-our-mess)

By David K. Levine 

On climate change, what is our obligation to future generations?

##### Features 

#### [Ivermectin and Statistical Significance ](/regulation/spring-2022/ivermectin-statistical-significance)

By Charles L. Hooper and David R. Henderson 

At what point should a potential therapy be deemed effective?

#### [Memos to the New OIRA Administrator ](/regulation/spring-2022/memos-new-oira-administrator)

By [Ike Brannon](https://www.cato.org/people/ike-brannon), Susan E. Dudley, Paul J. Ray, John D. Graham, & Sam Batkins 

The Biden administration has yet to appoint a new OIRA administrator, despite changing the agency’s operations.

#### [Maine’s Mysterious New ‘Right to Food’ ](/regulation/spring-2022/maines-mysterious-new-right-food)

By Pierre Desrochers and Pierre Lemieux 

Is this addition to the state’s constitution a libertarian advance or a Trojan horse?

#### [Switching to the Wrong Track? ](/regulation/spring-2022/switching-wrong-track)

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

Mandated reciprocal switching would reverse many of the gains from the Staggers Act and impose significant costs on the U.S. economy.

#### [A Government Credit-Rating Monopoly? ](/regulation/spring-2022/government-credit-rating-monopoly)

By [Todd Zywicki](https://www.cato.org/people/todd-zywicki) 

If you like the DMV and TSA, you’ll love giving government sole control of credit reporting.

#### [Why Kill Natural Gas? ](/regulation/spring-2022/why-kill-natural-gas)

By Kenneth W. Costello 

The push for “artificial electrification” will hurt consumers and the environment.

##### Briefly Noted 

##### [Why Couldn’t the FCC and FAA Solve Their 5G Problem? ](/regulation/spring-2022/why-couldnt-fcc-faa-solve-their-5g-problem)

By Thomas W. Hazlett and Michael J. Marcus 

##### [Whole Foods in the Brave New World ](/regulation/spring-2022/whole-foods-brave-new-world)

By Pierre Lemieux 

##### In Review 

##### [Atlas’s Case Against the COVID Lockdowns ](/regulation/spring-2022/atlass-case-against-covid-lockdowns)

By David R. Henderson 

##### [An Uncertain Bridge ](/regulation/spring-2022/uncertain-bridge)

By Daniel Kowalski 

##### [Wisconsin Picks a Loser ](/regulation/spring-2022/wisconsin-picks-loser)

By Phil R. Murray 

##### [Ellig’s Lasting Views on the Regulatory Process ](/regulation/spring-2022/elligs-lasting-views-regulatory-process)

By Michael O’Reilly 

##### [A Wide-Ranging Book for Non-Economists *and* Economists ](/regulation/spring-2022/wide-ranging-book-non-economists-economists)

By David R. Henderson 

##### [Why Does Public Radio Exist? ](/regulation/spring-2022/why-does-public-radio-exist)

By George C. Leef 

##### [From the Past: An Enlightenment Thinker ](/regulation/spring-2022/past-enlightenment-thinker)

By Pierre Lemieux 

##### Final Word 

##### [The FTC Takes on Big TV-Western Steakhouse ](/regulation/spring-2022/ftc-takes-big-tv-western-steakhouse)

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

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