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# Summer 1996 

Vol. 19 No. 3 

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##### Features 

#### [Clinton’s Regulatory Record ](/regulation/summer-1996/clintons-regulatory-record)

By [William A. Niskanen](https://www.cato.org/people/william-niskanen) 

#### [Reviewing the National Performance Review ](/regulation/summer-1996/reviewing-national-performance-review)

By George Nesterczuk 

#### [A Golden Anniversary? ](/regulation/summer-1996/golden-anniversary)

By Martin Shapiro 

#### [Telecommunications Act of 1996 ](/regulation/summer-1996/telecommunications-act-1996)

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

#### [Proposition 211 ](/regulation/summer-1996/proposition-211)

By Robert Hahn 

#### [Electric Utility Reform ](/regulation/summer-1996/electric-utility-reform)

By [Jerry Taylor](https://www.cato.org/people/jerry-taylor) 

##### Letters 

##### [Take Heart ](/regulation/summer-1996/take-heart)

##### [Making Congress Accountable ](/regulation/summer-1996/making-congress-accountable)

##### [Factoring the Freedom Quotient ](/regulation/summer-1996/factoring-freedom-quotient)

##### [Who Controls Workers’ Compensation ](/regulation/summer-1996/who-controls-workers-compensation)

##### [A Laborious Union ](/regulation/summer-1996/laborious-union)

##### [Conflicting Authority ](/regulation/summer-1996/conflicting-authority)

##### [Cost Recovery Before Competition ](/regulation/summer-1996/cost-recovery-competition)

##### [Michaels Responds to Baumol and Sidak ](/regulation/summer-1996/michaels-responds-baumol-sidak)

##### [Stranded Costs Cut to the Quick ](/regulation/summer-1996/stranded-costs-cut-quick)

##### [Industrial Policy Revisited ](/regulation/summer-1996/industrial-policy-revisited)

##### Currents 

##### [Changing of the Guard ](/regulation/summer-1996/changing-guard)

##### [U.S.-Japan Semiconductor Agreement ](/regulation/summer-1996/us-japan-semiconductor-agreement)

##### [One, Two, Tort ](/regulation/summer-1996/one-two-tort)

##### [Forfeiting Reason ](/regulation/summer-1996/forfeiting-reason)

##### [A Libertarian Inside, Looking Out ](/regulation/summer-1996/libertarian-inside-looking-out)

##### [Decree Number 888 ](/regulation/summer-1996/decree-number-888)

##### Readings 

##### [Against the Tide: An Intellectual History of Free Trade ](/regulation/summer-1996/against-tide-intellectual-history-free-trade)

##### [Oil, Gas & Government: The U.S. Experience ](/regulation/summer-1996/oil-gas-government-us-experience)

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