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# Summer 1998 

Vol. 21 No. 3 

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##### Features 

#### [The SEC’s Assault on Electronic Trading ](/regulation/summer-1998/secs-assault-electronic-trading)

By Dale Oesterle 

#### [Failed FDA Reform ](/regulation/summer-1998/failed-fda-reform)

By Henry I. Miller 

#### [Murder by Medicare ](/regulation/summer-1998/murder-medicare)

By Jonathan W. Emord 

#### [Regulation, Unions, and Labor Markets ](/regulation/summer-1998/regulation-unions-labor-markets)

By Edward Bierhanzl and [James D. Gwartney](https://www.cato.org/people/james-gwartney) 

#### [The 1993 Results Act: What are the Results? ](/regulation/summer-1998/1993-results-act-what-are-results)

By Angela Antonelli 

#### [The Costs of Regulating Microsoft ](/regulation/summer-1998/costs-regulating-microsoft)

By Robert Hahn 

##### Columns 

#### [Trade Policy in the Dumps ](/regulation/summer-1998/trade-policy-dumps)

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

#### [Protecting Your Medical Privacy ](/regulation/summer-1998/protecting-medical-privacy)

By Sue A. Blevins 

#### [Beware of the “Public Nuisance” Lawsuit ](/regulation/summer-1998/beware-public-nuisance-lawsuit)

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

#### [What the Poor Owe the Rich ](/regulation/summer-1998/what-poor-owe-rich)

By Fred L. Smith, Jr. 

#### [Blame the Shermans ](/regulation/summer-1998/blame-shermans)

By Frank Wilner 

#### [Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow ](/regulation/summer-1998/hair-today-gone-tomorrow)

By Sheldon L. Richman 

##### Letters 

##### [Environmental Justice Victories Long Overdue ](/regulation/summer-1998/environmental-justice-victories-long-overdue)

##### [Huebner Responds ](/regulation/summer-1998/huebner-responds)

##### [The Real Effects Of Alcohol Ads ](/regulation/summer-1998/real-effects-alcohol-ads)

##### [Reading, Writing, and Representation ](/regulation/summer-1998/reading-writing-representation)

##### [Calfee Responds to Pollay ](/regulation/summer-1998/calfee-responds-pollay)

##### Perspectives 

##### [Electricity Legislation: Ease by Inaction ](/regulation/summer-1998/electricity-legislation-ease-inaction)

##### [OSHA Review Commission’s E‑Z Trial ](/regulation/summer-1998/osha-review-commissions-e-z-trial)

##### [Geographies of Smog ](/regulation/summer-1998/geographies-smog)

##### [The EPA Relies on Faulty Market Incentives ](/regulation/summer-1998/epa-relies-faulty-market-incentives)

##### Readings 

##### [How to Dismantle the Factory ](/regulation/summer-1998/how-dismantle-factory)

##### [Wrong Conclusions of a Real Problem ](/regulation/summer-1998/wrong-conclusions-real-problem)

##### [Reform May Need Reforming ](/regulation/summer-1998/reform-may-need-reforming)

##### [Cost of the Status Quo ](/regulation/summer-1998/cost-status-quo)

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