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# Summer 2017 

Vol. 40 No. 2 

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##### From the Cover 

### [The “War” Against Chinese Restaurants ](/regulation/summer-2017/war-against-chinese-restaurants)

By Gabriel J. Chin and John Ormonde 

A century ago, laws and regulations were mustered to ward off a different immigrant “threat.”

### [Should We Fear “Zombie” Regulations? ](/regulation/summer-2017/should-we-fear-zombie-regulations)

By Sam Batkins and Adam J. White 

Federal agencies and courts will determine what new rules can be advanced following repeals under the Congressional Review Act.

### [A Price for Injustice ](/regulation/summer-2017/price-injustice)

By Jonathan Klick and Murat Mungan 

Efficiency and fairness in the justice system improve when the falsely convicted are compensated.

##### Features 

#### [Protecting Free Speech in Medicine ](/regulation/summer-2017/protecting-free-speech-medicine)

By Christina Sandefur 

Why shouldn’t drug makers have the right to distribute accurate information?

#### [Should Government Subsidize and Regulate Electronic Health Records? ](/regulation/summer-2017/should-government-subsidize-regulate-electronic-health-records)

By Michael L. Marlow 

##### For the Record 

##### [Keeping the Debate Alive ](/regulation/summer-2017/keeping-debate-alive)

By Bruce Yandle 

##### Briefly Noted 

##### [Legislating Drug Price Transparency ](/regulation/summer-2017/legislating-drug-price-transparency)

By Thomas A. Hemphill 

##### [Populism and Protectionism ](/regulation/summer-2017/populism-protectionism)

By Pierre Lemieux 

##### [Fearless Fosdick and Trump’s Immigration “Pause” ](/regulation/summer-2017/fearless-fosdick-trumps-immigration-pause)

By Bruce Yandle 

##### [Sorry Mr. Ruckelshaus, But Your Old Agency Is a Shambles ](/regulation/summer-2017/sorry-mr-ruckelshaus-old-agency-shambles)

By Henry I. Miller 

##### In Review 

##### [Black Hats and White Hats, But No Clear Methodology ](/regulation/summer-2017/fed)

By Vern McKinley 

##### [Great Background on Controversial Issues ](/regulation/summer-2017/one-nation-undecided)

By David R. Henderson 

##### [Protectionism: How to Make America Grate ](/regulation/summer-2017/free-trade-under-fire)

By Pierre Lemieux 

##### [Bootleggers and Coffee-Haters ](/regulation/summer-2017/innovation-its-enemies)

By Art Carden 

##### [The Grand Tour of Financial Policy ](/regulation/summer-2017/money-changes-everything)

By Sam Batkins 

##### [Crusader for Liberty ](/regulation/summer-2017/milton-friedman-freedom)

By David R. Henderson 

##### [Diminishing the Case Against Empathy ](/regulation/summer-2017/against-empathy)

By Dwight R. Lee 

##### [The Discontented Animal ](/regulation/summer-2017/democracy-realists-escape-democracy)

By Pierre Lemieux 

##### [The Fed Just Does Not Have Sufficient Plenary Authority ](/regulation/summer-2017/connectedness-contagion)

By Vern McKinley 

##### [The Lost Contract Clause ](/regulation/summer-2017/contract-clause)

By George C. Leef 

##### [Working Papers ](/regulation/summer-2017/working-papers)

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

##### Final Word 

##### [The Sound of Rent Seeking ](/regulation/summer-2017/sound-rent-seeking)

By A. Barton Hinkle 

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