Politics


Social Security and Choice

But if the Spouse Is…. Here’s a well written article that appeared today in the San Francisco Chronicle. It’s by Andrew Lee, an undergraduate student at Claremont McKenna College in…

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An Obscene Lawsuit Over an Obscene Practice

The Headquarters of Jenapharm in the City of Jena, Germany A group of former athletes of the German Democratic Republic is suing the pharmaceutical firm Jenapharm, the successor to the…

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Campaign Finance Reform and Free speech

Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold My colleague John Samples has a piece at Reason.com on the threat to the free speech rights of bloggers posed by the McCain-Feingold law.

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Time to Support Personally Owned Retirement Accounts

Letters to members of Congress do make a difference, especially when they’re personally written and not merely duplicates of mass mailed letters. Now that Alan Greenspan has tried to nudge…

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Gun Control in D.C.

Along with a group of other residents of the District of Columbia, I’m a plaintiff in a suit against the District for its unconstitutional ban on firearms. In a complicated…

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At Least One Honest Headline

In the midst of a sea of headlines saying that the Bush budget is “austere,” the Washington Post ran one above the fold today that said it all: “Blueprint Calls…

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The Ownership Society

My colleague David Boaz, author of Libertarianism: A Primer, did a very fine job of explaining the idea of an “ownership society” on National Public Radio; to listen in, click…

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Unemployment and German “Job Protections”

Unemployment in Germany hit 5.04 million in January, a number that — if anything — understates the problem because of all the hidden unemployment generated by German labor market regulations….

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Unemployment and German “Job Protections”

Unemployment in Germany hit 5.04 million in January, a number that — if anything — understates the problem because of all the hidden unemployment generated by German labor market regulations….

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Unemployment and German “Job Protections”

Unemployment in Germany hit 5.04 million in January, a number that — if anything — understates the problem because of all the hidden unemployment generated by German labor market regulations….

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