State-Approved Medicine
A plan to increase government control over who can practice medicine and how.
Economics for Polymers
The New Scientist tries its hand at economic theory, and makes an awful mess of it. Callahan and Murphy explain where the piece goes wrong.
Unionizing Temps
The National Labor Relations Board is the Supreme Soviet of organized labor, and now it wants to wreck a thriving segment of the labor market, says Chris Westley.
Gore on Oil
Good economic reasoning advises sharp constraints on the size and scope of government. Don Mathews says Gore’s bad economics is merely a political tool.
Canadian Health Care
It’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Freedom is the only way out of the current mess, says Andei Kreptul.
Cost of the Cold War
The Cold War was and is hugely expensive. The full economic cost of any policy must be considered before lending moral and financial support to it, argues Chris Westley.
Economists for Bush?
Mark Thornton explains why he won’t sign a statement endorsing Bush’s economic plan.
Seasonal Adjustments
Government statistics often carry the label, but Frank Shostak says it is worse than meaningless.
No Winners in Politics
Once we accept that government has a legitimate role in divvying out economic favors among its citizens, on what basis do we make moral distinctions among competing demands?
Grounded
Air travel delays keep getting worse. Who’s to blame?
