July 2009

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Japan's post-bubble policies produced a "lost decade." So why is President Obama emulating them?

Why Long Beach Isn't Detroit

How Southern California survived the collapse of aircraft manufacturing without a bailout

Matt Welch

Drug Control Begets Gun Control

The violence in Mexico is caused by prohibition, not firearms.

Jacob Sullum
Dickens Is Back. Watch Your Wallet.

If you want to understand the economy, don't turn to the author of Oliver Twist for answers.

Tim Cavanaugh
Paying the Pirate's Price

Do the economics of piracy demand the privatization of the sea?

Veronique de Rugy
The Joys of Brain Scrubbing

The advantages of memory deletion in a collectively omniscient world

Greg Beato

The Blurry Boundaries of Child Porn

Not every illicit image is equally offensive.

Jesse Walker
20,000 Nations Above the Sea

Is floating the last, best hope for liberty?

Brian Doherty
Anatomy of a Child Pornographer

What happens when adults catch teenagers "sexting" photos of each other? The death of common sense.

Nancy Rommelmann