Selected Skirmishes: Busy Work
How energetically government protects the public interest
Science & Technology
Fine Wines and Wine Fines
Restrictions on interstate sales of alcoholic beverages turn oenophiles into smugglers.
Climate Controls
If we treated global warming as a technical problem instead of a moral outrage, we could cool the world.
Software Pirates
Congress never gave the FDA power to control medical practice. But the agency seized it anyway--by regulating software and computers.
Unlovely Spam
Efforts to deter unsolicited e-mail may cause more problems than they would solve.
Bones of Contention
A federal law stands between scientists and America's prehistoric past.
Resilience vs. Anticipation
The West is resilient and can roll with the shocks. The East copes through anticipation, the static planning that assumes perfect foresight.
Polluted Science
New air pollution regulations based on questionable science and creative economic analysis could cost billions and change the way Americans mow their lawns, heat their homes, clean their clothes, and barbecue their burgers. Can Congress stop this regulatory power grab?
Adieu to the Avant-Garde
As the artistic regime shifts, realism, rhyme, and representation make a comback.
Youth Appeal
Self-appointed Web watchers are worried that virtual smoking and drinking might lead to the real thing.
