Features
Precautionary Tale
The latest environmentalist concept--the Precautionary Principle--seeks to stop innovation before it happens. Very bad idea.
Tale of Tears
When the Bureau of Indian Affairs occupied the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, it was an old story with a modern twist.
Sex & Sensibility
The first victim of the gender wars is common sense
The New Trustbusters
What's behind the resurgence of antitrust activism--and why it's bad news for consumers.
Fast-Track Impasse
U.S. trade polcy is dead in the water. Here's how to get it moving again.
Martian Chronicle
Mars may well be the next great frontier. But what kind of world should we make there?
Dilbert's Doctrines
Cartoonist Scott Adams on cubicles, capitalism, and the angst of the knowledge worker. Interviewed by Virginia Postrel.
The Good Soldier
Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain certainly is a man of honor. But is he a man of principle?
Dense Thinkers
"New Urbanism," the latest fad in urban planning, promises less traffic, better air, and lower taxes. Here's what it really delivers.
The Bonds of Life
Society depends on rules. But what sort of rules enliven our world--and what sort stifle it?
Darwin and Dickens
A new breed of literary crtitics is using evolution to explain literature--and to challenge intellectual orthodoxy.
Tax Reform Schools
If you think tax simplification is difficult in D.C., just try Albany, Annapolis, Atlanta, Austin...
A Little Piece of Heaven
Space-based commercial development will happen sooner than you think. How a system of extraterrestrial property rights might emerge.
Stars in Her Eyes
Astronomer Sallie Baliunas on sunspots, global warming, and the benefits of privately funded science
The Politics of Permanent Immigration
How pro-immigration forces triumphed--and why they're likely to keep doing so.
Pervasive Problem
The 1978 Supreme Court decision allowing censorship of dirty words on radio threatens free speech in cyberspace.
Buying Time
How real prices have declined over the years--and why we work less to purchase more.
The Politics of Plenitude
The marketplace multiplies cultural identities and creates true diversity. No wonder the right and the left are upset.
Groping Toward Sanity
Why the Clinton sex scandals are changing the way we talk about sexual harassment
Capitalist Tool Time
Steve Forbes is running for president and may well win the GOP nomination. But what kind of road is he traveling?
Mind Over Matter
In the information economy, intellectual property is bringing huge returns. But just how will society split up the bounty?
Wild, Wild Web
In cyberspace, copyright infringement is only a click away. Commonsense guidelines to intelectual property in unsettled territory.
Plan Obsolescence
Urban planning skeptic Peter Gordon on the benefits of sprawl, the war against cars, and the future of American cities.
Medical Convictions
How prosecutors are charging doctors with criminal malpractice--and why patients should be very scared.
Shades of Green
How state regulators and the private sector are making environmental policy more effective and less intrusive
Drug Trial
Is "medicalization" the first step in ending the drug war? Or just the next step in continuing it? Jacob Sullum lays out the "public health" issues and a panel of experts responds.
Who Killed Culture?
From barbarism to democracy, elites seek a suspect in the reported death of art.
The Drudge Retort
The $30 million libel suit against Internet gossip Matt Drudge smells of opportunism.
"Racial Preferences Are Dead."
Anti-quota activist Ward Connerly on the end of affirmative action
Domestic Violations
The war against spouse abuse runs roughshod over rights and common sense.
