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Property Rights
Dire Predictions?
Those who hate modern industrialized societies -- whether they are Islamic radicals or radical environmentalists -- threaten the hopes of the poor and imperil the natural world as well.
Richard Dawkins and the Future
Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins discovers the power of markets
Policy Days
In which our man in Washington hears retirement talk, takes in an intentional congressional comedy show, and enjoys a Texas breakfast.
O Big Brother, Where Art Thou?
What the new Coen Brothers movie can teach us about California's electricity woes.
Treasure of La Sierra
Colorado's embattled Taylor Ranch is the West writ small. Here's how capitalism may conserve it.
Taking Back the Fifth
As government expands "takings" to intellectual property and other intangibles, will business start to care about property rights?
The New Trustbusters
What's behind the resurgence of antitrust activism--and why it's bad news for consumers.
A Little Piece of Heaven
Space-based commercial development will happen sooner than you think. How a system of extraterrestrial property rights might emerge.
The Politics of Permanent Immigration
How pro-immigration forces triumphed--and why they're likely to keep doing so.
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.
