Regulation
Stoned in Santa Barbara
A family owned quarry business is no match for determined bureaucrats.
Fine Wines and Wine Fines
Restrictions on interstate sales of alcoholic beverages turn oenophiles into smugglers.
Software Pirates
Congress never gave the FDA power to control medical practice. But the agency seized it anyway--by regulating software and computers.
Dealers' Choices
The tobacco companies have renounced the principles that made it possible to defend them.
Let's Make a Deal
As the proposed tobacco settlement heads to Congress, the anti-smoking movement is divided over whether it's a good deal after all. A guide to the players, the alliances they've established, and who hopes to get what.
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?
Youth Appeal
Self-appointed Web watchers are worried that virtual smoking and drinking might lead to the real thing.
Dances With Myths
Half-truths about American Indians' environmental ethic obscure the rational ways in which they have lived with and shaped the natural world.
Selected Skirmishes: Must Scream TV
The hidden costs of free television time for politicians
Lippo Suction
The "good-government" crowd caused this mess. Who believes they can clean it up?
Schools of Thought
The school choice movement is divided over tactics and faces enormous establishment resistance. But it may still get what it wants.
Looking for Results: An Interview with Ronald Coase
Nobel laureate Ronald Coase on rights, resources, and regulation
Regulation: Play (Regulated) Ball!
The Consumer Product Safety Commission toys with kids' sports.
Washington: Natural Lite
Fearing environmentalists, Newt Gingrich is pushing both bad policy and bad politics.
Gagging on Political Reform
The Federal Election Commission and its "good government" allies are crushing free speech.
