By David Boaz
In the New Yorker, Nicholas Lemann frets over Ron Paul’s “hostility to government” in an article titled “Enemy of the State.” I wonder if Lemann, who is both a long-time writer at a great magazine and the dean of a great school of journalism, would think “Enemy of the State” was red-baiting or otherwise inappropriate [...]
The New Yorker Misunderstands Ron Paul (Again) is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By Julian Sanchez
I’ve yet to encounter a technically clueful person who believes the Stop Online Piracy Act will actually do anything to meaningfully reduce—let alone “stop”—online piracy, and so I haven’t bothered writing much about the absurd numbers the bill’s supporters routinely bandy about in hopes of persuading lawmakers that SOPA will be an economic boon and [...]
How Copyright Industries Con Congress is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By Michael F. Cannon
Income inequality is not so much a problem as income opacity. In the latest issue of Regulation magazine, editor Peter Van Doren reviews two recent studies that find income inequality is not increasing: While it is true that the cash explicitly paid to employees has become more unequal over the last generation, the implication that labor markets are not [...]
Is Income Inequality Increasing? Only If You Don’t Count Health Benefits is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
