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October 21, 1985
Policy Analysis

No. 60
The Case for Free Banking: Then and Now
By George Selgin
June 21, 1985
Policy Analysis

No. 54
Private Deposit Insurance: Stabilizing the Banking System
By Catherine England
May 30, 1985
Policy Analysis

No. 53
Contradictions of Centralized Education
… public schools. But they differ dramatically in their proposed solutions. Neopluralists believe that most of what we now call “education policy” ought to be made by parents, teachers, and principals in daily contact with real children. Their tools of choice …
By Lawrence A. Uzzell
April 29, 1985
Policy Analysis

No. 52
An Agenda for the Economic Summit
… West Germany, and Japan. Such meetings have been held annually in recent years to aid in the coordination of economic policy. Although little of substance is usually accomplished, they do afford an opportunity to discuss the prominent economic issues facing …
By Bruce Bartlett
March 5, 1985
Policy Analysis

No. 50
The U.S. Catholic Bishops and the Pursuit of Justice
If values could always be clearly distinguished from facts and ends from means, debates over economic policy would be more productive and less rancorous. The recently published First Draft of the U.S. Bishops’ Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching …
By Paul Heyne
February 26, 1985
Policy Analysis

No. 49
Poverty, Politics, and Jurisprudence: Illegalities at the Legal Services Corporation
By James T. Bennett and Thomas J. DiLorenzo
February 12, 1985
Policy Analysis

No. 47
The Last Dinosaur: The U.S. Postal Service
By James Bovard
October 23, 1984
Policy Analysis

No. 42
The Federal Election Commission: A Case for Abolition
By Mary Meehan
August 30, 1984
Policy Analysis

No. 41
The Tightening Grip of the Poverty Trap
By Arthur Laffer
May 31, 1984
Policy Analysis

No. 38
Value and Opportunity: The Issue of Comparable Pay for Comparable Worth
By Deborah Walker
March 13, 1984
Policy Analysis

No. 34
Cable Television: An Unnatural Monopoly
By Clint Bolick
January 31, 1984
Policy Analysis

No. 33
Efficiency and Adjustment: The Impact of Railroad Deregulation
The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 marked the most significant change in rail policy since the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. It eliminated most common‐carrier obligations, granted railroads greatly increased commercial freedom, and generally reversed previous policy. What caused …
By Michael W. Babcock
August 9, 1983
Policy Analysis

No. 26
Are American Schools Working? Disturbing Cost and Quality Trends
By Edwin G. West
April 20, 1983
Policy Analysis

No. 23
The Causes and Risks of Excessive Foreign Lending
By Mark Hulbert
March 17, 1983
Policy Analysis

No. 22
He Who Pays the Piper: Federal Funding Of Research
… research. Federal involvement increased dramatically when the Soviets gained the lead in the space race with the launch of Sputnik. Policy‐makers wanted to enhance the size of America’s research efforts to provide a better basis for technological and …
By Don Doig

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The Case for Free Banking: Then and Now

Private Deposit Insurance: Stabilizing the Banking System

Contradictions of Centralized Education

An Agenda for the Economic Summit

The U.S. Catholic Bishops and the Pursuit of Justice

Poverty, Politics, and Jurisprudence: Illegalities at the Legal Services Corporation

The Last Dinosaur: The U.S. Postal Service

The Federal Election Commission: A Case for Abolition

The Tightening Grip of the Poverty Trap

Value and Opportunity: The Issue of Comparable Pay for Comparable Worth

Cable Television: An Unnatural Monopoly

Efficiency and Adjustment: The Impact of Railroad Deregulation

Are American Schools Working? Disturbing Cost and Quality Trends

The Causes and Risks of Excessive Foreign Lending

He Who Pays the Piper: Federal Funding Of Research