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Interventions in weakly institutionalized societies have been central to U.S. foreign policy. These have been amongst the most costly...
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In late July, President Obama quietly signed a new law mandating product labels for foods containing ingredients produced with modern genetic engineering techniques—that is, “genetically modified organisms” (GMOs). In the new issue of Regulation, Jonathan Adler explains why mandatory GMO content labels are unscientific, unnecessary, and likely unconstitutional. Also in this issue, Christina Sandefur looks at government officials cracking down on the fundamental right to earn income from one’s property and Pierre Lemieux explores why France’s economy hasn’t crashed – yet.
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Real Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courage, Character, and Conviction
Lawrence W. Reed
October 11, 2016
The Permission Society: How the Ruling Class Turns Our Freedoms into Privileges and What We Can Do about It
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What Duterte Demonstrates about US Security Commitments Abroad
There is little reason why the U.S. government should accept cynical free-riding behavior on the part of so-called allies.More Commentary
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Money Laundering Laws: Ineffective and Expensive
Beginning in the 1970s and 1980s, the federal government (as well as other governments around the world) began to adopt policies based on the idea that crime could be reduced if you somehow could make it very difficult for criminals to use the money they illegally obtain.
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Lukewarming: The New Climate Science that Changes Everything
Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. "Chip" Knappenberger
In Lukewarming: The New Climate Science that Changes Everything, Pat Michaels and Chip Knappenberger explain the real science and spin behind the headlines and come to a provocative conclusion: global warming is not hot—it’s lukewarm. Climate change is real, it is partially man-made, but it is clearer than ever that its impact has been exaggerated—with many predictions now being rendered implausible or impossible. This new paperback edition of the book is an expanded edition of last year’s ebook-only edition of Lukewarming, and includes updates in science and policy following the accords reached at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.
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