December 2007
Volume 57, 2007FEATURES
Bad Policy Drives Out Good
AUGUST 24, 2007 by SHELDON RICHMAN
All public policies are related. Okay, that may be a slight overstatement, but there'sa point here. A politician's credibility on one public issue -- and thus thedisposition of that issue -- will often bedetermined by his or her position on other issues. People will look at apolitician's full program as a way ofjudging good faith. Case in point: the Bush administration'sannouncement that it will limit the states' ability to extend medical coveragethrough the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to families thatdo not qualify for poverty programs because they make too much money.More . . .
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Book Reviews - December 2007
DECEMBER 01, 2007 by GEORGE C. LEEF
- Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World
by Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu Reviewed by Andrew P. Morriss - Econospinning: How to Read Between the Lines When the Media Manipulate the Numbers
by Gene Epstein Reviewed by Joseph Coletti - The Entrepreneurial Imperative: How Americas Economic Miracle Will Reshape the World (and Change Your Life)
by Carl J. Schramm Reviewed by Frederic Sautet - The Green Wave: Environmentalism and Its Consequences
by Bonner Cohen Reviewed by George C. Leef
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