The Open Market Blog

• By: Sam Kazman
• 04/29/2008

Cellulosic ethanol—derived from wood scraps and other forms of inedible plant mass– may or may not turn out…

• By: Hans Bader
• 04/29/2008

A Chicago Tribune story notes that a few jurisdictions now ban discrimination against fat people (generally as part of general bans on discrimination based on physical appearance), and that Massachusetts…

• By: Doug Bandow
• 04/29/2008

One of the most tragic manifestations of past racial discrimination has been the creation of a government-enforced racial spoils system in the name of affirmative…

• By: Eli Lehrer
• 04/28/2008

Doug, Although I sympathize with your point of view, I think that your post about HSAs misses the fact that the HSAs we have…

• By: Doug Bandow
• 04/28/2008

CNN founder and noted “Mouth of the South” Ted Turner recently claimed that he was doing better keeping his foot out of his mouth.  He…

• By: Fran Smith
• 04/28/2008

Though a bit late in figuring things out, the steel industry in the European Union and a steel workers’ union have said that the…