The Open Market Blog

• By: Hans Bader
• 03/25/2008

In order to isolate Colombia’s pro-American, democratically-elected government, Massachusetts Congressman James McGovern sent what commentators have likened to “love letters” to a bloodthirsty Colombian terrorist group, FARC, that smuggles…

• By: Hans Bader
• 03/25/2008

It’s hard for educated people with valuable skills, like doctors and scientists, to immigrate because Congress won’t lift the unrealistically low cap on H-1B…

• By: Marlo Lewis, Jr.
• 03/25/2008

When the European Union (EU) officials negotiated the climate treaty that became the Kyoto Protocol, they did three clever things. First, in the…

• By: Doug Bandow
• 03/25/2008

Everyone likes generic drugs.  So do I.  Who wants to pay those shocking prices–you know, a couple bucks or even a few bucks a pill for…

• By: Lene Johansen
• 03/25/2008

This is an amazing story of science success, and of consumer loss. Phillip Larkin got funding from Tasmanian Alkaloids to create a more potent poppy…

• By: Lene Johansen
• 03/25/2008

If you think that picking up the phone book sized federal budget is a bit daunting, you might want to get the graphic version.