The Open Market Blog

• By: Fran Smith
• 06/20/2007

A new OECD report that looks at the effects of globalization on employment points out that while technological change is a major driver in…

• By: Fran Smith
• 06/20/2007

A House agriculture subcommittee yesterday recommended extending the 2002 Farm Bill’s commodity programs instead of reforming the massive taxpayer- and consumer-funded…

• By: Eli Lehrer
• 06/19/2007

A recent CNN investigative effort shows–surprise, surprise–that the Democrats haven’t kept their promise to back off on earmarking. But I think that earmarks also…

• By: Hans Bader
• 06/19/2007

Members of Congress such as Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) recently went on the “Food Stamp Challenge,” in which they limit their spending on food to what…