Archive for Mark Edward Lender
Born Again: The Resurgence of American Prohibition
Seventy-six years ago, America outlawed beverage alcohol. Initially popular, national Prohibition eventually collapsed amid a chorus of public resentment. The nation learned then what we know now: Prohibition doesn’t work. For all of its good intentions, prohibitionism is fatally flawed as public policy. It injects government into private lives. It makes criminals out of law-abiding [...]
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Contraception: Insuring the Uninsurable
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The Snow Plowers’ Petition
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Super Bowl versus Education?
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Capitalism, Corporatism, and the Freed Market
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Creating Jobs versus Creating Value
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