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July 22, 2010
Keeping a Lid on False Marking
Get rich quick schemes and casino lawsuits are nothing new, but a recent court decision has opened the door for jackpot-chasing lawyers in an obscure patent area called “false marking.
July 20, 2010
Please Don’t Feed the Lame Ducks
Parliamentary systems seem to have at least one design advantage over our American system—they dissolve their governments before an election, so that a “lame duck” government can’t engage in legislative mischief after having already been rejected by the voters.
July 15, 2010
Ask Not What the FCC Can Do For Broadband, Ask What Broadband Has Already Been Doing for the Country
The FCC asked for comments by today to address how it can best advance universal service, privacy, access to communications for disabled individuals and security on the Internet.
July 13, 2010
Christmas Surprise
You’ve heard of the “October surprise,” when politicians pull some stunt right before an election to try and salvage it.
July 8, 2010
The Pathway to Safety
There is at least one bright spot in the recently passed health care reform legislation.
July 6, 2010
When Flips Don’t Flop
President Obama and the Democratic leadership, as well as many of the Washington chattering class, seem to agree: Failure to throw even more money at the economy will prove disastrous for Democrats in November.
June 29, 2010
Making European Socialists Blush
After President Obama’s election, conservatives were afraid he would drag the U.
June 22, 2010
Remarks given by Ivan Seidenberg to the Economic Club of Washington
In a speech given by Ivan Seidenberg, Chairman of the Business Roundtable and Chairman & CEO of Verizon Communications, Mr. Seidenberg cites IPI research on economic growth. This is the transcript of that speech as delivered.
June 22, 2010
Testing Your Knowledge of Economics
George Mason University economist Daniel Klein recently sponsored a Zogby poll of nearly 5,000 adults who were asked some basic economic questions.


