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A Magazine of Ideas

May 05-08

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Sweden’s Missed Opportunity

Despite some positive labor market reforms, its bloated welfare system and crushing tax burden remain entrenched.

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India vs. the WTO

New Delhi has a dodgy record on safeguarding intellectual property rights. Here’s how it could improve.

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Hillary’s Mathematical Dilemma

Absent a major Obama scandal, Clinton will trail in the delegate count in early June—and Obama will be the nominee.

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The Fast-Track Trade War

No matter how our allies react to the Colombia spat, the politics of FTA passage may have been permanently changed.

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The Dreaded R-Word

Six AEI economists discuss the current state of the U.S. economy and the possibility of a 2008 recession.

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Proximity and Power

Why do the headquarters of state teachers’ unions tend to be so close to state capitol buildings?

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Are Polar Bears Really an Endangered Species?

The Bush administration must decide by Thursday. Its answer may have serious consequences for the U.S. energy economy.

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Botswana and Zimbabwe: A Tale of Two Countries

Since gaining independence, one has become a success while the other has become a dismal failure. What explains that?

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