2010 – Joseph Bast | Writing

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Policymakers and citizens concerned about the cost of electricity should pursue real deregulation to encourage new investment in and market-based pricing of electricity.

Essays

Deregulation, Not Renewable Energy Mandates, Will Best Protect Both Economy and Environment

October 31, 2010

Economist James L. Johnston’s theory explains why electric utilities and the supply of doctors, for example, are so widely regulated.

Policy Studies

Why Regulate? New Applications of the “Johston Test”

October 1, 2010

Unlike most reform proposals based on empowering parents, the Parent Trigger originates from activists on the political left, not from the center-right coalition.

Policy Studies

The Parent Trigger: A Model for Transforming Education

August 1, 2010

The death of SO2 cap-and-trade in July 2010 should be duly noted by every thoughtful observer. It should signal the defeat of any proposals for CO2 emissions trading.

Essays

Cap-and-Trade’s Market Failure

July 28, 2010

It’s difficult to exaggerate the collapse in the quality of content offered by the old media as it slides into oblivion.

Essays

There’s Nothing Mainstream About Old Media

May 1, 2010

This booklet identifies seven theories – anthropogenic global warming plus six others that do not claim man-made CO2 is a major cause of climate change.

Policy Studies

Seven Theories of Climate Change

January 14, 2010