Commentaries on Law & Public Policy provides a forum for discussions in the interdisciplinary field of law & public policy. This Yearbook uses law review format (A Uniform System of Citation). Authors who wish to submit a manuscript should contact Robert W. McGee, editor, at bob@dumontinst.com.
Recent and forthcoming articles include discussions of:
• The States vs. the Tobacco Industry: Smoke and Assorted Mirrors
• Admissibility of Expert Economic Testimony After Daubert
• Local Property Tax-Based Funding of Public Schools
• The Myth of Diversity
• The Ethics of Advertising Taxation
• The Brady Act
• Reflections on Affirmative Action
• The Role of Duty and Tolerance in the Public Policy Process: The Tobacco and Gambling Industries
• Control of Transnational Bribery Through the World Trade Organization
• Encourage Immigration, Discourage Dependence: Liberal Advice from John Locke
• Civil Rights and Social Cooperation
• Affirmative Action in a Business Setting: The Problem of Inconsistent Mandates
• When Should Insider Trading Be a Crime?
• The Economics and Ethics of Poison Pills: Fiduciary Duty v. Self-Defense
• Two Approaches to Tax Policy
• Should Trade Deficits Influence Public Policy?
• When Hate Speech Meets Individual Rights
• The Right Not To Associate
• Should Constitutions Have a Secession Clause?
• The Case to Legalize Dwarf Tossing
• Trade Policy and Violations of Contract, Association and Property Rights: The Neglected Issues
• The Moral Solution to the Education Crisis
• Leafletting in Shopping Malls: Is There a Conflict Between Free Speech and Property Rights?
ISSN 1099-9744
ISBN 0-9648794-2-5 (1997 Yearbook)
ISBN 0-9648794-6-8 (1998 Yearbook)