This new volume from the AEI Press includes six thoughtful essays on the intellectual property controversy in two of today’s key knowledge-based industries.

Education reformers must consider whether school districts are the best way to organize schooling, a question which has been too often ignored.

The appropriate dimensions of protection for intellectual property rights in general, and patents in particular, have been matters of controversy since the 16th century. Software and biotechnology, both relatively new areas to come under the patent umbrella, have brought the debate to a fevered pitch in recent years. The Joint...