Many of the critics of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and other legislation seeking to combat intellectual property violations on the Internet, say they are fighting efforts to “censor” the web. SOPA is many things, but if words still have meaning it cannot be fruitfully described as censorship.

Drawing on research from the world's most important economists, this volume tells a big picture story about the huge differences in the standard of living across time and across borders.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2008

The first issue of The American magazine under the leadership of new editor-in-chief Nick Schulz was released today.

A former senior editor of The American, Schulz helped launch the magazine and its online...

A final overhaul of net neutrality faces steep odds with a Democratic-controlled Senate and a pro-net-neutrality Barack Obama wielding a veto pen. But Upton's move generates a fresh opportunity to revisit the net neutrality debate in light of recent developments.

It may sound odd, but only free and open markets, not government regulation, can quickly and effectively clean up the mess that markets sometimes make.

The Science of Success provides people who care deeply about business and politics withsomething important to think about.

The Democrats are raining on the free trade parade.

There is a great deal of confusion aboutneoconservatives.Ben Wattenberg's most recent book explains that theyare not by instinct or temperament skeptical of change.