Scruton makes a counterintuitive yet persuasive case that optimists and idealists--with their ignorance about the truths of human nature and human society, and their naive hopes about what can be changed--have wrought havoc for centuries.

Regulatory changes immediately after the Great Depression demonstrated that the aftermath of crises are moments of high risk in public policy, and provide a warning against enacting quick, comprehensive, and politically responsive regulation now.

Many of the current restrictions on information provided to consumers by pharmaceutical companies do notserve our public health goals very well.

Not all professors are radicals and not all students are timewasters.Many still seek knowledge, if not wisdom, but gap between the ideal and the reality has seemingly never been greater.

Bhagwati shines a critical light on preferential trade agreements, revealing how the rapid spread of PTAs endangers the world trading system.

Background on the Baluchistan region.

This bookhighlights the costs of a malfunctioning Congress on national policymaking, and outlines what must be done to repair the damage.

This book tells the fascinating story of the Internet's challenge to governmental rule in the 1990s, and the ensuing battles with governments around the world.