This is the archive of Policy Spotlights from January 1997 to June 1999. Visit the new Spotlight index.

Past Issues:

• May-June 1999
  • Policy Spotlight: War in the Balkans
    guest edited by Paul Miniato
  • Media Spotlight: War Coverage to Die For
    by J.D. Tuccille
  • Spotlight Discussion Forum on War in the Balkans

• March-April 1999
  • Policy Spotlight: Encryption Policy
  • Media Spotlight: Snubbing the Snoops by J.D. Tuccille
  • Spotlight Discussion Forum on Encryption

• January-February 1999
  • Policy Spotlight: Privatizing the Post Office
  • Media Spotlight: Can the Post Office Deliver?
  • Spotlight Discussion Forum on Postal Reform

• November-December 1998
  • Policy Spotlight: National ID Cards
  • Media Spotlight: Where Everybody Knows Your Name
  • Spotlight Discussion Forum on National ID Cards

• September-October 1998
  • Policy Spotlight: Terrorism and Freedom
  • Media Spotlight: News With a Bang
  • Spotlight Discussion Forum on Terrorism and Freedom

• August-September 1998
  • Policy Spotlight: Target: Microsoft; Antitrust and Free Competition
  • Media Spotlight: Advantage, Feds
  • Spotlight Discussion Forum on Microsoft and Antitrust
  • For updated information see the new Spotlight on Antitrust and Competition: Big, bad business?

• July-August 1998
  • Policy Spotlight: The Second Amendment and Gun Rights Around the World, guest edited by Stephanie Frey
  • Media Spotlight: Gun Rights in the Crosshairs
  • Spotlight Discussion Forum on Gun Rights
  • For updated information see the new Spotlight on Gun Lawsuits: Stop or I'll sue!

• June-July 1998
  • Policy Spotlight: Smoke This! Tobacco Under Fire
  • Media Spotlight: Where There's Smoke, There's Ire
  • Spotlight Discussion Forum on Smoking and Tobacco

• April-May 1998
  • Policy Spotlight: Radical Tax Reform
  • Media Spotlight: Taxing Our Patience
  • Spotlight Discussion on Tax Reform
  • For updated information see the new Spotlight on Internet Taxes: The Net tax man

• March-April 1998
  • Policy Spotlight: Socialized Medicine vs. Private Health Care
  • Media Spotlight: To Your Health
  • Spotlight Discussion on Socialized Medicine
  • For updated information see the new Spotlight on Socialized Medicine: DMV doctoring

• February-March 1998
  • Policy Spotlight: The Global Warming Debate
  • Media Spotlight: A Lot of Hot Air
  • Spotlight Discussion

• December 1997-January 1998
  • Policy Spotlight: The Future of Social Security
  • Media Spotlight: It's He-e-e-re
  • Spotlight Discussion
  • For updated information see the new Spotlight on Social Security

• October-November 1997
  • Policy Spotlight: Encryption Policy
  • Media Spotlight: Frustrating the Snoops
  • Spotlight Discussion

• September-October 1997
  • Policy Spotlight: The Future of Money
  • Media Spotlight: Place Your Bets on Virtual Cash
  • Spotlight Discussion

• August-September 1997
  • Policy Spotlight: Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Media Spotlight: Praying at the Secular Church

• July-August 1997
  • Policy Spotlight: Environmental Quality
  • Media Spotlight: Who Wants the Check?

• May-June 1997
  • Policy Spotlight: Free-Market Environmentalism
  • Media Spotlight: Bambi and Business Sense

• April-May 1997
  • Policy Spotlight: Education Reform
  • Media Spotlight: We Don't Need No (Public) Education
  • For updated information see the new Spotlight on School Choice: Let our children go

• March-April 1997
  • Policy Spotlight: Electric Utility Deregulation
  • Media Spotlight: Power to the People

• February-March 1997
  • Policy Spotlight: Corporate Welfare
  • Bonus Coverage: Welfare to Sports Franchises
  • Media Spotlight: Buddy, Can You Spare a Billion?

• January-February 1997
  • Policy Spotlight: The Trouble with Social Security
  • Media Spotlight: Social, But Insecure

The Policy Spotlight was edited by Robert Knautz from January 1997 to June 1999. Visit the new Spotlight index.