As you might expect, readers of the Economist are generally less supportive of government regulation than, perhaps, readers of this blog. A survey on the Economist Web site has the anti-regulation side ahead 55 percent to 45 percent. Of course, the poll is meaningless. What is important is the debate that’s taking place in this country over the shift towards sensible regulation in the public interest. Ed Mierzwinski (left), U.S. PIRG’s consumer program director, has jumped into the fray with a well-reasoned defense of government regulation. As Mierzwinski points out,

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