Barton Hinkle wins 2008 Bastiat Prize for Journalism

For starters, The Bastiat Prize was established in 2002 by International Policy Network, a global think tank based in London. The Prize recognizes journalists whose writings wittily and eloquently explain, promote and defend the principles of the free society, including property rights, free markets and the rule of law.

Last year this was won by the India Uncut fame Amit Verma. Even this year, Swaminomics fame Swaminathan Aiyar was the runner up.
Other previous winners of the Bastiat Prize have included Tim Harford (Financial Times), Mary Anastasia O’Grady (Wall Street Journal) and Robert Guest (The Economist).

The 2008 finalist’s articles are available online for download here:

List of finalists and a pdf of their articles

The 2007 finalists’ articles are available online for download here:
http://www.policynetwork.net/uploaded/pdf/Bastiat-2007-web.pdf