...Worried about bioterrorism, Health Canada has ordered 900,000 generic copies of an anti-anthrax pill from a firm that doesn't hold the patent. The government has bypassed the true patent-holder, on the reasonable-sounding grounds that anthrax is a potential public emergency...If anthrax were the last public policy issue on Earth, it might make sense to smash the pharmacy window and grab the loot. But since we all believe in a future, we must acknowledge that the free world needs a stable system that reliably delivers innovations, medical or otherwise. So we'd best respect property rights.