Olson, Walter K.

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OLSON, Walter K.

OLSON, Walter K. American, b. 1954. Genres: Law, Politics/Government. Career: U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, policy analyst, 1980; American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington, DC, associate editor, 1980-85; Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, New York City, founder of Legal Policies Center and senior fellow, 1985-; writer. Publications: The Litigation Explosion: What Happened When America Unleashed the Lawsuit, 1991; The Excuse Factory, 1997; The Rule of Lawyers, 2003. Address: Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 52 Vanderbilt Ave, New York, NY 10017, U.S.A.