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January 1998 Issue - 22 ArticlesDepartments
- Perspective
Sheldon Richman
, pp. 2-3 Features
- High Plains Drifters: Politicians'Lucrative Protection's Lucrative Protection Racket
Fred S. McChesney
, pp. 4-9 The fine art of political extortion.
- White Magic
Leonard E. Read
, pp. 10-12 The good "magic "wrought by free people and free markets.
- Economics, Law, and Personal Relationships
David N. Laband and John P. Sophocleus
, pp. 13-15 Economics and contract law have remedies for a woman scorned.
- The Tobacco Deal: Myths and Misconceptions
Robert A. Levy
, pp. 16-21 Constitutional implications of the proposed federal settlement.
Columns
- Ideas and Consequences
Lawrence W. Reed
, pp. 22-23 Food for Thought
Features
- Roads Without the State
Peter Samuel
, pp. 24-30 Relying on the market is the best route
- Who Pays the Price for Motherhood?
Ross Levatter'Rebecca Geshelin
, pp. 31-33 Insuring for predictable events-including pregnancy-makes bad economic sense.
Columns
- Potomac Principles
Doug Bandow
, pp. 34-36 Global Political Warming
Features
- Henry Ford and the Triumph of the Auto Industry
Burton Folsom
, pp. 37-42 How Ford improved quality, cut prices, and put millions of average Americans on wheels.
- Democracy Would Doom Hong Kong
John T. Wenders
, pp. 43-45 The difference between freedom and democracy.
- Elections, Extortion, and Unions
Charles W. Baird
, pp. 46-47 Countering a new assault by the American union movement.
- One Freedom
Russell Madden
, pp. 48-50 Teaching students about the virtues-and indivisibility -of freedom
- Individualism and Freedom: Vital Pillars of True Communities
Edward W. Younkins
, pp. 51-53 Why individual liberty is indispensable for strong voluntary communities.
Economics on trial
- Why Are Austrians Unusually Bearish?
Mark Skousen
, pp. 54-56 -
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Review Is Politics Insoluble?, by Henry Hazlitt and F... (Review) George C. Leef
, p. 57 - Is Politics Insoluble? by Henry Hazlitt and Felix R. Livingston
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Review New York By the Numbers, by Raymond J. Keating... (Review) William H. Peterson
, p. 58 - New York By the Numbers by Raymond J. Keating and Steve Forbes
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Review Unintended Consequences, by John Ross (Review) John Hospers
, p. 59 - Unintended Consequences by John Ross
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Review The Big Lie, by A. Haeworth Robertson (Review) John Attarian
, p. 60 - The Big Lie by A. Haeworth Robertson
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Review The Menace of Multiculturalism, by Alvin J. Sc... (Review) Steven Yates
, p. 61 - The Menace of Multiculturalism by Alvin J. Schmidt
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Review A Matter of Interpretation, by Antonin Scalia ... (Review) Jurgen Skoppek
, p. 62 - A Matter of Interpretation by Antonin Scalia and Amy Gutmann
Columns
- Notes From Fee
Donald J. Boudreaux
Bill Gates, Philanthropist
