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America's Other DemocracyWilliam H. Peterson
The virtues of the market economy.



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Book Reviews (Review) John Chamberlain and William H. Peterson
Bankruptcy 1995, by Harry E. Figgie and Gerald J. Swanson
- Bankruptcy 1995 by Harry E. Figgie and Gerald J. Swanson

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Books in Brief (Review) W.H. Peterson
"If Elected, I Promise", by John Francis Parker
- "If Elected, I Promise" by John Francis Parker

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Books in Brief (Review) W.H. Peterson
Market Theory and the Price System, by Israel M. Kirzner
- Market Theory and the Price System by Israel M. Kirzner

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Books in Brief (Review) William H. Peterson
Race and Economics, by Thomas Sowell
- Race and Economics by Thomas Sowell

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Books Reviews (3 Reviews) William H. Peterson
Economic Freedom and Interventionism, by Ludwig Von Mises
- Economic Freedom and Interventionism by Ludwig Von Mises
- Invisible Victims by Frederick R. Lynch
- Ecology in the Twentieth Century by Anna Bramwell

Boulwarism: Ideas Have ConsequencesWilliam H. Peterson
Lemuel Bouware's trail-Blazing employee policy.

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Brilliant Economist (Review) William H. Peterson
Common Sense Economics, by Albert Hahn
- Common Sense Economics by Albert Hahn

Bring Back the Gold Standard?William H. Peterson and Alan Reynolds



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Can Private Schools Survive "Privatization"? (Review) William H. Peterson
Head to Head, by Lester Thurow
- Head to Head by Lester Thurow

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Capitalism: Definition-Origins-Dynamics (Review) William H. Peterson
The Growth of American Government, by Roger A. Freeman
- The Growth of American Government by Roger A. Freeman

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A Closer Look at "Dumping" (Review) William H. Peterson
The Market Economy, by James L. Doti and Dwight R. Lee
- The Market Economy by James L. Doti and Dwight R. Lee

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The Costs of Tax and Spend (Review) William H. Peterson
Official Lies, by James T. Bennett and Thomas J. Dilorenzo
- Official Lies by James T. Bennett and Thomas J. Dilorenzo


Defending the RichWilliam H. Peterson
Wealth does not cause poverty.

Reviews
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Democracy in the Market Place (Review) William H. Peterson
Economics of the Free Society, by Wilhelm Roepke
- Economics of the Free Society by Wilhelm Roepke

Double Talk: Guidepost for the Fall CampaignWilliam H. Peterson
Subversion of Language Aids Collectivist Advance

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Economic Answers (Review) William H. Peterson
Reaganomics, by Bruce Bartlett
- Reaganomics by Bruce Bartlett

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
Demosclerosis, by Jonathan Rauch
- Demosclerosis by Jonathan Rauch

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
Simple Rules for a Complex World, by Richard Epstein
- Simple Rules for a Complex World by Richard Epstein

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
Henry Hazlitt, by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr and Jeffrey A. Tucker, ...
- Henry Hazlitt by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr and Jeffrey A. Tucker, ...

Book Reviews
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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
Free to Try,
- Free to Try

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
Shake-Down, by James Bovard
- Shake-Down by James Bovard

Book Reviews
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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
The Freedom Revolution, by Dick Armey
- The Freedom Revolution by Dick Armey

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
A History of the Mount Pelerin Society, by R.M. Hartwell
- A History of the Mount Pelerin Society by R.M. Hartwell

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
The Flat Tax, by Daniel J. Mitchell
- The Flat Tax by Daniel J. Mitchell

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
The Last Monopoly, by Edward L. Hudgins
- The Last Monopoly by Edward L. Hudgins

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
The Heroic Enterprise, by John M. Hood
- The Heroic Enterprise by John M. Hood

Book Reviews
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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
The Social Security Fraud, by Abraham Ellis
- The Social Security Fraud by Abraham Ellis

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
The Libertarian Reader, by David Boaz
- The Libertarian Reader by David Boaz

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
Political Racket, by Martin L. Gross
- Political Racket by Martin L. Gross

Books Reviews
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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
The Bamboo Network, by Murray L. Weidenbaum and Samuel Hughes
- The Bamboo Network by Murray L. Weidenbaum and Samuel Hughes

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
Jefferson's Bible, by Thomas Jefferson
- Jefferson's Bible by Thomas Jefferson

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
PBS: Behind the Screen, by Laurence Jarvik
- PBS: Behind the Screen by Laurence Jarvik

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Economics on trial (Review) William H. Peterson
New York By the Numbers, by Raymond J. Keating and Steve Forbes
- New York By the Numbers by Raymond J. Keating and Steve Forbes

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
1998 Index of Economic Freedom, by Bryan T. Johnson, Melanie Kirkpatrick, and Kim R. Ho...
- 1998 Index of Economic Freedom by Bryan T. Johnson, Melanie Kirkpatrick, and Kim R. Holmes, ...

Book Reviews
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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
The Mainspring of Human Progress, by Henry Grady Weaver
- The Mainspring of Human Progress by Henry Grady Weaver

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
Templeton Honor Rolls for Education in a Free Society, 1997-1998, by William E. Simon
- Templeton Honor Rolls for Education in a Free Society, 1997-1998 by William E. Simon

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
American Abundance, by Lawrence Kudlow
- American Abundance by Lawrence Kudlow

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
Politics by Principle, Not Interest, by James M. Buchanan and Roger D. Congleton
- Politics by Principle, Not Interest by James M. Buchanan and Roger D. Congleton

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
Eat the Rich, by P.J. O'Rourke
- Eat the Rich by P.J. O'Rourke

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
Principles for a Free Society, by Richard A. Epstein
- Principles for a Free Society by Richard A. Epstein

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
More Liberty Means Less Government, by Walter E. Williams
- More Liberty Means Less Government by Walter E. Williams

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Economics on Trial (Review) William H. Peterson
A Cure Worse Than The Disease, by M. Lester O'Shea
- A Cure Worse Than The Disease by M. Lester O'Shea

EducationWilliam H. Peterson
Public Schools: The Medium Is the Message

The Entrepreneur-Death and ResurrectionWilliam H. Peterson
The entrepreneur has come back into recognition.

Entrepreneurship, the Possible DreamWilliam H. Peterson
The spirit of enterprise graces the free society.

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The Facts of Wealth (2 Reviews) William H. Peterson
Pioneering in Big Business, 1882-1911, by Ralph W. Hidy and Muriel E. Hidy
- Pioneering in Big Business, 1882-1911 by Ralph W. Hidy and Muriel E. Hidy
- The Resurgent Years, 1911-1927 by George Sweet Gibb and Evelyn H. Knowlton

Farm Policy-Now What?William H. Peterson
The prospects for less intervention on the farm.

For Dancers OnlyWilliam H. Peterson
Remembering Swing

Foreign Capital: Friend of Foe?William H. Peterson
International capital represents savings turned into tools of production.

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Free Trade and the Irish Famine (Review) William H. Peterson
Free Market Environmentalism, by T. Anderson and D. Leal
- Free Market Environmentalism by T. Anderson and D. Leal


A Free-Market UniversityWilliam H. Peterson
A look at Guatemala's Universidad Francisco Marroquin.

The Ghost at GenevaWilliam H. Peterson

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Give Me a Break! (Review) William H. Peterson
The Science of Success, by Charles G. Koch
- The Science of Success by Charles G. Koch



The Great Farm Problem (1959)William H. Peterson
4 Reviews, 2 Readable

The Great Farm ProblemWilliam H. Peterson
Government Intervention Has Brought Chaos



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How Robber Barons Enriched America (Review) William H. Peterson
Entrepreneurs vs. the State, by Burton W. Folsom, Jr.
- Entrepreneurs vs. the State by Burton W. Folsom, Jr.

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The Humaneness of the Market (Review) William H. Peterson
Free to Choose, by Milton Friedman and Rose Friedman
- Free to Choose by Milton Friedman and Rose Friedman

The Impact of Inflation on Management DecisionsWilliam H. Peterson
How monetary and other government controls disrupt production and trade.

In Defense of MillionairesWilliam H. Peterson
A kind word for a much-maligned minority group.



Inflation: Soviet Style, 1945William H. Peterson
A runaway market in fiat money.

InflationismWilliam H. Peterson
Not all economists applaud and approve the political legacy of lord keynes.

The Invisible Hand-1980William H. Peterson
The profit motive is a great civilizer, peacefully and harmoniously promoting human int...

It's a Company TownWilliam H. Peterson
Politics is the business of Washington and lobbyists and the city's peddlers

"It's for Real"William H. Peterson
How Los Angeles youngsters start in the lower grades to do business in a free society.

Kick a Businessman TodayWilliam H. Peterson
An analysis of the businessman's image on TV.


Book Reviews
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Letter To a Congressman (Review) William H. Peterson
Give War a Chance, by P.J. O'Rourke
- Give War a Chance by P.J. O'Rourke

LeviathanWilliam H. Peterson
America's Secret Challenge


Marxspeak-MarxthinkWilliam H. Peterson
A 1984 review of some ideas of Marx.

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May DayWilliam H. Peterson
Classlessness and Mr. Marx

The Message from Eastern EuropeWilliam H. Peterson
Countering the forces of soft socialism.

Mises and Fisher on Theory and HistoryWilliam H. Peterson
Without a proper theory, we are unlikely to learn from history.

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Mises and His Legacies (Review) William H. Peterson
Notes and Recollections, by Ludwig von Mises and Hans F. Sennholz
- Notes and Recollections by Ludwig von Mises and Hans F. Sennholz

Mises and KeynesWilliam H. Peterson
A memorial to Mises, and a challenge to his students.

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Moral Law and Freedom (Review) William H. Peterson
Clear and Present Dangers, by M. Stanton Evans
- Clear and Present Dangers by M. Stanton Evans

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The Myth of National Industrial Policy (Review) William H. Peterson
Making the Future Work, by John Diebold
- Making the Future Work by John Diebold


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Not So Sovereign (Review) William H. Peterson
The Sovereign State of ITT, by Anthony Sampson
- The Sovereign State of ITT by Anthony Sampson

Book Reviews
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Not Up to Snuff (Review) William H. Peterson
The Emerging British Underclass, by Charles Murray
- The Emerging British Underclass by Charles Murray

Order and DisorderWilliam H. Peterson
A report of the Mont Pelerine meeting in Madrid last September.

The Organization or the Individual?William H. Peterson
The failure of modern economic theory lies in its preference for the organization rathe...

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Other Books (Review) W.H. Peterson
Scientism and Values, by Helmut Schoeck and James W. Higgins
- Scientism and Values by Helmut Schoeck and James W. Higgins

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Other Books (Review) William H. Peterson
Perestroika, by Mikhail Gorbachev
- Perestroika by Mikhail Gorbachev


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Paradoxical Taxi Fares (Review) William H. Peterson
Right Minds, by Gregory Wolfe
- Right Minds by Gregory Wolfe

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Personae, Private and Public (Review) William H. Peterson
John Maynard Keynes, Vol. I, by Robert Skidelsky
- John Maynard Keynes, Vol. I by Robert Skidelsky

Departments
PerspectiveWilliam H. Peterson and Leonard E. Read

Departments
PerspectiveWilliam H. Peterson and Leonard E. Read

Departments
PerspectiveWilliam H. Peterson


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The Politics of the "Fair Share" (Review) William H. Peterson
Prosperity Versus Planning, by David Osterfeld
- Prosperity Versus Planning by David Osterfeld

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The Politics of Time (Review) William H. Peterson
Time and Public Policy, by T. Alexander Smith
- Time and Public Policy by T. Alexander Smith

The Power To TaxWilliam H. Peterson

PR MoralityWilliam H. Peterson
How corporate leaders can take a moral stand.

Privatization: the Rediscovery of EntrepreneurshipWilliam H. Peterson
The privatization movement around the world.

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Problems of Great Minitude (Review) William H. Peterson
An Overgoverned Society, by W. Allen Wallis
- An Overgoverned Society by W. Allen Wallis

The Public Interest of Private Enterprise-And the Private Interest of Public PolicyWilliam H. Peterson
An attempt to define the limits of government which are consistent with competitive pri...

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Regulatory Activity (Review) William H. Peterson
Instead of Regulation, by Robert W. Poole
- Instead of Regulation by Robert W. Poole

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A Reviewer's Notebook (Review) William H. Peterson
The Decline of American Liberalism, by Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr.
- The Decline of American Liberalism by Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr.

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Education and Freedom (Review) William H. Peterson
The Uncommon Man, by Crawford H. Greenewalt
- The Uncommon Man by Crawford H. Greenewalt

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Restoring the Tools of Learning (Review) William H. Peterson
Power and Morality, by Pitirim Sorokin and Walter Lunden
- Power and Morality by Pitirim Sorokin and Walter Lunden

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What You Should Know About Inflation (Review) W.H. Peterson
A Short History of Money, by George Winder
- A Short History of Money by George Winder

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Individualized Mobility (Review) William H. Peterson
The Man in the Middle, by Nathan W. Shefferman and Dale Kramer
- The Man in the Middle by Nathan W. Shefferman and Dale Kramer

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Urban Utopianism (Review) William H. Peterson
Freedom and the Law, by Bruno Leoni
- Freedom and the Law by Bruno Leoni

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The Reviewer's Notebook (2 Reviews) William H. Peterson
There's No Such Thing As a Free Lunch, by Milton Friedman
- There's No Such Thing As a Free Lunch by Milton Friedman
- The Coming Collapse of the Post Office by Robert J. Myers

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World Citizen (Review) William H. Peterson
The Wayward Welfare State, by Roger A. Freeman
- The Wayward Welfare State by Roger A. Freeman

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Leftism Revisited (Review) William H. Peterson
The Crisis in Drug Prohibition, by David Boaz
- The Crisis in Drug Prohibition by David Boaz

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The Conservative Constitution (Review) William H. Peterson
The Greatest-Ever Bank Robbery, by Martin Mayer
- The Greatest-Ever Bank Robbery by Martin Mayer

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China Misperceived (Review) William H. Peterson
The Culture of Spending, by James L. Payne
- The Culture of Spending by James L. Payne

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Edmund Burke (Review) William H. Peterson
Austrian Economics and the Political Economy of Freedom, by Richard M. Ebeling
- Austrian Economics and the Political Economy of Freedom by Richard M. Ebeling

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Refuting Oswald Spengler (Review) William H. Peterson
Failure and Progress, by Dwight R. Lee and Richard McKenzie
- Failure and Progress by Dwight R. Lee and Richard McKenzie

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Government Racket (Review) William H. Peterson
Liberalism in Contemporary America, by Dwight D. Murphey
- Liberalism in Contemporary America by Dwight D. Murphey

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Correction, Please! Baseball Strikes Out (Review) William H. Peterson
Lost Rights, by James Bovard
- Lost Rights by James Bovard

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Free Markets, Free Men (Review) William H. Peterson
American Democracy, by Gottfried Dietze
- American Democracy by Gottfried Dietze

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Correction, Please! the Free Market Works Fine, Except... (Review) William H. Peterson
Russian Currency and Finance, by Steve H. Hanke, Lars Jonung, and Kurt Schuler
- Russian Currency and Finance by Steve H. Hanke, Lars Jonung, and Kurt Schuler

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How Much Do You Know About Liberty?(A Quiz) (Review) William H. Peterson
The New Color Line, by Paul Craig Roberts and Lawrence M. Stratton
- The New Color Line by Paul Craig Roberts and Lawrence M. Stratton

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Bastiat, Liberty, and The Law (Review) William H. Peterson
The Failure of the "New Economics", by Henry Hazlitt
- The Failure of the "New Economics" by Henry Hazlitt

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Capital Letters (Review) William H. Peterson
Limited Government, Individual Liberty and the Rule of Law, by Arthur A. Shenfield and ...
- Limited Government, Individual Liberty and the Rule of Law by Arthur A. Shenfield and Norman P. Barry

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Capital Letters (Review) William H. Peterson
U.S. by the Numbers, by Raymond J. Keating, Thomas N. Edmonds, and Jack Kemp, ...
- U.S. by the Numbers by Raymond J. Keating, Thomas N. Edmonds, and Jack Kemp, ...

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Infatuated with Politics (Review) William H. Peterson
The Right Nation, by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge
- The Right Nation by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge

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Wartime Executive Power: Are Warrantless Wiretaps Legal? (Review) William H. Peterson
The Quotable Mises, by Mark Thornton and Ludwig von Mises
- The Quotable Mises by Mark Thornton and Ludwig von Mises

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Dr. Kissinger's Depression (Review) William H. Peterson
Antitrust and Monopoly, by Dominick T. Armentano
- Antitrust and Monopoly by Dominick T. Armentano

Book Reviews
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A Reviewer Remembered (Review) William H. Peterson
All the Trouble in the World, by P.J. O'Rourke
- All the Trouble in the World by P.J. O'Rourke




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Soybean Lesson (Review) W.H. Peterson
Farmers at the Crossroads, by Ezra Taft Benson and Carlisle Bargeron
- Farmers at the Crossroads by Ezra Taft Benson and Carlisle Bargeron

Reviews
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Steel Price Administration: Myth and Reality (Review) William H. Peterson
Pricing Power and the Public Interest, by Gardiner C. Means
- Pricing Power and the Public Interest by Gardiner C. Means

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Supercrash (Review) William H. Peterson
Beyond Boom and Crash, by Robert L. Heilbroner
- Beyond Boom and Crash by Robert L. Heilbroner

Book Reviews
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A Tale of Two Dictionaries (Review) William H. Peterson
Welfare Economics and Externalities in an Open Ended Universe, by Roy E. Cordato
- Welfare Economics and Externalities in an Open Ended Universe by Roy E. Cordato

The Taproots of Political CorruptionWilliam H. Peterson
Tracing a pattern of majoritarianism and interventionism.

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Thank the Japanese for Our Trade Deficits (Review) William H. Peterson
A Parliament of Whores, by P.J. O'Rourke
- A Parliament of Whores by P.J. O'Rourke

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Think-Tank Pioneer (Review) William H. Peterson
Leonard E. Read, by Mary Sennholz
- Leonard E. Read by Mary Sennholz

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Thinking About Freedom (Review) William H. Peterson
Concentration, Mergers, and Public Policy, by Yale Brozen
- Concentration, Mergers, and Public Policy by Yale Brozen

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Thoughts on Freedom (Review) William H. Peterson
The Ten Things You Can't Say in America, by Larry Elder
- The Ten Things You Can't Say in America by Larry Elder

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Thoughts on Freedom (Review) William H. Peterson
In Defense of Free Capital Markets, by David F. DeRosa
- In Defense of Free Capital Markets by David F. DeRosa

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Thoughts on Freedom (Review) William H. Peterson
It's Getting Better All the Time, by Stephen Moore and Julian L. Simon
- It's Getting Better All the Time by Stephen Moore and Julian L. Simon

Book Reviews
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Throwing Money at Social Problems (Review) William H. Peterson
A Dictionary of Conservative and Libertarian Thought, by Nigel Ashford and Stephen Davies
- A Dictionary of Conservative and Libertarian Thought by Nigel Ashford and Stephen Davies

Time for Truth-Time to ActWilliam H. Peterson
An article review of the new book by William E. Simon.

The Triumph of Free EnterpriseWilliam H. Peterson
West Germany---and Erhard---Come Through

U.S. Defense and the Multinational CorporationWilliam H. Peterson
The MNC is an important force for world development and for world peace.

Unbinding Prometheus: Productivity Through MoralityWilliam H. Peterson
How can we release productivity from the snarls of the welfare state?

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Unleashing Free Enterprise (Review) William H. Peterson
Wealth and Poverty, by George Gilder
- Wealth and Poverty by George Gilder

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Vintage Chamberlain (Review) William H. Peterson
The Turnabout Years, by John Chamberlain
- The Turnabout Years by John Chamberlain

The Wall Street Journal's Second LanguageWilliam H. Peterson
The moving panorama of economic, business, and financial news and its universal languag...

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The Way of the Prophet (Review) William H. Peterson
My Years with Ludwig von Mises, by Margit von Mises
- My Years with Ludwig von Mises by Margit von Mises

What Is a Just International Economic Order?William H. Peterson
Trade is a kind of glue that holds society together. both parties gain in this process ...

Book Reviews
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What is Competition? (Review) William H. Peterson
The Antitrust Paradox, by Robert H. Bork
- The Antitrust Paradox by Robert H. Bork

What Is Government Waste?William H. Peterson
When government tries to be all things to all people, it inevitably wastes resources.

Will More Dollars Save the World?William H. Peterson
Four decades after its first enunciation, the question is still valid.

Wisdom of A "Liberal" GiantWilliam H. Peterson
The economic principles of Ludwig von Mises.


Yes, Virginia, There Is a Free LunchWilliam H. Peterson
But you can't eat your cake and have it ,too.
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