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A Libertarian and a Comedian Walk into a Bar. . .

Tim Slagle hits the road, chasing the next fix for an addiction that has enthralled him for three decades.

Skirting the Surveillance State

For a few days in London, Andrew Ferguson watches the watchmen.

Crash and Burn

Edmund Contoski looks on as the federal government hurls a big rock through our economic windshield.

Man and Groom

Bruce Ramsey chronicles the success of a referendum whose advocates wanted it to fail.

How the Greens Went Red

Randal O’Toole reports from inside the environmental movement.

How We Got Well

John Goodman catches a glimpse of a world in which sound minds inhabit sounder bodies.

How Liberty Helps the Poor

For capitalism to thrive, Russell Hasan argues, libertarians must do a better job reaching the working poor.

Is Scripture Statist?

Contrary to popular opinion, as David Puller explains, the Bible is not the government’s friend.

Also: Stephen Cox on common misperceptions about Islam, Bruce Ramsey on the origins of the anticommunist movement, Jo Ann Skousen on Michael Moore, revenge, and one of literature's great villains. . . . plus reflections, other reviews & letters.