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April 2002
Volume 16,
Number 4

R.W. Bradford
editor & publisher

Stephen Cox
John Hospers
Jane S. Shaw
senior editors

Brien Bartels
David Boaz
Alan Bock
Douglas Casey
Eric D. Dixon
Brian Doherty
David Friedman
J. Orlin Grabbe
Bettina Bien Greaves
Leon T. Hadar
John Haywood
Gene Healy
Robert Higgs
Bill Kauffman
Dave Kopel
Bart Kosko
Richard Kostelanetz
Loren E. Lomasky
Sarah McCarthy
Wendy McElroy
William E. Merritt
Robert H. Nelson
Randal O'Toole
Ross Overbeek
Durk Pearson
Dyanne Petersen
Bruce Ramsey
Jeff Riggenbach
Scott J. Reid
Sheldon Richman
Timothy Sandefur
Sandy Shaw
Tim Slagle
Fred L. Smith, Jr.
Martin M. Solomon
Clark Stooksbury
Thomas S. Szasz
Martin Morse Wooster
Leland B. Yeager
contributing editors

Kathleen Bradford
managing editor

Andrew Chamberlain
Elizabeth Merritt
assistant editors

John Bergstrom
S.H. Chambers
Rex F. May
cartoonists/illustrators

Jon Kalb
Jim Switz
computer consultant

Caroline Evanger
assistant publisher

  Inside Liberty  

4 LettersAfter you, of course.
7 ReflectionsWe get loaded on Super Bowl ads, bring home a pet inmate for little Timmy, discover politicians who would spend $7.2 quadrillion to avoid supporting the free market, swap stories about Johnny Taliban, and wage war on the menace of Cinnabon.

Features

19 The Enron MessThe collapse of Enron has revealed a tangled web of fraud and corruption, and set off a new round of attacks on the free market. R.W. Bradford, Tom Isenberg, William Fielder, and Sheldon Richman investigate.
23 Good Rhetoric, Bad BudgetIs there any federal program whose budget George W. Bush won't increase? Chris Edwards dissects the budget.
27 The Death of MoneyR.W. Bradford exposes a frightening new tool that will let the government dispense with that annoying privacy stuff, once and for all.
31 "Seize All West Coast Japs"Bruce Ramsey examines the infamous Japanese internment — from the vantage of 1942.
35 The Libertarian ReturnA streak of bad luck for British right-wingers has brought good luck for libertarian ideas there. Adam Hume reports.
37 Argentina's Fall From GraceWhen Argentina's economy went to hell in January, everyone blamed the country's currency board. Steve H. Hanke shows how everyone was wrong.
40 Liberty Gains in Costa RicaCosta Rica's libertarian Movimiento Libertario ran an ambitious campaign for congress last year. Raúl Costales shows how it paid off.
42 Cutting Back the State in CanadaThe new government of British Columbia is delivering big tax cuts. But, Paul Geddes argues, it's not yet time to apply for immigration papers.
44 Szasz and MisesDid the 20th century's greatest economist misunderstand the human mind? Bettina Bien Greaves and Thomas S. Szasz debate.

Reviews

47 Boredom "In the Bedroom"Would the critically acclaimed film survive Ayn Rand's criticism? Erika Holzer finds out.
50 Lincoln the JeffersonianWas the Great Emancipator also a great proponent of individual rights? Timothy Sandefur examines the evidence.
54 Government as Criminal ConspiracyJeff Riggenbach explores the surprisingly libertarian novels of James Ellroy.
59 The Mind of TerrorAre terrorists oppressed idealists — or politically- ignorant thugs? Ron Capshaw looks at the record.
57 Notes on ContributorsOur very own ultimate resource.
62 Terra IncognitaMaybe we'll stay in bed today.

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