| Inside Liberty |
| 4 |
Letters | Our readers get a few things off their chests. |
| 9 |
Reflections | We take the Pledge, ride the
subsidized rails, fan the fires of Wall Street, look for smoke in Nevada, pin a
penguin on NASCAR, get lost in the desert, and feel free to move about the LAX
parking lot. |
|
Features |
| 19 | The Geography of Taxes | Federal taxes are the same across the
country, but what an American pays in local taxes is five times higher in some
states than in others. R.W. Bradford tells where taxes are high, where
they are low, and looks at the relation between taxes and
growth. |
| 31 | Free
Therapy Today, Regrets Tomorrow | Getting your health insurance to pick up the
bill for your counseling might not be such a good idea, argues Dolores
Puterbaugh. |
| 33 | The Many Faces
of Mr. Hiss | Alger Hiss had it all: wealthy parents, powerful friends, an
Ivy League education. So why did he become a spy for the most murderous dictator
in history? Ron Capshaw looks for an answer. |
| 35 | Practical Idealism | You'd better be careful what your ideals
are, warns Wendy McElroy. They determine the world you live
in. |
| 37 | Crossroads in Indianapolis | America's fifth party converged to deal with
its problems. James Barnett reports. |
| 41 | Fear of the Press | Real political parties do not fear an
independent, critical press, observes R.W. Bradford. |
| 43 | Letters to MIAs | A lot of prominent Libertarians missed this
year's convention. Ken Sturzenacker brings them up to
speed. |
| 45 | Convention Diary | Carol Moore fights for a peace plank,
runs for office, gets down in the trenches, and kisses Ed Crane. |
| Reviews |
| 53 | A Glimpse
Ahead? | Chip Pitts discovers that Steven Spielberg's nightmare
is George W. Bush's vision for America. |
| 56 | Sometimes a
Great Nation | Less than a century ago, Argentina was among the world's
richest countries. Stephen Cox looks at a new book that tells just how
much ruin there is in a nation. |
| 59 | The
Manufacture of Terror | Osama bin ladin scares you a lot more than he should, explains
Gene Healy. |
| 60 | Utopia for Kids | At last, Joe Bast writes, there's a
good book on freedom for kids. Jane S. Shaw isn't so
sure. |
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| 57 | Notes on Contributors | The folks who brought you all
this. |
| 62 | Terra Incognita | Be careful out there. |
