| Inside Liberty |
| 4 |
Letters | Read 'em and weep for joy. |
| 7 |
Reflections | We decide to vote for Bush,
give Saddam his due, line up for free condoms, honor freedom with John Ashcroft,
check the CNN's math, ponder the egg, kill the "living constitution," and make
peace with Paris Hilton. |
|
Features |
| 19 | The Supreme
Court Guts Free Speech | The Supreme Court has sometimes made exceptions to free
expression in pornography and advertising, on the theory that the First Amendment
is really about political speech. Now, reports Mark Tapscott, it has
allowed politicians to outlaw criticism from their opponents. |
| 23 | Let 'Em
Walk to the Clinic | Charging too little to drive the elderly and disabled to the
doctor is against the law in Tampa, Timothy Sandefur
discovers. |
| 25 | If Free Markets Give People What They Want, How Do You
Explain Dan Rather? | Robert Formaini explores the paradox of media
bias. |
| 29 | Searching for Lonerville | Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw
find a corner of freedom in an unfree world — and new evidence that
challenges the theory that free riders undermine the provision of public
goods. |
| 33 | Viva Las
Vegas! | You may know about the slots, but what about the architecture,
folk art, the art of acrobatics, and the culinary art of the bargain buffet?
Richard Kostelanetz explores America's cultural oasis. |
| 35 | Encounter at Puko'o | Kirby Wright remembers a hot day on a
beach, seared with anger and shame. |
| Reviews |
| 39 | NGO Way to
Help Africa | Bruce Ramsey tours Africa with travel writer Paul
Theroux, and learns that NGO aid workers cruise around in Land Rovers and party
with prostitutes while Africans suffer miserable poverty. |
| 41 | Good Economics, Bad Politics | New York Timesman Paul Krugman may actually
have a grasp on the economy, says Leland Yeager, but he seriously doubts
that Krugman understands Bush. |
| 43 | Incredible
Journey | Across Siberia, through the Gobi, over the Himalayas, to
freedom in India — Slavomir Rawicz's tale of escape from the Gulag is
incredible. Maybe too incredible, suggests William
Merritt. |
| 45 | Wishful
Digging | Michael Drew explores the intersection of feminism and
archeology, where Amazons spring magically from the graves of prehistoric
women. |
| 48 | Booknotes | The beauty of the Great Lakes, how Voltaire viewed the free
market, who did the real work in the early days of National Review, the grand arc
of history, and murder at Dartmouth College.
Also: Ayn Rand's
homophobia. |
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| 50 | Notes on Contributors | Send complaints here. |
| 54 | Terra Incognita | How crazy can it get? (We really want to
know.) |
