| Inside Liberty |
| 4 |
Letters | Our readers get the first word. |
| 7 |
Reflections | We get off the bus, gulp
secondhand smoke, steal patents, tap wires, burn Paris, damn Europe, and take out
a personal. |
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| Features |
| 42 | Debating the War on Drugs | Bruce Ramsey shows that drug
legalization is more complex than many Drug War critics think. |
| 46 | Guns, Rum, & Loot | When governments license men to steal, Jo
Ann Skousen finds, it's no surprise that many turn to outright
piracy. |
| 50 | Kalmykia on My Mind | Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is a Buddhist, a
multimillionaire, and president of the World Chess Federation — and leader
of a unique post-Soviet state. Doug Casey tours Ilyumzhinov's
HQ. |
| Reviews |
| 53 | Arguments from Absence | Michael Caldwell seeks the true
legacy of Thomas Paine. |
| 57 | The Ungoverned
World | David Friedman takes to the high seas, where commerce is
anonymous, codes trump laws, and flags are for sale. |
| 59 | 'Twas Beauty
Killed the Beast | Jo Ann Skousen shows that "good things never last"
— except "King Kong." |
| 60 | Dada's on Its Way | A new exhibit offers a lot of what you want
to know about Dadaism, and Richard Kostelanetz supplies the
rest. |
| 61 | Do Two Wrongs Make a Right? | Jo Ann Skousen considers the case of
"Munich." |
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| 62 | Notes on Contributors | Warrior-poets,
philosopher-kings. |
| 63 | Terra Incognita | Paving with good
intentions. |
