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"Through the Mist and the Madness:
Metallica's Message of Nonconformity, Individuality, and Truth"
by Thomas Nys
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| Inside Liberty |
| 2 | Letters | First things first. |
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Reflections | We nuke peanut butter, nullify a jury, shoot smack
peddlers, flee Germany, vouch for Utah, dodge a Californian fatwa, cozy
up to Iran, find a different hospital, give our cars some chutzpah, and hope
you make lots of money.
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Features |
| 18 | Our Next President | Bruce Ramsey casts an eye over the unappealing
list of would-be presidents, and an early vote for "None of the Above." |
| 21 | Global Warming, Global Stifling | Most scientists now agree the
earth is warming — but few dare disagree with the popular opinion on the
extent and danger of that phenomenon. Gary Jason speaks out, at the risk of
being labeled a "denier."
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| 27 | Smokey and His Bandits | Despite its failures, the Forest Service
enjoys a steady income of taxpayer funds. Randal O'Toole pokes through
the ashes of a fiscal flame-out.
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| 33 | An Open Letter to My Fellow Christians | Laurence M. Vance
appeals to his brethren: seek to change hearts, not to make laws.
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| 37 | Sundown | Three decades of tears gushed from Petros Akopich's eyes.
He could see everything clearly now.
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| Reviews |
| 41 | The Vision of the Anointed | In three years, Barack Obama has gone
from the Illinois state senate to the front of the presidential race. James
Walsh scrutinizes his meteroic rise.
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| 46 | The Constitution and Its Emanations | Stephen Cox peers into the
mind of a Supreme Court justice who acts as if the Constitution means
what it says.
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| 49 | A Triptych of Biopics | Jo Ann Skousen views films about real people: a
member of Parliament who just wants his bill to pass, a spy who just wants
to be appreciated, and a queen who just wants to walk the dogs.
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| 51 | The Wife and Crimes of Horace Rumpole | When the War on
Terror reaches the British courts, will it be Star Chamber or the Old Bailey?
James E. Ferguson checks in on a new era for Britain's most memorable
barrister.
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| 52 | Notes on Contributors | The italicized and the beautiful. |
| 54 | Terra Incognita | A bit of undigested beef, a blob of mustard, a crumb
of cheese. |
