R.W. Bradford
(1947–2005)
founder

Stephen Cox
editor

Mark Rand
managing editor

John Hospers
Bruce Ramsey
Jane S. Shaw
senior editors

Jo Ann Skousen
entertainment editor

Kathleen Bradford
Jim Walsh
assistant editors

Brien Bartels
David T. Beito
David Boaz
Alan W. Bock
Douglas Casey
Eric D. Dixon
Brian Doherty
Lanny Ebenstein
Andrew Ferguson
David Friedman
Bettina Bien Greaves
Ronald Hamowy
Jon Harrison
Gene Healy
Robert Higgs
Gary Jason
Bill Kauffman
Dave Kopel
Bart Kosko
Richard Kostelanetz
Sarah McCarthy
Wendy McElroy
William E. Merritt
Robert H. Nelson
Randal O'Toole
Ross Overbeek
Durk Pearson
Patrick Quealy
Scott J. Reid
Ralph R. Reiland
Sheldon Richman
Timothy Sandefur
Sandy Shaw
Mark Skousen
Tim Slagle
Fred L. Smith Jr.
Martin M. Solomon
Clark Stooksbury
Thomas S. Szasz
Martin Morse Wooster
Leland B. Yeager
contributing editors

S.H. Chambers
Rex F. May
cartoonists

July 2010
Volume 24, Number 6

4 Letters Pieces of our readers' minds.
7 Reflections We eliminate unemployment, appreciate any attention, fuel the fire, have two words for Greece, attend to thy mote, fool ourselves thrice, will eat anything, and retire in style.
Features
17 Naming Names Bruce Ramsey examines a court case questioning the limits of free speech.
19 Presumption of Competence Wendy McElroy considers how libertarians might actually see a return on their political work.
21 The Farthest Shores of Propaganda If you think that fascism and communism never had a chance in American films, Stephen Cox invites you to think again.
31 Zoophobia When compliance becomes the supreme value, the line between man and beast begins to blur.
35 Books of Summer Liberty’s editors and contributors have a lot of them to recommend.
Reviews
43 Psychology Grows Up Jamie McEwan has good news for the Dr. Spock generation.
48 Planeteers Jo Ann Skousen views a film that reduces life to a preachy documentary.
49 Sleeper-Cell Marketing Jo Ann Skousen considers viral marketing, taken to one logical extreme.
50 On the Road Again Gary Jason gets his kicks from a long-overdue TV to DVD release.
52 Acting Like Ourselves Jo Ann Skousen probes the secrets of one quirky family.
53 Timeless Problems Jo Ann Skousen finds a modern play that takes on the basic question: what’s important — and how can you tell?

51 Notes on Contributors Get the goods on us.
55 Terra Incognita Don't shoot the messenger.