New at Reason: Greg Beato on the Death of Mail-Order Catalogs

November 24, 2009

Thousands of hands have been wrung over the death of newspapers and the threat to democracy that poses. But as Greg Beato notes, no one seems all that concerned that at some point during the next 10 or 20 years, Pottery Barn and other retailers are going to stop sending us their unsolicited but incredibly informative catalogs. Can America survive without systematic, lavishly illustrated coverage of artisanal wall lanterns and fringed hand-loom rugs?

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