April 1995

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Editor's Notes

• Artistic Licenses

  Nick Gillespie

  Culture yes, government no

• Illogical Deductions

  Virginia Postrel

  The tax credit trap

Letters

• Letters

Citings

• Clause and Effect

  Nick Gillespie

  A Commerce Clause case may limit Congress's power.

• Change Is Good

  Nick Gillespie

  But government makes it tough.

• Boost of Burden

  Nick Gillespie

  Taxes lead rise in per capita expenditures.

• Private Matters

  Ed Carson

  Prospects for federal privatization

• Outlawing the Federalist Papers

  Brian Doherty

  Can free speech be anonymous too?

Balance Sheets

• Balance Sheet

  Rick Henderson

Brickbats

• Brickbats

  Charles Oliver

Columns

• Jointed Goatgrass or Your Life

  Brian Doherty

  How much of your tax burden do government programs cost?

• Universal Disservice

  Steve Gibson

  The hazards of fretting about info haves and have-nots

• Fourth and Long

  Thomas W. Hazlett

  Engineering Clinton's Comeback

• Freak Parade

  Charles Oliver

  Daytime talk shows are a contemporary carnival.

• Cyberdemocracy

  Rick Henderson

  Tip O'Neill, meet Alvin Toffler.

Features

• No Fruits, No Shirts, No Service

  Glenn Garvin

  The real-world consequences of closed borders

• The Czech Miracle

  Thomas W. Hazlett

  Why Privatization went right in the Czech Republic.

Interviews

• Takings Exception

  Steve Chapman

  Maverick legal scholar Richard Epstein on property, discrimination, and the limits of state action

Book Reviews

• Liberal Elites

  Steven Hayward

• Civility Wars

  Paul A. Rahe

• In Praise of Porn

  Charles Oliver