Issues : April 1996 - Reason Magazine

April 1996

Common Causes

Brian Doherty

Bigger government equals more money spent on campaigns.
To Tell the Truth

Jacob Sullum

Challenging FDA censorship
Speaking Libel to Power

Brian Doherty

Hidden dangers of governments competing in private markets
O Canada!

Ed Carson

Our northern neighbor privatizes its air traffic control system. But privatization plans are still circling Washington.
Measure For Measure

Ed Carson

Ranking countries' economic freedom
No Thanks For Sharing

Nick Gillespie

Has Sematech helped the semiconductor industry?
Alien Notion

Rick Henderson

Before reforming immigration, a new report argues, replace the INS.

Club Medicine

Jim Christie

Support for medical marijuana is growing, but many patients are not waiting for a change in policy.
Artistic License to Kill

Thomas W. Hazlett

Finally, a case for funding the arts
Getting Wetter?

Stanton Peele

There are signs of a healthy shift away from hostility toward alcohol in the United States.
Tangled Web

John J. Pitney, Jr.

Political inconsistency goes high-tech.

Biting the Invisible Hand

William McGurn

The Great Society comes to Hong Kong.
All the President's Fault

Michael McMenamin & James Oliphant

The only way Hillary Clinton can avoid lawsuits over Travelgate is to blame her husband.
New World War

David Post

Cancelbunny and Lazarus battle it out on the fontier of cyberspace--and suggest the limits of social contracts.

Elder Statesman

Nick Gillespie & Steve Kurtz

He was a promising young lawyer when he quit to stat a business. It thrived. So he sold it, moved across the country, and became Los Angeles's most controversial talk radio host. When Larry Elder talks about opportunity, people listen.