April 2005

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Editor's Notes

• Editor's Note: The Best Reason for Private Retirement

  Nick Gillespie

  Complete print edition now available in digital version on NewsStand.com

Contributors

• Contributors

Letters

• Letters

Citings

• Uncle Sam's Barbecue

  Tim Cavanaugh

  USDA identity crisis.

• Madrassas Molesters

  Charles Paul Freund

  Clerical abuse in the Islamic world.

• Let Freedom Sing

  Charles Paul Freund

  Iran's mystery diva.

• Shocked to Death

  Brian Doherty

  Tasers under fire.

• When Wars Collide

  Julian Sanchez

  War on drugs vs. war on terror

• Fizzling Lawsuits

  Jacob Sullum

  Guns in the courts.

• Coffin Break

  Jacob Sullum

  Funeral home protection

• Private Screening

  Geoffrey Segal

  Airports opt out

• Suit Torrent

  Julian Sanchez

  Hollywood vs. downloaders

Balance Sheets

• Balance Sheet

  Jeff Taylor

Soundbites

• Soundbite: Behind the Curtain

  Julian Sanchez

  Mike Wilson interviewed by Julian Sanchez

Years Ago

• 25 Years Ago in Reason

Data

• Data: Putin on the Fritz

  Julian Sanchez

Quotes

• Quotes and Sources

Columns

• The Pentagon's Secret Stash

  Matt Welch

  Why we'll never see the second round of Abu Ghraib photos.

• A Wave of Hot Air

  Cathy Young

  After the deluge, the God talk.

• Tidal Waves and Tariffs

  Kerry Howley

  The feds' foolish fight against Third World shrimp.

Features

• Homeschooling Alone

  Greg Beato

  Why corporate reformers are ignoring the real revolution in education.

• Ancient Treasures for Sale

  Steven Vincent

  Do antique dealers preserve the past or steal it?

• The Death of Social Security

  James K. Glassman & Tyler Cowen

  Debating Bush's plan for private retirement accounts.

• The House the Burgeses Built

  Greg Beato

  One family's neighborhood-wide approach to home education.

• Homeschooling Facts

  Greg Beato

Culture & Reviews

• The Hippie and the Redneck Can Be Friends

  Jesse Walker

  Two worlds collide in film and music.

• Are We Just Really Smart Robots?

  Kenneth Silber

  Two books on the mind put the human back into human beings.

• Wide World of Sports

  Michael Young

  Soccer mirrors globalization and its discontents.

• Rock and Roll Entrepreneur

  Nick Gillespie

  Frank Zappa's true legacy.

• Deconstructing Chomsky

  Mark Bauerlein

  America's leading leftist intellectual sees what he wants to see and disregards the rest.

Artifacts

• Artifact: The Spirit of Popular Art

  Brian Doherty