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August/September 2004

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The War on Fat

Is the size of your butt the government's business?

Features

John Perry Barlow 2.0

The Thomas Jefferson of cyberspace reinvents his body -- and his politics.

American Slender

When did freedom become just another word for 10 pounds left to lose?

Dr. Feelscared

Drug warriors put the fear of prosecution in physicians who dare to treat pain.

Try, Beloved Country

Rumors of South Africa's decline are greatly exaggerated.

Culture & Reviews

Chatroom Revolutionaries

Iran's dissidents and exiles discover the Web.

Historia Discordia

Meet Kerry Thornley, the second Oswald.

Globalization Without Tears

An economist debates the NGOs.

Prakash Loungani

Invisible Cities

The changing faces of Washington, D.C.

Charles Paul Freund

Editor's Note

Science & Technology

Editor's Note: Battle of the Bulge

Columns

The Wrong Lesson

Teaching college reporters to be meek.

Watergate Blowback

The White House's ongoing battle against post-Nixon sunshine laws.

Taking Science Seriously

Conservative dogma about sex roles ignores inconvenient realities.

Citings

Fat of the Land

Fighting obesity with pork.

Michael De Alessi

Civil Liberties

Not for Lovers

Banning same-sex contracts.

Civil Liberties

Silent Suits

Challenging secrecy...in secret.

Cotton Belt

Trouble for farm subsidies.

Aiding and Betting

Online gambling crackdown.

Judicial Choice

Shariah comes to Canada.

Extra Credit

Charge it to Uncle Sam!

RFID Roundup

Trying to keep the chips down.

Civil Liberties

Space Oddities

Owning the heavens.

Soundbite

Who's Right?

30 Years Ago in Reason

Civil Liberties

Data

Segregation Forever?

Letters

Letters

Contributors

Contributors

Artifact

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Artifact: Bare Virtue

Charles Paul Freund

Quotes

Source and Quotes

Cartoons

"Real" "Art"

58 YEARS OF REASON

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