December 1996

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Editor's Notes

• The Unimportant Nations

  Brian Doherty

  With no hysteria, get out of the UN!

• Wedding Bell News

  Nick Gillespie

  Same-sex marriage and social evolution

• Medical Meddling

  Virginia Postrel

  Who's afraid of managed care?

Letters

• Letters

• Letters

Citings

• Disability Traps

  Brian Doherty

  The dole rises, while work falls.

• Choice Cuts

  Cosmo Wenman

  The real impact of Milwaukee's vouchers

• Licensed to Drink

  Ed Carson

  A university chancellor backs an underage drinking permit.

• Get a Job

  Marc Levin

  Work is good for "at-risk" students.

• Border Report

  Rick Henderson

  The fate of immigration reforms on Capitol Hill

Balance Sheets

• Balance Sheet

  Rick Henderson

Brickbats

• Brickbats

  Charles Oliver

Columns

• Play (Regulated) Ball!

  John Berlau

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission toys with kids' sports.

• Kathie Lee & Me

  Thomas W. Hazlett

  Downsize these moral poseurs!

• Gouge Away

  John Hood

  Hurricanes and the politics of prices

• Smogged Down

  Lynn Scarlett

  Pollution-hating Californians discover there's no free lunch.

• The Colors of Socialism

  John J. Pitney, Jr.

  Big government, in green, gray, baby blue, and khaki

Features

• Raiding the Vipers' Nest

  Alan W. Bock

  The BATF claims "Team Viper" was a radical militia group bent on committing terrorist acts. But where is the evidence?

• Fishing Expeditions

  Mick Kronman

  Why fishermen who used to welcome the Coast Guard have started to dread it.

Book Reviews

• Actual Knowledge

  Jacob Sullum

• Learning Curve

  Mark S. Miller

• Bye-Bye American Pie

  Nick Gillespie