December 1999

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Editor's Notes

• General Consternation

  Jacob Sullum

  New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson's "astonishing" position on drugs is upsetting all the right people.

• Reactionary Running Mates

  Virginia Postrel

  Susan Faludi sounds like Pat Buchanan.

Letters

• Letters

Citings

• Wage Deflation

  Jonathan Block

• Sued Shut

  Ryan H. Sager

• Goaltenders

  Jesse Walker

• Soundbite: Witnessing Waco

  Michael W. Lynch

• High Count

  Ryan H. Sager

• On with the Show

  Ryan H. Sager

• Out of Its Domain

  Ryan H. Sager

• Public Drinking

  Ryan H. Sager

• Sue the Bastards!

  Ryan H. Sager

Balance Sheets

• Balance Sheet

Years Ago

• 25 Years Ago in REASON

Brickbats

• Brickbats

  Charles Oliver

Quotes

• Quotes

Columns

• Hayek's Heroes

  Thomas W. Hazlett

  The greatest idea of the 20th century paid off on its biggest day.

• Showtime

  Charles Paul Freund

  Public art as a source of private profit.

• The Ethicist Who Isn't

  Jacob Levy

  What's wrong with The New York Times Magazine's answer to Ann Landers.

• Station to Station

  Jesse Walker

  The real future of Internet radio.

• Capital Letters: Straight Dope

  Michael W. Lynch

  In which our man in Washington hears blunt talk on taxes, education, and drugs.

• Felon Protection

  Walter Olson

  Should employers be forced to hire ex-cons.

Features

• From Donald to Deirdre

  Deirdre McCloskey

  How a man became a woman--and what it says about identity.

• Petri Dish Politics

  Ronald Bailey

  Biotechnology will make it possible for us to live longer and better. So why are some people dead set against it?

Symposiums

• Future Shocks

  Great Books for the Biological century.

Culture & Reviews

• Spilt History

  Charles Paul Freund

• News from Nowhere

  Jesse Walker

• The Dream Is Gone

  Michael W. Lynch

• The New College Try

  Nick Gillespie

Artifacts

• Artifact: Circus Act

  Jesse Walker