February 1994

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Editor's Notes

• A Little Respect

  Jacob Sullum

  The surgeon general shows it's OK to talk about drug legalization.

• The Children's Hour

  Virginia Postrel

  Beware political claims made on behalf of children.

Letters

• Letters

Brickbats

• Brickbats

  Charles Oliver

Columns

• Selected Skirmishes: Freshman Year

  Thomas W. Hazlett

• Washington: Deficit Chickens

  Rick Henderson

• Health Care: Insurance Salesman

  John Hood

• Free Speech: Deja Viewing

  Steve Kurtz

• Politics: The Dead Zone

  Kevin Southwick

• Regulation: A Reasonable Woman

  Tama Starr

• Magazines: Whistle While You Work

  Martin Morse Wooster

Features

• Where Have All the Dollars Gone?

  James L. Payne

  How the government robs Peter to pay him back.