January 1996

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Editor's Notes

• Party On, America

  Brian Doherty

  Many parties are good for the nation's political health.

• Abreast of History

  Virginia Postrel

  Believe it or not, breast implants are more important than the New Hampshire primary.

Letters

• Letters

• Letters

• Letters

Citings

• Bad Form

  A county official refuses to partici-pate in "ethnic bean counting."

• Hugs, Not Drugs?

  Nick Gillespie

  Or should it be drugs, not hugs?

• Shakedown Street

  Rick Henderson

  Academics spook "economic development" bureaucrats.

• Tastes Great! More Polluting!

  Alexander Volokh

  States try to protect voluntary "environmental audits."

• Cancerous Myths

  Brian J. Taylor

  The spread of misinformation

Balance Sheets

• Balance Sheet

  Rick Henderson

Brickbats

• Brickbats

  Charles Oliver

Columns

• Alt.Fans

  Gregory Benford

  The Internet is recapitulating science fiction fandom.

• 'Hood Winks

  Thomas W. Hazlett

  Victims and victors at the Million Man March

• Hearing Impairment

  Carolyn Lochhead

  Democrats used congressional harings to put on a show when they were in charge. Now it's the Republicans' turn.

• Niche Players

  Charles Oliver

  Hollywood has found profits in arthouse fare. But can it stand the controversy?

• Class Consciousness

  Rick Henderson

  The House Republican freshmen: always aggressive, sometimes obnoxious, hardly mono lithic

Features

• Gay Rites

  David Link

  Hawaii may soon become the first state to recognize same-sex marriages. But some gay leaders suggest a go-slow policy of "domestic partnerships" might be better.

• What the Doctor Orders

  Jacob Sullum

  By treating risky behavior like a communicable disease, the public health establishment invites government to meddle in our private lives.

• Complex Questions

  William Tucker

  The new science of sponstaneous order

Book Reviews

• Locke Mess

  Loren Lomasky

• Man Vs. Machine

  Joel Mokyr

• Return to Normalcy

  Walter Olson

• Whither Welfare?

  Martin Morse Wooster