January 1997

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Editor's Note

• Out of Sight, Out of Hand?

  Nick Gillespie

  The FBI flunks the character issue.

• Lippo Suction

  Rick Henderson

  The "good-government" crowd caused this mess. Who believes they can clean it up?

• Beyond Boredom

  Virginia Postrel

  No, Haley, the "battle of ideas" isn't over.

Letters

• Letters

• Letters

Citings

• O.J. Simpson trial good for privacy?

  Brian Doherty

• Paradise Taxed

  Ed Carson

• Student Fees

  Brian Doherty

• The Price of Political Speech

  Brian Doherty

• Adeste Snobes

  Charles Paul Freund

• Common Culture

  Cosmo Wenman

• Drug War Bust

  Ed Carson

• Healthy Living

  Ed Carson

• Potato Correctness?

  Ed Carson

• Race and Order

  Ed Carson

• Tighty-Whitey Trade

  Ed Carson

• Radical Idea

  Jacob Sullum

• Weapons & Tactics

  Jacob Sullum

• Doctors' Disorders

  Nick Gillespie

• State of the Unions

  Nick Gillespie

• Upside Downsizing

  Nick Gillespie

• Bitter Pill

  Virginia Postrel

Soundbites

• Soundbite: Politics Makes Strange Guest Star Combinations

  Nick Gillespie & Brian Doherty

Brickbats

• Brickbats

  Charles Oliver

Sources

• Sources

Columns

• Market Culture

  Charles Paul Freund

  Bashed and unabashed

• What's the Hook?

  Richard J. DeGrandpre

  Smoking is more than a chemical bond.

• Proclaiming Freedom

  Daniel Doron

  Israel's prime minister talks seriously about economic reform.

• Must Scream TV

  Thomas W. Hazlett

  The hidden costs of free television time for politicians

• TV's Dysfunctional Family Affair

  Charles Oliver

  The really shocking shows are on Nick at Nite.

Features

• No Relief in Sight

  Jacob Sullum

  Torture, despair, agony, and death are the symptoms of "opiophobia," a well-documented medical syndrome fed by fear, superstition, and the war on drugs. Doctors suffer the syndrome. Patients suffer the consequences.

• Schools of Thought

  Rick Henderson

  The school choice movement is divided over tactics and faces enormous establishment resistance. But it may still get what it wants.

Interviews

• Looking For Results

  Thomas W. Hazlett

  Nobel laureate Ronald Coase on rights, resources, and regulation

Book Reviews

• Trade Happens

  Ramesh Ponnuru

• Back to Basics

  Lynn Scarlett

• Power Puff

  John J. Pitney, Jr.

• Bluenose Blues

  Martin Morse Wooster