June 1996

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Web Articles

• Feels Like the First Time?

  Brian Doherty

  Everything's new on the Internet

• Cost-Conscious Care

  David Jacobsen

  In praise of HMOs

• Extracurricular Activities

  Nick Gillespie

  Tallying up the National Education Association's agenda

Editor's Notes

• Rules Rule

  Brian Doherty

  Hurray for procedural reform

• Wagers of Sin

  Nick Gillespie

  Dealing with the anti-gambling backlash

• False Diagnosis

  Virginia Postrel

  One day's obituaries reveal the blind spots of the opinion establishment.

Letters

• Letters

Citings

• Ecessive Damage

  Rick Henderson

  The cost of the tort system

• Know the Code

  Rick Henderson

  Making encryption safe, legal--and not rare.

Balance Sheets

• Balance Sheet

  Rick Henderson

Brickbats

• Brickbats

  Charles Oliver

Columns

• Big Daddy

  Brian Doherty

  Can the feds support child support?

• Risky Behavior

  Thomas W. Hazlett

  Long shots are better than no shot.

• Future Enemies

  Joel Mokyr

  Protectionism kills new ideas, hurting future generations.

• Mail Fraud

  Nick Gillespie

  The U.S. Postal Service defies truth in advertising.

• Don't Vote for Me

  John J. Pitney, Jr.

  It's a sordid life.

Features

• Sick of it All

  Michael Fumento

  People with "Multiple Chemical sensitivity" are definitely suffering. The question is, why?

• Typing Errors

  Stan Liebowitz & Stephen E. Margolis

  The standard typewriter keyboard is Exhibit A in the hottest new case against markets. But the evidence has been cooked.

• Worlds Without Ends

  Frederick Turner

  What's the point of going into space? The answer lies in a future economy based on "charm"

Book Reviews

• City Limits

  Peter Coclanis

• Spotted Howls

  Robert Nelson

• Den of Sleaze

  Jeff Taylor