June 1997

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Editor's Note

• Monstrous Hybrids

  Virginia Postrel

  Understanding the Clinton campaign scandals

Print Articles

• How Green Is the Valley?

  Rick Henderson

  Scrutinizing the "generosity" of high-tech entrepreneurs

Letters

• More Gulf Lore

  Our March cover story, "Gulf Lore Syndrome," garnered a greater than usual amount of reader commentary, both positive and negative. Here is a sampling of those letters, along with author Michael Fumento's response.

• Letters

Citings

• Electrifying Possibilities

  Ed Carson

• Megan's Flaws?

  Brian Doherty

• Microaid

  Brian Doherty

• Pissing Contest

  Jacob Sullum

• Jailhouse Education

  Michael W. Lynch

• Limp Litigation

  Michael W. Lynch

• Food for Naught

  Nick Gillespie

• Tough Beat

  Nick Gillespie

• Water World

  Nick Gillespie

• What Makes Johnny Smoke and Drink?

  Nick Gillespie

• Will Work for Unemployment

  Nick Gillespie

• Credit Cards

  Rick Henderson

• Judging Justices

  Rick Henderson

Balance Sheets

• Balance Sheet

  Rick Henderson

Brickbats

• Brickbats

  Charles Oliver

Quotes

• Quotes

Sources

• Sources

Columns

• The Cubic Zirconia Court

  Thomas W. Hazlett

  "Must carry" cable rules don't sparkle.

• Shut Up, They Explained

  Walter Olson

  The speech police discover "zero tolerance."

• The Colors of Socialism

  John J. Pitney, Jr.

  Big government, in green, gray, baby blue, and khaki

• Hong Kong Blues

  Adam Clayton Powell III

  Post-takeover, the media forecast is dark and gloomy.

• Youth Appeal

  Jacob Sullum

  Self-appointed Web watchers are worried that virtual smoking and drinking might lead to the real thing.

Features

• Pediatric Politics

  John Hood

  Clinton creates a KiddieCare Crisis

• Child-proofing the World

  Nick Gillespie

  By every measure, children are doing better than ever. Why all the anxiety? And where will it end?

Interviews

• Hints from Eloise

  Michael W. Lynch

  Welfare-reform pioneer Eloise Anderson speaks bluntly--as always--about race, class, sex, and the realities of "the system."

Book Reviews

• The Prisoner

  Charles Paul Freund

• The Rewrite Stuff

  Steve Kurtz

• 100 Percent Off

  Susan Lee

• Bug Zappers

  Jacob Sullum

Artifact

• Artifact: Localized Laughter

  Brian Doherty