October 1995

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Editor's Notes

• Retina Scans All Around

  Stuart Anderson

  Reforming another short-sighted federal proposal

• Unruly Options

  Rick Henderson

  Why arguments for unilateral free trade don't work

• Overcoming Merit

  Virginia Postrel

  The illiberal agenda behind the "overclass" hype.

Letters

• Letters

Citings

• Tort Reform

  Brian J. Taylor

  Loser-pays is winning at the state level.

• Take No More

  Brian J. Taylor

  The growth in state-level takings laws

• No Withdrawal Penalty

  Jacob Sullum

  Most states have rejected "smoke a joint, lose your license."

• Stateless Sewage

  Brian J. Taylor

  A desert city goes it alone.

Balance Sheets

• Balance Sheet

  Rick Henderson

Brickbats

• Brickbats

  Charles Oliver

Columns

• Drunkard's Dream

  Brian Doherty

  The dangers of government aid for substance abusers

• Let It Burn

  Thomas W. Hazlett

  Back to the future on flags

• Hudscapades

  Brian J. Taylor

  Residents wronged by "Fair" Housing Act

Features

• Don't Touch That Dial

  Jesse Walker

  Free Radio Berkeley takes on the FCC and official history

• A Confederacy of Boobs

  Michael Fumento

  How special interests, assorted ideologues, and a sensationalist press torpedoed breast im plantsand now threaten other medical devices

• Bringing the Border War Home

  Glenn Garvin

  What will Americans pay to keep out immigrants

Book Reviews

• Pinch Me

  Jacob Sullum

• Goodbye True World

  Nick Gillespie

• War and Peace

  Paul A. Rahe

• Aid and Discomfort

  Amy Sherman