Month: March 1978
Movies
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Turning Point, September 30, 1955
Book Hints
A selective mention of books received
Spotlight: Butch Otter
Running to win
Who Gets What
When you tax effort, you get less of it; when you subsidize leisure, you get more of it. Arguments over who is to get the fruits of our labor become moot if the result is less labor and less fruit.
A Challenge to Self-Ownership
Rothbard's basic principle that we own ourselves is open to question.
Billion Dollar Bumpers
They are merely "safety" bumpers, they say, but these cumbersome, weighty items, not only contribute nothing to safety, but in some way affect every facet of vehicle performance.
Deregulation Is a Moral Issue
Only by realizing that deregulation is a matter of profound moral truth—not of convenience, efficiency, cost, or pleasure—can we overcome the intellectual and moral force of the case for regulation
Back to the Land: Environmental Suicide
The world's major environmental problems are created by people struggling to survive, people with few options; not by industry, technology or the economy.
