April 1998

Cowboys, Camels, and Kids

Does advertising turn people into smokers?

Dam Fools

Why federal water management is all wet--and why environmentalists are right to question it.

James DeLong

Culture & Reviews

Editor's Note

License to Grill

How the Clintons invited Ken Starr into their private lives.

Virginia Postrel

Executive Privilege

"Personal responsibility" applies to everyone but the Clintons.

Rick Henderson

Boxing Clinton In

New spending? It's time for tax relief.

Mike Lynch

Columns

The Seven Deadly Sins of Politics

What's wrong with Clinton? Let us count the faults.

John Pitney

The Broadcast Giveaway

When "the public interest" means free ads for politicians

Adam Powell III

Heavy Silence

Why no one wants to talk about obesity and breast cancer

Michael Fumento

More Bang For the Yen?

Japan's financial reforms are more cosmetic than real.

Michael Oakes

Reasonable Doubts: Tripp Wire

How informers ended up behind every office potted plant.

Walter Olson

Selected Skirmishes: Tabloid Trash

Bill Clinton's mounting problems

Thomas W. Hazlett

Citings

Balance Sheet

Rick Henderson

Post No Bills

Civil Liberties

Deadbeat Deadlines

Quotes

Reason Staff

Road Hogs?

Donald Shoup

Dining Fine

Civil Liberties

Stern Measures

Brickbats

Charles Oliver

Data: The Price of Controls

Science & Technology

Sun's Spot?

Brian Taylor

Just (Don't) Do It

Mike Lynch

Gun Shy

Soundbite: Perils of Pot

The Truth About Youth

Hell No, We Won't Govern