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December 1985

Reason magazine, December 1985 cover image
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Gun Control: White Man's Law

Gun control is really people control. And guess which people the power elite wants to control.

William Tonso

Features

Desperately Seeking Solutions

Soul-searching among the Dems has New Deal liberals pitted against "new ideas" pols, with some-dare we hope?-encouraging results.

Bill Kauffman

From Rovuma to Maputo: Mozambique's Guerrilla War

In the 1960s, the Mozambicans threw off Portuguese colonialism. Now, guerrillas are fighting to free their country from Soviet imperialism and an insane ruler.

Jack Wheeler

Books

Confessions of a Philistine

Charles Murray

Lose a Billion, Get a Check

Thomas W. Hazlett

Modesty Blaise: From Underworld Youth to Super Sleuth

Edward Cline

The Changing Faces of Poverty

Thomas Sowell

Entrepreneur-chic

Norman Macrae

Is Freedom a Fatal Flaw?

Eric Mack

Tinkers, Jailers, Soldiers, Skies

Michael Grossberg

Editorials

Protect Us from the Protectionists

Eric Marti

Columns

Viewpoint: Gloria Quixote on the Rampage

Benjamin Zycher

Investments: Fool's Gold

Mark Skousen

Spotlight: Hollywood Heretic

John Dentinger

Citings

Trends

Robert Poole, Lucy Braun, Bill Kauffman, and Eric Marti

Letters

Letters

Reason Staff

Brickbats

Brickbats

Mark Edward Crane

57 YEARS OF REASON

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