December 2001

The Decline and Fall of the First Global Economy

How nationalism, protectionism, and collectivism spawned a century of dictatorship and war.

Brink Lindsey

Post-Scarcity Prophet

Economist Paul Romer on growth, technological change, and an unlimited human future.

Ronald Bailey

Culture & Reviews

Revolutionary Book

Did the vernacular Bible create individual liberty?

Mark Goldblatt

2001 Nights

The end of the Orientalist critique

Charles Paul Freund

Free Your Radio

Three liberties we've lost to the FCC.

The New Cold War

American cultural identity after September 11

Nick Gillespie

Lobotomies, Socialist and Capitalist

A gossipy journey from left to right.

Pornocopia Deluxe

Behind the triumph of erotica

Nick Gillespie

Editor's Note

Editor's Note

Nick Gillespie

Columns

What Are We Marchin' For?

Anti-war protesters offer everything -- but an alternative.

Sam MacDonald

Liberty's Paradoxes

Must We Surrender Freedoms in Order to Remain Free?

Cathy Young

Drugs and Thugs

The U.S. Subsidy for Terrorists

Jacob Sullum

Ironic Engagement

The Hidden Agenda of the Anti-Ironists

Tim Cavanaugh

Citings

Desert Censorship

Artistic paradise lost?

Brian Doherty

Hole Tax

The people's right to golf

Mike Lynch

God-Worthy Pop

Iranian rock 'n' roll

Sara Rimensnyder

Spectrum Shortage?

Governing the ether

Ye Olde Jazz

Strike down the band

Brian Doherty

Nanny State

Follow That Car

Gas tax alternative

Jeremy Lott

Counter-Surveillance

Don't try this at home

Brian Doherty

Science & Technology

Dotty Idea

Web Playgrounds

Rhys Southan

Balance Sheet

Jeff Taylor

Soundbite

A Different Sort of Conservative Muslim

Sam MacDonald

Source

Data

Migration Math

Mike Lynch

Letters

Letters

Contributors

Contributors

Artifact

Artifact: Amateur Hour

Quotes

Quotes