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January 1986

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Buying Out of Socialism

The Thatcher administration has found a sure-fire way to reduce big government—sell it to the people.

Madsen Pirie

Features

If the Founding Fathers Were Alive Today…

Jefferson, Madison, and Washington gave us our freedom and independence. Our supercomputer brings them back to life-but they don't like what they see.

David Hardy

Brother, Can you Spare a Sack of Money?

Ever pay 50,000 pesos for a candy bar? Bolivians did.

Julio Cole

Know Thy Worth

Wife left you? Boss fired you? Don't worry—some bureaucrat thinks you're worth a million bucks.

David Brooks

Books

The Drumbeat of Revolutionary Power

Karl Hess

Is Illiteracy an Establishment Conspiracy?

David Brudnoy

Making People Equal: Paradoxes Aplenty

John Hospers

Brief Reviews

Lynn Scarlett

Editorials

An American Alternative To Sanctions

Robert Poole

Columns

Up Front: We Read You, REASON Readers

Marty Zupan

Taxes: Go for the Gray

Warren Salomon

Spotlight: Epicurean Entrepreneur

John Dentinger

Life & Liberty: Assault on the Passions

Tibor Machan

Viewpoint: If We're Serious About Weapons Waste…

Dina Rasor

Citings

Trends

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

Letters

Letters

Reason Staff

Brickbats

Brickbats

Mark Edward Crane

58 YEARS OF REASON

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