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Making Republicanism Cool

The GOP is sporting a new look to attract younger voters. It's nice wrapping, but what's inside the package?

Bill Kauffman

Features

Budget Talk with Tom and Ralph

Jefferson and Emerson could teach us a lot about balancing the books.

James Davidson

Bias on the Bench

Justice is supposed to be blind. But judges are winking at criminals with trendy politics.

Elliot Rothenberg

Interview

REASON Interview: Christie Hefner

The woman of Playboy talks to REASON about porn, feminism, politics, and bunny costumes

Fern Chapman

Books

Crashing for Dollars?

John Doherty

The Progressive Transformation of Democracy

Arthur Ekirch

A Woman's Place Is…?

Elizabeth M. Whelan

Editorials

For Safer Skies, Privatize

Robert Poole

Columns

Up Front: Getting the Word Out

Eric Marti

Investments: Has Reagan Pulled It Off?

Mark Skousen

Spotlight: Tom Paine Meets the Walkman

John Dentinger

Life & Liberty: The Spy Who Found Honor

Craig Collins

Viewpoint: Scuttle the Shuttle

Joseph P. Martino

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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