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May 1972

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The Public Interest—Fact or Fraud?

Tibor Machan

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Fable of a Fatty

With apologies to Jonathan Swift and his "A Tale of a Tub."

Gilbert Geis

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The Idea of a Libertarian Party

Michael Holmes

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Directory of Free-Market Economics

Rod Manis

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Wendy McElroy

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Barbara Carpenter

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