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May 2000

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Earth Day, Then and Now

The planet's future has never looked better. Here's why.

Ronald Bailey

Features

Culture

Goin' Down to South Park

How kids can learn from "vile trash."

Barry Fagin

Politics

Rendering Unto CESA

Clinton's contradictory encryption policy.

Mike Godwin

Politics

Fields of Glory

The absurdist anti-politics of W.C. Fields.

Paul Cantor

Culture & Reviews

Politics

Assault with Blunt History

Richard A. Epstein

Culture

Dangerous Distraction

Jason Sholl

Policy

Rebel Without Applause

Jacob Sullum

Politics

Uncontrollable Passion

Loren Lomasky

Editor's Note

Culture

"Boiler Room" Boilerplate

Does it matter that Hollywood always vilifies businessmen?

Nick Gillespie

Columns

Capital Letters: D.C. Valentines

Mike Lynch

Policy

Toll Calls

The long-distance guide to economic indicators.

Thomas W. Hazlett

Policy

Laboratory Rats

Virginia Postrel

Policy

Access Excess

Walter Olson

Citings

Politics

Police and Thieves

Jesse Walker

Science & Technology

Hacked Off

Jeff Taylor

Penal Code

Ryan Sager

Policy

Oahu Weed

Jacob Sullum

Policy

Diversity Math

Mike Lynch

Policy

City Beautification

Mariel Garza

Politics

Amtrak Accounting

Mike Lynch

Policy

Data: Powerful Credentials

Mike Lynch

Pizza Wars

Mariel Garza

Policy

The East Is Wired

Brian Doherty

Policy

Space Cruise

Mariel Garza

Culture

Soundbite: Music Man

Jesse Walker

Balance Sheet

Jeff Taylor

25 Years Ago

Reason Staff

Letters

Letters

Reason Staff

Artifact

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Civil Liberties

Artifact: Liberty Undone

Virginia Postrel

Brickbats

Brickbats

Charles Oliver

57 YEARS OF REASON

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