May 2005

Demolishing Sports Welfare

Two court cases could mean the end of publicly funded stadiums.

Daniel McGraw

Barbie's Taiwanese Homecoming

A plastic, fantastic tale of globalization.

Holiday Dmitri

Culture & Reviews

Thomas Szasz Takes on His Critics

Is mental illness an insane idea?

Economics

Locker-Room Liberty

Athletes who helped shape our times and the economic freedom that enabled them.

Culture

The Global Warming Code

Michael Crichton tells the truth.

Ronald Bailey

Culture

The Magical Father of American Rocketry

Jack Parsons, burning out his fuel up there alone.

Brian Doherty

Editor's Note

Editor's Note: Good Sports—and Bad

Nick Gillespie

Columns

Rant: Straight-Talkin' Prudes

The silver linings in the Senate Republicans' censorious agenda.

Nick Gillespie

Free at Last

New newspapers are springing up everywhere, despite the government's help.

The President's Philosopher

The holes in Natan Sharansky's democratic manifesto.

Cathy Young

Citings

Aborting Plan B

Caving on contraception.

Ronald Bailey

Injustice is Blind

Federal sentencing in flux.

Civil Liberties

Bad Host

Cutting off Iranian dissidents.

Rickshaw Rights

The World Bank vs. entrepreneurs

Kerry Howley

Civil Liberties

Inciting Censorship

Brits vs. blasphemy

Charles Paul Freund

Hospital Hazing

Death by licensing.

Jesse Walker

Broadband Battle

What's in a name?

Julian Sanchez

Advertising Dissent

Drug warriors back down.

Pyro Power

No more rockets' red glare?

Brian Doherty

Balance Sheet

Jeff Taylor

Soundbite

Private Meets Public

Kerry Howley

25 Years Ago in Reason

Civil Liberties

Data

Life After Roe

Julian Sanchez

Letters

Letters

Contributors

Artifact

Artifact: Rotten Tomato Rules

Quotes

Quote and Source