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November 1989

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Bitter Harvest

Farmers pay a high price for government subsidies

Karl Zinsmeister

Features

A Hazardous Waste

What else can you call environmental regulations that prevent recycling, discourage cleanups, and stifle improvements in waste treatment?

James Bovard

The Door Slams Shut

Why we can't trust the INS with U.S. refugee policy.

Doug Bandow

Books

Rare Acts of Courage

Steven Mosher

Doing Battle with Shadows

Julius Lester

Elbow Room for Ordinary Folks

Donald J. Boudreaux

A Heap of Cynicism

Ed Regis

Brief Review

Martin Wooster

Editorials

Black and White Issues

Virginia Postrel

An Unwinnable War

Charles Oliver

On to Mars?

Jacob Sullum

Columns

Health Care: Beware of Bargains

Michael Walker

Rock: But Is It Opera?

T. Holland

Television: TV or Not TV

Alan Pell Crawford

The Lateral View: A Bloomin' Shame

David Brudnoy

Selected Skirmishes: Local Heroes

Thomas W. Hazlett

Citings

Balance Sheet

Virginia Postrel

Risking Choice

Jacob Sullum

Franks a Lot

Reason Staff

Speech Lessons

Charles Oliver

Healthy Alternative

Nicolas Hoffman

Burning Rubber

Jacob Sullum

Park Service Runs Entrepreneur Aground

Martin Wooster

Letters

Letters

Reason Staff

Brickbats

Brickbats

Mark Edward Crane

58 YEARS OF REASON

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