Reason.com - Free Minds and Free Markets
Reason logo Reason logo
  • Latest
  • Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Subscribe
    • Crossword
  • Video
  • Podcasts
    • All Shows
    • The Reason Roundtable
    • The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
    • The Soho Forum Debates
    • Just Asking Questions
    • The Best of Reason Magazine
    • Why We Can't Have Nice Things
  • Volokh
  • Newsletters
  • Donate
    • Donate Online
    • Donate Crypto
    • Ways To Give To Reason Foundation
    • Torchbearer Society
    • Planned Giving
  • Subscribe
    • Reason Plus Subscription
    • Print Subscription
    • Gift Subscriptions
    • Subscriber Support

Login Form

Create new account
Forgot password

August 1980

Reason magazine, August 1980 cover image
  • Subscribe to Reason Plus to access the digital edition and PDF download

Who Caused Three Mile Island?

After five major investigations, the real reason for the Three Mile Island accident has remained a mystery. REASON's reporter has found the missing link.

Adam Reed

Features

Naderizing the Giant Corporation

A close-up look at the people and ideas behind the push for corporate democracy.

Donald Feder

The Registration Placebo

America's real defense needs will not be met by draft registration.

Kevin Hopkins and Doug Bandow

How Do You Know Your Doctor's Not a Quack?

Present medical licensing is a sham. A doctor points the way to better protection for medical consumers.

Dallas Cooley

Psychology/Psychiatry

Conning Journalists for Psychiatric Profit

Every day, journalists who think they're being objective are parroting others' value judgments.

Sheldon Richman

Culture & Reviews

Movies

John Hospers

Fade to Incoherency: A Case Study in Epistemology

Edward Cline

Throwing a Sop to the Kremlin

Tibor Machan

Books

Across-the-Board Tax Cuts—But Not Freedom

Doug Bandow

Living Longer

Durk Pearson

Decentralization

What's This New Age Stuff?

John McClaughry

The Spy Who…

J. Lee

Editorials

Insuring Nuclear Safety

Robert Poole

Columns

Editor's Notes

Robert Poole

Viewpoint: Saving Energy

Alan Reynolds

Money: The Death of Hard Money?

Steven Beckner

Spotlight: Founding Father

Patrick Cox

Citings

Trends

Robert Poole and Christine Dorffi

Letters

Letters

Reason Staff

Brickbats

Brickbats

Thomas W. Hazlett

57 YEARS OF REASON

Magazine Archives
  • About
  • Browse Topics
  • Events
  • Staff
  • Jobs
  • Donate
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Media
  • Shop
  • Amazon
Reason Facebook@reason on XReason InstagramReason TikTokReason YoutubeApple PodcastsReason on FlipboardReason RSS

© 2025 Reason Foundation | Accessibility | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Take Reason's short survey for a chance to win $300
Take Reason's short survey for a chance to win $300
Take Reason's short survey for a chance to win $300