October 2017
Government Almost Killed the Cocktail
80 years after Prohibition, the Dark Ages of drinking are finally coming to an end.
Features
Whiplash and Backlash in the Republic of Cuba
Starvation won't turn Cubans into capitalists. Trade and tourism might.
Hemp Comes Home
Legal hemp has returned to Kentucky. Will the Feds step aside and let the industry flourish?
Interview
Interview: Kennedy
The TV host and one-name celeb talks about cherry vodka, teenage rebellion, Frank Zappa, free-range parenting, and life as Fox's token libertarian.
Topics
Trump Wants to Win at Trade. He's Missing the Point.
The ultimatum game, the double thank-you, and the politics of global commerce
Mississippi's Jump-Out Boys
The police punish people for living in a bad neighborhood.
When the Government Declared War on the First Amendment
It all started with President Woodrow Wilson.
Books
The Great James Buchanan Conspiracy
A controversial attack on a libertarian-leaning economist mangles the facts beyond recognition. But the book still has something to teach us.
Breaking Addicts in Order to Fix Them
How Synanon revolutionized drug treatment and poisoned the politics of prohibition.
George Washington's 'Founding War of Conquest'
The standing army, Native American opposition, and the high cost of territorial expansion
Reviews
