Bipartisan Baloney
An industrial policy will mean wise regulation by independent experts? History tells otherwise.
Features
Cloaking the State's Dagger
The history of political thought is a history of one euphemism after another to disguise the naked power of the state.
Fighting the Soviet Imperialists: The Mujaheddin in Afghanistan
Poorly armed but highly courageous, Afghanistan's "holy warriors" have refused to bow before the awesome military might of the Soviet Union.
Two Hands, One Mouth
Can we afford to let in more immigrants? Can we afford not to?
The 59¢ Fallacy
The earnings gap between men and women can't be pinned on discrimination.
Abracadabra Prosperity
Advocates of an industrial policy are curiously like primitive Melanesians, who thought that the magic of ritual could bring them wealth.
A New Route for Mass Transit
Chicago entrepreneurs are showing that mass transit doesn't have to be a government monopoly.
Dialyzing for Dollars
Kidney machines have become money machines under the government's kidney program-and taxpayers are not the only victims.
Reining in the Imperial Congress
Members of Congress couldn't wreak as much havoc if we limited them to one term.
What to Make of Margaret Thatcher?
In five years as Britain's prime minister, she's broken with forty years of British politics.
The Ups and Downs of the Flying Car
It's a car! It's a plane! It's both! And inventor Moult Taylor won't give up his vision.
Standing Guard Over Europe
American troops in Europe were never meant to be a part of NATO-but they've been there for 33 years.
Fighting the Soviet Imperialists: The Contras in Nicaragua
An inside look at Nicaragua's anti-Marxist rebels-who they are and why they are fighting.
Family Fever
Conservatives and liberals prescribe government ministrations for the ailing American family. But a thorough checkup yields a different diagnosis and a laissez-faire prescription.
Why Aren't You Worried about a Shortage of Whale Oil?
America's first oil crisis occurred long before the 1970s-and it was solved without the government stepping in.
Snuff and Jam Jars
Reflections on investing
Subscribing to Success
How to figure out financial newsletters
Profiting from Politics
Keeping an eye on Washington can mean money in your pockets.
How to Avoid Tarnished Dealers
There's a lot of gold and silver dealers in them there hills-but some of them play dirty.
Gimme Shelters
The ins and outs of tax shelters
Behind the Cancer Terror
Why are Americans gripped by fear over the least trace of chemicals suspected of causing cancer? An excerpt from The Apocalyptics: Politics, Science, and the Big Cancer Lie.*
Paper Crisis
We didn't really have an international debt crisis before, but Congress is doing its best to create one.
Battling the Budget Bulge—Gracefully
How can the federal budget be cut? Let us count the ways, says the Grace Commission.
Prohibition for the Younger Set?
Should the legal drinking age be 18 or 21? The debate goes on, but it ignores the fundamental issue.
An Education in Empire Building
How does a bureaucracy save itself from extinction? The Department of Education has a lesson plan.
Fighting the Soviet Imperialists: UNITA in Angola
"Out with the Cubans! Out with the Russians! Death to Marxism! Vive the independence of Angola!" A first-hand report on Angola's anti-Soviet guerrilla movement.
Does Doom Loom?
There's always been an abundance of resources. Is the party over?
Taking the Taxman to Task
A letter to a bureaucrat that we all might have wanted to write, one time or another.
American Capitalism at Sunset
Our elected representatives keep throwing monkey wrenches into America's engine of prosperity. An eminent economist proposes a radical fix.
The Self-Fulfilling Polity
If self-actualization is right for individuals, what is right for the state? An excerpt from a new book by the author of The Psychology of Self-Esteem
Wall Against War
Technology could be exploited to end the tragedy of war in the Middle East. A defense expert offers a radical new strategy for defending Israel's borders.
The Great Depression, So-Called
Could millions of businessmen have been "depressed" for 12 years?
Signal Victory for the First Amendment?
The latest broadcast technology promises to demolish the creaky rationale for TV and radio regulation.
Brewed Up Boycott
What the AFL-CIO doesn't tell you about Coors.
Taking Liberty
In spite of the Constitution, governments get away with taking property without just compensation. Only radical reform will protect citizens' rights.
The Little Island That Could
Guam could become a dynamic commercial center in the western Pacific-if Uncle Sam would get out of the way.
When the Rich Get Richer
An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of individuals
Tracking a Curious Fact
How US rails got their track together
Fighting Isolationism
What foreign policy is proper for a partly free society in an imperfect world?
Rolls Royces and Canned Carrots
True stories of the absurd consequences of government's meddling in business
Who Says Vouchers Wouldn't Work?
Vermont's been using them for years, but the debate goes on.
Buying Out of Social Security
Congress save Social Security? Don't bet on it. We need a different kind of solution.
Taking It on the Road
They've got their transportation deregulation act together in Arizona, but some carriers want to close down the show.
In Defense of the Corporate Coup
Why mergers make the market work better
Andropov's Orbiting Bombs
The Soviets' outer-space "peace" strategy
Hard Times for Hard Assets
Congress wants to cash in on collectibles-by taxing them at higher rates.
Forest Socialism
National forests are socialized forests, and corporate America wants to keep it that way.
They Built Their Own Highway…
and other tales of private land-use planning
