Populism for Power
Cleveland's Dennis Kucinich is supposed to be a "new Urban populist"—but he's really after power to Kucinich, not "power to the people."
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The Great Money Hoodwink, II
The further education of President Jimmy Gunn in the mysteries of money and banking.
Islands of Freedom: An Alternative for New Countries
When independence comes to the New Hebrides in 1980, it may provide a rare opportunity to give liberty and private property another chance.
Can't Read, Can't Write, Can't Calculate…But Oh, Can We Relate
How the new education has subverted learning
Denationalizing the Mails
Electronics and entrepreneurs challenge the archaic postal monopoly.
Alienation: Was Marx Right?
Marx's view of workers encounters problems in the real world
Does God Have a Ph.D.?
A college degree is not everyone's destiny, but there are other ways to become well-educated.
Victims of Benevolent Aggression
The author of Looking Out for #1 takes a fresh look at victimless crimes.
Shrinking Government
The tax revolt and the computer revolution will transform government. People will soon be able to choose what "public services" they want-as consumers rather than voters.
Liberty on the Horizon
A survey turns up some surprising data about who would like a libertarian government.
San Francisco's Hired Guns
These police have to satisfy their customers-or go out of business.San Francisco's experience shows the advantage of private policing.
Information Liberation
Incredible advances in computer and communications technology will open up new dimensions for personal freedom.
The Moon Race Cover-Up
Ten years ago Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Did the US really beat the Soviets, or was the moon race just a NASA hype?
The Cost of Conscription
Besides being immoral, forcing people into military or national service is not cost-effective.
Pleading Jim Jones' Case
Before the Jonestown massacre, politicians and reporters covered up Jones' brutality; afterward, they covered up his socialism.
Man vs. State
A fatal showdown with compulsory schooling
Who Will Speak for Capitalism?
It's time for business leaders to stop compromising and rise to the defense of the free market.
The Neglected Problem of Unattachment
People are without partners in growing numbers. The obvious fix? Government matchmaking.
Anticommunist? Yes. Cold Warrior? No.
Look again at the foreign policy of Robert A. Taft, and you'll find a deep respect for American liberties.
Cashing in on Currencies
The guru of gold tells how to spot hard and soft currencies-and what to do with them.
Diamonds
The portable tax haven
Dollars and Deficits
Deficit spending and inflation are out of control…but there might be hope for the dollar.
Winning at Commodities
If you have the capital and the constitution, here's a guide to commodity systems and advisors.
Money Really Matters
Prices have been increasing faster than the money supply-but a closer look at the data proves that Milton Friedman was right all along.
Protect Your Cache
The hows and whys of achieving financial privacy.
What Stops Inflation?
Not WIN buttons and not wage/price controls. But history does show ways to do it.
Shooting Down the Conspiracy Theory
The House Assassinations Committee and the Warren Commission are both wrong. There is no need to invoke a conspiracy to explain what happened in Dealey Plaza. A historian—and eyewitness—recreates the events of November 22, 1963.
Environmental Activists Capture Washington
Environmental zealots have lost the battle at the polls-but are winning the war as governmental bureaucrats.
Surviving the Blackboard Jungle
Classrooms have become a battleground, and teachers' only weapon is to go on strike-inside the classroom.
Boom Times in Casuistry 101
Or why future government officials might be found boning up on sophistic ethics
Right to Work
What is it? Who has it?
No More Doomsday
"Limits to growth" is a myth-but there are still plenty of good reasons for going into space.
Free Space!
If there's one thing to be learned from the history of technology, it's that government support entails hidden perils. We can-and should-develop space without government "help."
Gateway to Space
An international space freeport is the goal of a promising partnership between entrepreneurs and the Third World.
The Paradox of Voting
Amidst all the other problems of collective decisionmaking, the voting process itself permits logical inconsistencies
Why the Schools Went Public
In the early 1800s, private schools were thriving. Then a small group of wealthy intellectuals decided education must be socialized. And in 40 years they had largely accomplished their goal. Here-for the first time-is the story of their campaign.
The Wisdom of Disaster
Maybe they do know what they're doing in Washington...
Regulation of the Truckers, by the Truckers, for the Truckers
ICC regulation benefits the trucking industry, but every dollar gained by the industry costs consumers thirty.
The Rise and Fall of the Loco-Focos
An anti-monopoly, hard-money movement enjoyed a brief moment of glory in the 1830s.
They Don't Make 'em Like They Use To
The discriminating viewer's guide to romantic films
The Great 1979 Social Security Heist
Taxes hikes 31%. Benefits slashed 20%. Happy New Year.
Unchain the Electronic Media!
A well-known broadcast journalist charges the Federal Communications Commission with subverting the First Amendment.
