Barring Competition
The California Bar Association would like to see fewer lawyers-and that's supposed to help consumers?
Features
Who Gets to Destroy Alaska?
Overlooked in the struggle between business interests and environmentalists, Alaska's rugged individualists are fighting for survival.
Salvaging Our Cities
Instead of massive urban renewal programs, why not create pockets of prosperity by repealing taxes and regulations?
Radiation Fantasies
Antinuclear activists have sounded the alarm over low-level radiation. A distinguished physicist separates fact from fantasy.
The Tucson Tritium Trials
Forced into bankruptcy by Arizona bureaucrats, invaded by the National Guard, a small Tucson watch-dial factory fell victim to hysteria over radioactivity.
SALT-Free Defense
The SALT treaties commit the United States to "balance-of-terror" weaponry and help to perpetuate interventionism. It's time we re-oriented US policies toward true defense.
Slash Your Phone Bill
Entrepreneurs have stepped into the communications market, offering a service that can cut the cost of long-distance calls.
Private Voting
Instead of voting for politicians, NFIB members vote on issues. They're showing how to get things done, without shifting power to the State.
The Late, Great Center
After many years as the bête noir of the right, the left's leading think tank has fallen on hard times
Hutchins Himself
The "great man" who wanted to institutionalize the "Great Dialogue" is profiled by an erstwhile Center fellow
Peter the Hermit and All the King's Persons
A medieval tale wherein one famous crusader tangles with one familiar bureacuracy
Look What the Stork Brought to Phoenix!
Entrepreneurs are meeting the demand for safe home births.
Gasohol: The 10% Solution
Mixing alcohol and gasoline could help put the DOE out of business
Hell, No, We Won't Go (to the Energy War)
It's another immoral war, but where are all the freedom fighters this time?
Solar Myths and Solar Facts
Solar power is generating a lot of heat, but what the debate needs is a cool-headed look at where solar systems will pay off and where they won't.
Doctors as Instruments of Repression
In the USSR, physicians serve the State, not their patients.
American Inquisition: The FDA's Persecution of Wilhelm Reich
The government's power to pass judgement on scientific investigations creates a gaping loophole in the First Amendment
Another Side of Oscar Wilde
The world remembers him as a poet and playwright-but Oscar Wilde was also something of a libertarian reformer.
Who's Bankrolling the UFW?
A story of fraud and illegality involving Cesar Chavez's union and people in power
Who Should Pay for Nuclear Accidents?
With the Price-Anderson Act, we can't tell whether nuclear power is economically feasible.
The Conceits of the Keynesians
The Keynesian revolution turned careful economic thinking on its head, giving policymakers delusions of grandeur.
If You Liked Watergate, You'll Love Handgun Prohibition
Wire tapping, illegal entry, illegal search and seizure-without them, handgun control is impossible.
The Second Battle of the Redwoods
Conservationists urged expansion of Redwood National Park in order to protect the Tall Trees Grove. But the tall trees were a minor issue in a clash over public versus private ownership of natural resources.
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."
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.
