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May 1981 Issue - 17 Articles- Editor's Notes
Robert Poole, Jr
, pp. 6-19 - AMTRAK: Congress's Toy Trains
Jeffrey Shedd
, pp. 20-28 Like papas at Christmas time, the members of Congress love to give their districts trai...
- Dog Days for the Small Entrepreneur
Peter Samuel
, p. 29 - How Good are the Arguments for Public Education?
Scott Palmer
, pp. 30-32 - Are Businesses Really Opposed to Big Government?
Russell Shannon
, pp. 33-34 - An Open Letter to President Reagan
Timothy Condon
, pp. 35-41 - Viewpoint
Alan Reynolds
, p. 42 Less is Really More
- Washington Watch
Robert James Lee
, p. 43 Capital Thinking
- Taxes
Timothy Condon
, p. 44 Delaying the Inevitable
- Health & Welfare
Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw
, p. 45 DMSO: Its Uses and Mode of Action
- Spotlight
Patrick Cox
, p. 46 Middle-American Maverick
Arts & Letters
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Movies (6 Reviews) John Hospers
, p. 47 Tess; Melvin and Howard; The Dogs of War; My Brilliant Career; The Big Red One; Tribute
- Tess (1979 Film) by Roman Polanski
- Melvin and Howard (1980 Film) by Jonathan Demme
- The Dogs of War (1981 Film) by John Irvin
- My Brilliant Career (1979 Film) by Gillian Armstrong
- The Big Red One (1980 Film) by Samuel Fuller
- Tribute (1980 Film) by Bob Clark
Books
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Flawed Manifesto (Review) Robert Poole, Jr
, pp. 48-49 Wealth and Poverty, by George Gilder
- Wealth and Poverty by George Gilder
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Allaying Social Insecurity (Review) Colin D. Campbell and Rosemary G. Campbell
, pp. 50-51 Social Security: The Inherent Contradiction, by Peter J. Ferrara
- Social Security: The Inherent Contradiction by Peter J. Ferrara
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Authoritarianism Begins at Home (Review) Sharon Presley
, p. 52 The Psychology of Freedom, by Peter R. Breggin
- The Psychology of Freedom by Peter R. Breggin
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How to Manage A Big Business (Review) Dennis Chase
, pp. 53-60 On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors, by John Z. De Lorean and J. Patrick Wright
- On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors by John Z. De Lorean and J. Patrick Wright
- Cover photo
Bill Boyd