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  Issues of 1986 = 11 Issues, 192 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1986 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Up Front by Marty Zupan, pp. 6-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-10
    3. Editorial by Robert W. Poole, Jr., pp. 11-13
    4. Trends by Robert W. Poole, Jr and Walter Karp, pp. 14-21
    5. Buying Out of Socialism by Madsen Pirie, pp. 22-27
    6. If the Founding Fathers were Alive Today... by David T. Hardy, pp. 28-32
    7. Brother, Can You Spare a Sack of Money? by Julio Cole, pp. 33-35
    8. Know Thy Worth by David Brooks, pp. 36-39
    9. Go for the Gray by Warren Salomon, pp. 40-41
    10. Spotlight by John Dentinger, pp. 42-43
    11. Life & Liberty by Tibor R. Machan, pp. 44-45
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      The Book Case by Karl Hess, pp. 46-47 - 2 Reviews
      1. Fire from the Mountain by Omar Cabezas
      2. Campesino by Igancio Bizarro Ujpan and James D. Sexton
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      Is Illiteracy an Establishment Conspiracy? by David Brudnoy, pp. 48-51 - 1 Review
      1. Illiterate America by Jonathan Kozol
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      Making People Equal: Paradoxes Aplenty by John Hospers, pp. 52-55 - 1 Review
      1. Blacks and Social Justice by Bernard R. Boxill
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      2 Reviews The First Dance of Freedom, by Martin Meredith by Lynn Scarlett, pp. 56-57 - 2 Reviews
      1. The First Dance of Freedom by Martin Meredith
      2. The Emergence of Black Capitalism by John Iliffe
    16. If We're Serious About Weapons Waste... by Dina Rasor, pp. 58-60
    17. Cover illustration by Myron Grossman
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    February 1986 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. The Long and Winding Road by Douglas B. Rasmussen, pp. 4-5
    2. Letters, pp. 6-9
    3. Who Should Sacrifice? by Robert W. Poole, Jr and Marty Zupan, pp. 10-13
    4. Have Spaceship Will Travel by Antonio Martino and Robert W. Poole, Jr., pp. 14-21
    5. Eldridge Cleaver by Bill Kauffman and Lynn Scarlett, pp. 22-28
    6. Hornswoggled! by Marvin N. Olasky, pp. 29-33
    7. Foreign Exotica by Thomas O. Melia, pp. 34-35
    8. Japan's Secret by Katsuro Sakoh, pp. 36-40
    9. Investments by Mark Skousen, p. 41
    10. Zoning Revolutionary by John Dentinger, pp. 42-43
    11. Communist Comedy by Christopher McDaniel, pp. 44-47
    12. [+]
      Getting Transit on the Right Track by Peter Samuel, pp. 48-49 - 1 Review
      1. Urban Transit by Charles A. Lave
    13. [+]
      Foot-Shooting Policy Prescriptions by Benjamin Zycher, pp. 50-53 - 1 Review
      1. The Policy Game by Peter Navarro
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      Breathes There an Educated Capitalist? by John Nelson, pp. 54-57 - 1 Review
      1. Schooling and Work in the Democratic State by Martin Carnoy and Henry M. Levin
    15. Viewpoint by Jeff Riggenbach, pp. 58-60
    16. Cover photograph by George T. Kruse
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    March 1986 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Up Front by Joseph P. Martino, pp. 6-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-11
    3. Editorial by Robert W. Poole, Jr., pp. 12-17
    4. Trends, pp. 18-19
    5. Global Trends, pp. 20-22
    6. A Yanqui in Managua, pp. 23-30
    7. All Revved Up and No Place to Go by Ken Livingston, pp. 31-33
    8. Gatsha Buthelezi, pp. 34-39
    9. Money Talks with the Stock Cops by Craig Michael Collins, pp. 40-44
    10. When the IRS Comes Knocking by Warren M. Salomon, p. 45
    11. Spotlight by John Dentinger, pp. 46-47
    12. Life & Liberty by Bill Kauffman, pp. 48-49
    13. [+]
      The Book Case by Robert Nisbet, pp. 50-51 - 1 Review
      1. At the Dawn of Tyranny by Eli Sagan
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      The Maternal State and Justice as Dessert by Randall R. Dipert, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review
      1. Equality and Liberty by Kai Nielsen
    15. [+]
      Old-Fashioned Optimism by John Ahrens, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
      1. Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
    16. [+]
      Review How to Make Nuclear Weapons Obsolete, by Rober... by Robert W. Poole, Jr., p. 56 - 1 Review
      1. How to Make Nuclear Weapons Obsolete by Robert Jastrow
    17. [+]
      Review Elegy for a Soprano, by Kay Nolte Smith by Kelly Ross, pp. 56-57 - 1 Review
      1. Elegy for a Soprano by Kay Nolte Smith
    18. Viewpoint by Scott Hodge, pp. 58-60
    19. Cover photograph by Davis Keeler
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    April 1986 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Up Front, pp. 6-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-13
    3. Editorial by Marty Zupan, p. 14
    4. Tax and Spend: Lowering the Boom? by Robert W. Poole, Jr, pp. 14-17
    5. Slots Happening in Major Airports by Marty Zupan and Robert W. Poole, Jr, pp. 18-25
    6. Reagan's Smutstompers by Martin Morse Wooster and J. Edgar Hoover, pp. 26-33
    7. God and Woman at Yale by Lucy Braun, pp. 34-36
    8. The Great Twentieth-Century Foreign-Aid Hoax by Tyler Cowen, pp. 37-41
    9. Investments by Mark Skousen, p. 42
    10. Rising Star in the Legal Firmament by John Dentinger, p. 43
    11. Life & Liberty by Douglas Borton, pp. 44-47
    12. [+]
      The Book Case by Loren Lomasky, pp. 48-49 - 1 Review
      1. Habits of the Heart by Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, and William M. Sullivan, ...
    13. [+]
      Another Round in the Gold Debate by Murray N. Rothbard, pp. 50-51 - 1 Review
      1. Money and Freedom by Hans F. Sennholz
    14. [+]
      The New Campus Revolution by John H. Fund, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review
      1. Poisoned Ivy by Benjamin Hart
    15. [+]
      Minor Insight from a Major Figure by William Havender, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
      1. The Limits of Science by Peter B. Medawar
    16. [+]
      Americans' Love-Hate Affair with Capitalism by Stuart Lilie, pp. 56-57 - 1 Review
      1. The American Ethos by Herbert McClosky and John Zaller
    17. Viewpoint, pp. 58-60
    18. Cover illustration by David Necker
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    May 1986 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. --- by Marty Zupan, pp. 6-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-11
    3. Real Conservatives Don't Start Wars by Bill Kauffman, pp. 12-13
    4. Trends, pp. 14-15
    5. Global Trends, pp. 16-19
    6. JFK's Baby at 25: Alive and Bumbling by James Bovard, pp. 20-28
    7. Publish--Or Else by Michael McMenamin, pp. 29-33
    8. Family Abuse by Allan C. Carlson, pp. 34-41
    9. Taxing and Trivial Pursuits by Warren M. Salomon, p. 42
    10. Spotlight by Toshio Murata, p. 43
    11. Life & Liberty by David M. Brown, p. 44
    12. Muppie Muscles by David Brudnoy, pp. 44-47
    13. [+]
      The Book Case by David M. Stewart, pp. 48-49 - 1 Review
      1. Re-Inventing the Corporation by John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene
    14. [+]
      From Heredity to the Collectivity by John McCarthy, pp. 50-53 - 1 Review
      1. Not in Our Genes by Richard Lewontin, Steven Rose, and Leon J. Kamin, ...
    15. [+]
      What's Wrong with Quotas' Critics? by Ken Masugi, pp. 54-57 - 1 Review
      1. Out of Order by Nicholas Capaldi
    16. Ward Cleaver Takes On the Budget by Les Blaser, pp. 58-60
    17. Cover illustration by Gwyn Stramler
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    June 1986 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Getting the Word Out by Benjamin Zycher, pp. 6-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-11
    3. For Safer Skies, Privatize by Robert W. Poole, Jr, pp. 12-15
    4. Trends, pp. 16-20
    5. Making Republicanism Cool by Bill Kauffman, pp. 21-26
    6. Budget Talk with Tom and Ralph by Bill Kauffman, pp. 27-29
    7. Bias on the Bench by Elliot Rothenberg, pp. 30-33
    8. Interview with Christie Hefner by Christie Hefner, pp. 34-41
    9. Investments by Mark Skousen, p. 42
    10. Tom Paine Meets the Walkman by John Dentinger, p. 43
    11. Life & Liberty by Craig M. Collins, pp. 44-47
    12. [+]
      The Book Case by John Doherty, pp. 48-49 - 1 Review
      1. Blind Trust by John J. Nance
    13. [+]
      The Progressive Transformation of Democracy by Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr., pp. 50-53 - 1 Review
      1. The Workshop of Democracy by James MacGregor Burns
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      A Woman's Place Is...? by Elizabeth Whelan, pp. 54-57 - 1 Review
      1. A Mother's Work by Deborah Fallows
    15. Viewpoint by Joseph P. Martino, pp. 58-60
    16. Cover illustration by Fred Warter
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    July 1986 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Upfront by Dina Rasor, pp. 6-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-13
    3. Editorials, pp. 14-17
    4. Trends by Eric Marti and Marty Zupan, pp. 18-23
    5. Welcome to the Domino that Didn't Fall by Maurice M. Tanner, pp. 24-31
    6. Meet Laird Wilcox by Andy Cline, pp. 32-37
    7. How the West Is Watered by Vincent Carroll, pp. 38-40
    8. Inside the Mind of a Big-Time Spender by James L. Payne, pp. 41-44
    9. Taxes by Warren M. Salomon, p. 45
    10. Spotlight by John H. Fund, pp. 46-47
    11. Hey Greta, Why so Morose? by Tibor R. Machan, pp. 48-49
    12. [+]
      The Book Case by Bill Kauffman, pp. 50-51 - 1 Review
      1. Right Reason by William F. Buckley, Jr. and Richard Brookhiser, ...
    13. [+]
      Words for the Tax-Resister Wise by Timothy Condon, p. 52 - 1 Review
      1. How to Defend Yourself Against the IRS by Sandor Frankel and Robert S. Fink
    14. [+]
      From Country Preacher to Populist Politician by Richard Benjamin Boddie, pp. 53-54 - 1 Review
      1. Jesse Jackson and the Politics of Race by Thomas H. Landess and Richard M. Quinn
    15. [+]
      Looking in on Our Spies by Jonathan Marshall, p. 55 - 1 Review
      1. A World of Secrets by Walter Laqueur
    16. [+]
      Review A Country Such As This, by James H. Webb by Kelly Ross, pp. 56-57 - 1 Review
      1. A Country Such As This by James H. Webb
    17. Viewpoint by Benjamin Zycher, pp. 58-60
    18. Cover photograph by Bill Boyd
  8. [+]
    Aug/Sept 1986 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Upfront by Stephen Barone, pp. 6-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-11
    3. Editorials, pp. 12-13
    4. Brickbats by Robert W. Poole, Jr and Eric Marti, pp. 14-15
    5. Trends by Mark Edward Crane, pp. 16-19
    6. Reason Interview by Julio Cole and Robert W. Poole, Jr, pp. 20-25
    7. An ESOP Fable, pp. 26-27
    8. Green Mountain Blues by Robert K. Rauth, Jr, pp. 28-36
    9. Annual Financial Section From Now to '90 by Jim McIntosh and Calvin Coolidge, pp. 37-53
    10. Investments by Mark Skousen, pp. 54-55
    11. Spotlight by John Dentinger, pp. 56-57
    12. Life & Liberty by Stephan L. Burton, pp. 58-64
    13. [+]
      The Book Case by William Niskanen, pp. 65-66 - 1 Review
      1. The Triumph of Politics by David A. Stockman
    14. [+]
      Ayn Rand: The Story of a Complex Life by Stephen Cox, pp. 67-71 - 1 Review
      1. The Passion of Ayn Rand by Barbara Branden
    15. [+]
      Women: What Is Just? by Loren Lomasky, pp. 72-77 - 1 Review
      1. Gender justice by David L. Kirp
    16. [+]
      The Inside Story of Military Mismanagement by Jonathan Kwitny, pp. 78-81 - 1 Review
      1. The Pentagon Underground by Dina Rasor
    17. Viewpoint by Michael S. Christian, pp. 82-84
    18. Cover photograph by Larry Dodge
  9. [+]
    October 1986 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Upfront by Eric Marti, pp. 6-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-11
    3. Editorials by Robert W. Poole, Jr, p. 12
    4. A Textbook Case of Coercion by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 13-15
    5. Trends, pp. 16-21
    6. Berkeley's Radical Slumlords by Jeff Riggenbach, pp. 22-29
    7. Home Sweet School by Michael Kolesnik, pp. 30-32
    8. Mr Marrou Goes to Juneau by Bill Kauffman, pp. 33-37
    9. Duty, Honor, Country -- But No Draft by Greg Todd and David Tillinghast, pp. 38-43
    10. Taxes by Warren M. Salomon, pp. 44-45
    11. Spotlight by John Dentinger, p. 46
    12. Life & Liberty by Edward Cline, pp. 47-51
    13. [+]
      The Book Case by Walter Williams, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review
      1. Family and Nation by Daniel Patrick Moynihan
    14. [+]
      Dystopia, Feminist-Fundamentalist Style by Martha Bayles, p. 54 - 1 Review
      1. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
    15. [+]
      Taking Issue with the State by David D. Friedman, pp. 55-56 - 1 Review
      1. Takings by Richard A. Epstein
    16. [+]
      Review Rankin, by John Osier by Lynn Scarlett, p. 57 - 1 Review
      1. Rankin by John Osier
    17. Not Appeal" by Henry Mark Holzer, pp. 58-60
    18. Cover illustration by Gwyn Stramler
  10. [+]
    November 1986 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Upfront by Bill Kauffman, pp. 6-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-9
    3. Editorials by Robert W. Poole, Jr., p. 10
    4. Tempted to Aid? Just Say No by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 10-11
    5. Brickbats, pp. 12-13
    6. Trends, pp. 14-23
    7. No More Rich Bully by Melvyn Krauss, pp. 24-31
    8. Uncle Sam Wants Your VCR... by George Gilder, pp. 32-40
    9. The French Revolution of 1986 by Mark Frazier, pp. 41-45
    10. Investments by Mark Skousen, p. 46
    11. Spotlight by John Dentinger, p. 47
    12. Life & Liberty by Stephen G. Barone, pp. 48-50
    13. [+]
      The Book Case by Karl Hess, pp. 51-52 - 1 Review
      1. The Political Life of Children by Robert Coles
    14. [+]
      How to Spend a Trillion and Be Frustrated by Bill Kauffman, p. 53 - 1 Review
      1. Running in Place: Inside the Senate by James A. Miller
    15. [+]
      Individualist Feminism Under Fire by Joan Kennedy Taylor, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
      1. A Lesser Life by Sylvia Ann Hewlett
    16. [+]
      Review The Undying Flame, by Ellen Garwood by Robert W. Poole, Jr., pp. 56-57 - 1 Review
      1. The Undying Flame by Ellen Garwood
    17. Viewpoint by Jeff Riggenbach, pp. 58-60
    18. Cover illustration by David Tillinghast
  11. [+]
    December 1986 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Upfront by Michael S. Christian, pp. 6-7
    2. Letters, pp. 8-11
    3. Editorials, pp. 12-15
    4. Trends by Bill Kauffman, pp. 16-21
    5. Inside the DEA, pp. 22-31
    6. Socialism by Dale Gieringer, pp. 32-36
    7. Wipe Out! by Robert Hessen, pp. 37-39
    8. What to Save When the Book Burners Come by Lynn Scarlett, R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr, and Poul Anderson, ..., pp. 40-45
    9. [+]
      Neocons Vs. Eurowimps by Christopher Layne, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review
      1. How NATO Weakens the West by Melvyn B. Krauss
    10. [+]
      It's No Sin to Like Vonnegut by Jeff Riggenbach, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review
      1. Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut
    11. Private Keynes" by Elizabeth Johnson, p. 51
    12. [+]
      And Other Conundrums Of Modern Physics" by Gregory Benford, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review
      1. The Second Creation by Robert P. Crease and Charles C. Mann
    13. [+]
      Through the Jungle of Vietnam Books by Leonard Liggio, pp. 54-61 - 3 Reviews
      1. President Roosevelt and the Coming of the War, 1941 by Charles A. Beard
      2. Back Door to War by Charles Callan Tansill
      3. Why Vietnam? by Archimedes L.A. Patti
    14. Taxes by Warren M. Salomon, pp. 62-63
    15. Spotlight by John Dentinger, pp. 64-65
    16. Viewpoint by Douglas B. Rasmussen, pp. 66-68
    17. Cover illustration by Fred Warter
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  Issues of 2005 = 4 Issues, 66 Articles