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  Issues of 1996 = 11 Issues, 182 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1996 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-5
    2. Party On, America by Brian Doherty, pp. 6-19
    3. What the Doctor Orders by Jacob Sullum, pp. 20-27
    4. Gay Rites by David Link and Evan Wolfson, pp. 28-33
    5. Complex Questions by William Tucker, pp. 34-39
    6. Hearing Impairment by Carolyn Lochhead, pp. 40-42
    7. Alt.Fans by Gregory Benford, pp. 43-45
    8. Class Consciousness by Rick Henderson, pp. 46-49
    9. Niche Players by Charles Oliver, pp. 50-51
    10. [+]
      Locke Mess by Loren E. Lomasky, pp. 52-55 - 1 Review
      1. Passions and Constraint by Stephen Holmes
    11. [+]
      Return to Normalcy by Walter Olson, pp. 56-58 - 1 Review
      1. Virtually Normal by Andrew Sullivan
    12. [+]
      Man vs. Machine by Joel Mokyr, pp. 59-61 - 1 Review
      1. Rebels Against the Future by Kirkpatrick Sale
    13. [+]
      Whither Welfare? by Martin Morse Wooster, pp. 62-65 - 1 Review
      1. Social Policy in the United States by Theda Skocpol
    14. 'Hood Winks by Thomas W. Hazlett, p. 66
    15. Cover illustration by Chip Bok
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    February 1996 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-6
    2. Sacking Markets by Nick Gillespie, pp. 7-19
    3. Big Mistake by Brink Lindsey, pp. 20-29
    4. The 7.63% Solution by Tama Starr, pp. 30-35
    5. View Masters by Nick Gillespie, pp. 36-41
    6. Tobacco Row by Michael McMenamin, pp. 42-44
    7. Child's Play by Carolyn Lochhead, pp. 45-47
    8. Private Life by Eric J. Lyman, pp. 48-49
    9. Young & Arrestless by T. Markus Funk, pp. 50-53
    10. [+]
      End Games by John Hood, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
      1. The End of Racism by Dinesh D'Souza
    11. [+]
      Losing Argument by James K. Glassman, pp. 56-58 - 1 Review
      1. The Winner-Take-All Society by Robert H. Frank and Philip J. Cook
    12. [+]
      Who Ordered That? by Steven Postrel, pp. 59-61 - 1 Review
      1. At Home in the Universe by Stuart A. Kauffman
    13. [+]
      Reaching for Roots by James G. Lennox, pp. 62-65 - 1 Review
      1. Ayn Rand: The Russian Radical by Chris Matthew Sciabarra
    14. Corporate Rakeovers by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 66-68
    15. Cover illustration by Nikolai Punin
  3. [+]
    March 1996 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-6
    2. Drug Charge by Jacob Sullum, pp. 7-19
    3. That 'Can't Do' Spirit by Susan Lee, pp. 20-26
    4. Retirement Plans by Rick Henderson, pp. 27-31
    5. Second Reading by Daniel D. Polsby, pp. 32-36
    6. Changing Channels by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 37-43
    7. Disclosure Flaw by Brian Doherty, pp. 44-45
    8. [+]
      Burning Questions by Jacob Sullum, pp. 46-49 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Ashes of Waco by Dick J. Reavis
      2. Armageddon in Waco by Stuart A. Wright
      3. Why Waco? by James D. Tabor and Eugene V. Gallagher
    9. [+]
      The Forgotten Founder by Steven Hayward, pp. 50-53 - 1 Review
      1. Founding Father by Richard Brookhiser
    10. [+]
      American Scream by Nick Gillespie, pp. 54-57 - 1 Review
      1. Miss America by Howard Stern
    11. Energy Crisis? by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 58-60
    12. Cover illustration by Art Matson
  4. [+]
    April 1996 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-7
    2. Duty Free by Brian Doherty, p. 8
    3. Statist Quo by Rick Henderson, pp. 9-27
    4. New World War by David G. Post, pp. 28-33
    5. Biting the Invisible Hand by William McGurn, pp. 34-38
    6. All the President's Fault by Michael McMenamin and James Oliphant, pp. 39-43
    7. Elder Statesman by Nick Gillespie and Steve Kurtz, pp. 44-51
    8. Tangled Web by John J. Pitney, Jr, pp. 52-53
    9. Club Medicine by Jim Christie, pp. 54-57
    10. Getting Wetter? by Stanton Peele, pp. 58-61
    11. [+]
      America by the Books by Rick Henderson, pp. 62-63 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Almanac of American Politics by Michael Barone
      2. Politics in America 1996 by Philip D. Duncan and Christine C. Lawrence
    12. [+]
      It Takes a Bureaucracy by Gwen J. Broude, pp. 64-66 - 1 Review
      1. It Takes a Village by Hillary Clinton
    13. [+]
      Disagreeable Truths by Nick Gillespie, pp. 67-70 - 1 Review
      1. Telling the Truth by Lynne Cheney
    14. [+]
      With Good Intentions by Susan Lee, pp. 71-73 - 1 Review
      1. The Good Life and Its Discontents by Robert J. Samuelson
    15. Artistic License to Kill by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 74-76
    16. Cover illustration by Scott Rosema
  5. [+]
    May 1996 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-6
    2. Negative Returns by Nick Gillespie, p. 7
    3. Code Blue by Rick Henderson, pp. 8-19
    4. Evolutionary Ecology by Lynn Scarlett, pp. 20-26
    5. Property Frights by Ed Carson, pp. 27-31
    6. Selling Air Pollution by Brian Doherty, pp. 32-39
    7. Smoke Alarm by Jacob Sullum, pp. 40-44
    8. Birth of An Entitlement by Carolyn Weaver, pp. 45-48
    9. No Trade, No Gain by John V.C. Nye, pp. 49-51
    10. Dirty Water by Michael Fumento, pp. 52-53
    11. [+]
      Orphan Family Values by Gwen J. Broude, pp. 54-59 - 2 Reviews
      1. A Home of Another Kind by Kenneth Cmiel
      2. The Home by Richard McKenzie
    12. [+]
      Middle Management by Rick Henderson, pp. 60-65 - 1 Review
      1. They Only Look Dead by E.J. Dionne, Jr.
    13. [+]
      Migration Patterns by John J. Miller, pp. 66-68 - 1 Review
      1. Migrations and Cultures by Thomas Sowell
    14. [+]
      Color Bind by David E. Bernstein, pp. 69-73 - 1 Review
      1. The New Color Line by Paul Craig Roberts and Lawrence M. Stratton
    15. Free Traitors by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 74-75
  6. [+]
    June 1996 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-7
    2. Wagers of Sin by Nick Gillespie, p. 8
    3. Rules Rule by Brian Doherty, pp. 9-19
    4. Sick by Michael Fumento, pp. 20-27
    5. Typing Errors by Stan Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis, pp. 28-35
    6. Worlds Without Ends by Frederick Turner, pp. 36-43
    7. Don't Vote for Me by John J. Pitney, Jr, pp. 44-45
    8. Big Daddy by Brian Doherty, pp. 46-48
    9. Cost-Conscious Care by David Jacobsen, pp. 49-51
    10. Future Enemies by Joel Mokyr, pp. 52-53
    11. Mail Fraud by Nick Gillespie, pp. 54-56
    12. [+]
      Spotted Howls by Robert H. Nelson, pp. 57-58 - 1 Review
      1. In a Dark Wood by Alston Chase
    13. [+]
      Den of Sleaze by Jeff A. Taylor, pp. 59-61 - 1 Review
      1. Blood Sport by James B. Stewart
    14. [+]
      City Limits by Peter Coclanis, pp. 62-65 - 1 Review
      1. The Lost City by Alan Ehrenhalt
    15. Risky Behavior by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 66-68
    16. Cover illustration by Chip Bok
  7. [+]
    July 1996 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-6
    2. Just Do What? by Jacob Sullum, pp. 7-19
    3. Special Ed by H.L. Mencken and Britton Manasco, pp. 20-25
    4. Uncompromising Position by Nick Gillespie, pp. 26-31
    5. No Easy Way Out by John Attarian, pp. 32-36
    6. The British Disease by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 37-41
    7. Reich and Responsibility by John Hood, pp. 42-43
    8. Minimum Standards by James K. Glassman, pp. 44-45
    9. [+]
      Affirmative Agony by Robert R. Detlefsen, pp. 46-49 - 3 Reviews
      1. In Defense of Affirmative Action by Barbara R. Bergmann
      2. The Affirmative Action Fraud by Clint Bolick
      3. Ending Affirmative Action by Terry Eastland
    10. [+]
      Fear of Letting Go by Rick Henderson, pp. 50-53 - 1 Review
      1. In Defense of Government by Jacob Weisberg
    11. [+]
      Dumb and Dumber by John J. Pitney, Jr, pp. 54-57 - 1 Review
      1. Politics for Dummies by Ann DeLaney
    12. For Better or Worse by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 58-60
    13. Cover illustration by Art Matson
  8. [+]
    Aug/Sept 1996 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-6
    2. Darwinian Politics by Rick Henderson, pp. 7-15
    3. Eternal Life by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 16-21
    4. Can Washington Change?, p. 22
    5. --- by Christopher Cox, p. 23
    6. --- by Ed Crane, p. 23
    7. --- by Steven Hayward, p. 24
    8. --- by Susanne Lohmann, pp. 24-25
    9. --- by William H. Mellor III, p. 26
    10. --- by Grover G. Norquist, p. 26
    11. --- by John J. Pitney, Jr., p. 27
    12. --- by Randy T. Simmons, pp. 28-29
    13. The Reason of the Clerks by Terry B. Kinney, Jr, pp. 30-35
    14. Bill & Ted's Irish Misadventure by Michael McMenamin, pp. 36-44
    15. Talk Is Cheap by Cynthia Beltz, pp. 45-49
    16. Martyr Me, Please by Ed Carson, pp. 50-51
    17. Free the Ferrets by Michael Lynch, pp. 52-53
    18. Cyber Seducers? by Julie Defalco, pp. 54-56
    19. [+]
      The Militias are Coming by David B. Kopel, pp. 57-59 - 2 Reviews
      1. Gathering Storm by Morris Dees
      2. A Force Upon the Plain by Kenneth S. Stern
    20. [+]
      Pound Foolish by Susan Lee, pp. 60-61 - 1 Review
      1. The Return of Thrift by Phillip Longman
    21. [+]
      Its Own Reward by Loren E. Lomasky, pp. 62-66 - 1 Review
      1. Integrity by Stephen L. Carter
    22. [+]
      Road Warrior by Robert W. Poole, Jr., pp. 67-68 - 1 Review
      1. Roads in a Market Economy by Gabriel Roth
    23. [+]
      In Medias Res by Nick Gillespie, pp. 69-73 - 2 Reviews
      1. Hot Air by Howard Kurtz
      2. Good Intentions Make Bad News by S. Robert Lichter and Richard E. Noyes
    24. Hill & Billy by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 74-76
  9. [+]
    October 1996 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-6
    2. Safety Dance by Brian Doherty, pp. 7-19
    3. Gagging on Political Reform by Steven Hayward and Allison R. Hayward, pp. 20-27
    4. On the Frontier by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 28-35
    5. Profits vs. PC by T.J. Rodgers, pp. 36-43
    6. Safety on the Fly by Robert W. Poole, Jr, pp. 44-45
    7. Communitarian Capitalism by Christopher Lingle, pp. 46-47
    8. Ratings Race by Nick Gillespie, pp. 48-49
    9. Natural Lite by Rick Henderson, pp. 50-52
    10. [+]
      Naturalistic Fallacy by Michael Ruse, pp. 53-57 - 1 Review
      1. Reason in the Balance by Phillip E. Johnson
    11. [+]
      Coalition Politics by Charles Oliver, pp. 58-60 - 1 Review
      1. Active Faith by Ralph Reed
    12. [+]
      Goodbye, Einstein by Kenneth Silber, pp. 61-65 - 1 Review
      1. The End of Science by John Horgan
    13. Prime Time by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 66-68
    14. Cover photo by Holly Freedman
  10. [+]
    November 1996 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-7
    2. Weed Whackers by Jacob Sullum, pp. 8-25
    3. The Pander Bear Returns by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 26-30
    4. The Best of Slime The Worst of Slime by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 31-35
    5. After Affirmative Action by Michael Lynch, pp. 36-39
    6. Clinton Confidential by Richard B. McKenzie, pp. 40-43
    7. Contemplating Evil by Nick Gillespie and Lisa Snell, pp. 44-49
    8. Box of Dreams by Brian Doherty, pp. 50-54
    9. Hail to the Crook? by Gary Alan Fine, pp. 55-57
    10. [+]
      Independents' Day by Jesse Walker, pp. 58-60 - 1 Review
      1. Hustler White (1996 Film) by Rick Castro and Bruce La Bruce
    11. A Desire Named Streetcar by Christopher Serres, pp. 61-63
    12. [+]
      The Adventures of 'But-Man' by John J. Pitney, Jr, pp. 64-65 - 1 Review
      1. Between Hope and History by Bill Clinton
    13. [+]
      What's the Big Idea? by Chandran Kukathas, pp. 66-70 - 1 Review
      1. Isaiah Berlin by John Gray
    14. [+]
      Evolving Door by Gregory Benford, pp. 71-73 - 1 Review
      1. Evolution Isn't What It Used to Be by Walter Truett Anderson
    15. Morris The Cad by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 74-76
  11. [+]
    December 1996 Issue = 27 Articles
    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-6
    2. The Unimportant Nations by Brian Doherty, p. 7
    3. Wedding Bell News by Nick Gillespie, pp. 8-21
    4. Fishing Expeditions by Mick Kronman, pp. 22-29
    5. Raiding The Vipers' Nest by Alan W. Bock, pp. 30-35
    6. [+]
      3 Reviews Origins of the Modern Mind, by Merlin Donald by Walter Truett Anderson, p. 36 - 3 Reviews
      1. Origins of the Modern Mind by Merlin Donald
      2. The Fourth Discontinuity by Bruce Mazlish
      3. Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
    7. [+]
      3 Reviews Conquest: Montezuma, Cortes, and the Fall of O... by Stephen Cox, p. 37 - 3 Reviews
      1. Conquest: Montezuma, Cortes, and the Fall of Old Mexico by Hugh Thomas
      2. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
      3. The Engineers and the Price System by Thorstein Veblen
    8. [+]
      3 Reviews Making Silent Stones Speak, by Kathy D. Schick... by Penn Jillette, p. 38 - 3 Reviews
      1. Making Silent Stones Speak by Kathy D. Schick and Nicholas Toth
      2. The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner
      3. The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker
    9. [+]
      3 Reviews The Pinball Effect, by James Burke by Jonathan Kochmer and Jeff Bezos, p. 38 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Pinball Effect by James Burke
      2. Out of Control by Kevin Kelly
      3. Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
    10. [+]
      3 Reviews Robinson Crusoe, Part I, by Daniel Defoe by Bart Kosko, p. 39 - 3 Reviews
      1. Robinson Crusoe, Part I by Daniel Defoe
      2. The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan
      3. The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke
    11. [+]
      3 Reviews The Pursuit of Power, by William Hardy McNeill by Brink Lindsey, p. 40 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Pursuit of Power by William Hardy McNeill
      2. We by Yevgeny I. Zamyatin
      3. The Unfinished Universe by Louise B. Young
    12. [+]
      3 Reviews The Education of Henry Adams, by Henry Adams by David Link, p. 41 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams
      2. A Night to Remember by Walter Lord
      3. The Dancing Wu Li Masters by Gary Zukav
    13. [+]
      3 Reviews The Evolution of Useful Things, by Henry Petroski by Paul Lukas, p. 41 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Evolution of Useful Things by Henry Petroski
      2. Zipper by Robert Friedel
      3. The Total Package by Thomas Hine
    14. [+]
      3 Reviews The Great Bridge, by David McCullough by Henry Petroski, p. 42 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Great Bridge by David McCullough
      2. The Innovators by David P. Billington
      3. The Existential Pleasures of Engineering by Samuel C. Florman
    15. [+]
      3 Reviews Foundation, by Isaac Asimov by John J. Pitney, Jr, p. 42 - 3 Reviews
      1. Foundation by Isaac Asimov
      2. The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski
      3. See How They Ran by Gil Troy
    16. [+]
      3 Reviews Evolution Isn't What It Used to Be, by Walter ... by Virginia I. Postrel, p. 43 - 3 Reviews
      1. Evolution Isn't What It Used to Be by Walter Truett Anderson
      2. From Eros to Gaia by Freeman Dyson
      3. A Piece of the Action by Joseph Nocera
    17. [+]
      3 Reviews Only the Paranoid Survive, by Andrew S. Grove by Adam Clayton Powell III#2, p. 44 - 3 Reviews
      1. Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew S. Grove
      2. Out of Control by Kevin Kelly
      3. Arcadia by Tom Stoppard
    18. [+]
      3 Reviews The State of Humanity, by Julian Lincoln Simon by John Tierney, p. 44 - 3 Reviews
      1. The State of Humanity by Julian Lincoln Simon
      2. Progress and Privilege by William Tucker
      3. The Road to Survival by William Vogt
    19. [+]
      4 Reviews The Sunflower Forest, by William R. Jordan by Frederick Turner, p. 45 - 4 Reviews
      1. The Sunflower Forest by William R. Jordan
      2. The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
      3. The Odyssey by Homer
      4. Terraforming: Engineering Planetary Environments by Martyn J. Fogg
    20. [+]
      Actual Knowledge by Jacob Sullum, pp. 46-52 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Cigarette Papers by Stanton A. Glantz, John Slade, Lisa A. Bero, and Peter Hanauer, ...
      2. Smokescreen by Philip J. Hilts
      3. Ashes to Ashes by Richard Kluger
    21. [+]
      Bye-Bye American Pie by Nick Gillespie, pp. 53-58 - 4 Reviews
      1. Blue Sky Dream by David Beers
      2. The Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessan Boyle
      3. Independence Day by Richard Ford
      4. The Low Life by George Hickenlooper
    22. [+]
      Learning Curve by Mark S. Miller, pp. 59-64 - 1 Review
      1. Hidden Order by John H. Holland
    23. Gouge Away by John Hood, pp. 65-66
    24. Smogged Down by Lynn Scarlett, pp. 67-70
    25. Play (Regulated) Ball! by John Berlau, pp. 71-73
    26. Kathie Lee & Me by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 74-75
    27. Cover illustration by Jae Shim
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  Issues of 2003 = 11 Issues, 194 Articles
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  Issues of 2005 = 4 Issues, 66 Articles