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by Martha Bayles

Reason, December 1997, p. 38

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    3. Out of Sight, Out of Hand? by Nick Gillespie, pp. 8-21
    4. No Relief in Sight by Jacob Sullum, pp. 22-29
    5. Schools of Thought by Rick Henderson, pp. 30-39
    6. Looking for Results by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 40-46
    7. What's the Hook? by Richard J. DeGrandpre, pp. 47-49
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    15. Must Scream TV by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 66-68
    16. Cover illustration by Peter Maltz
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    1. Priced to Move by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-19
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    3. Happy Warrior by Rick Henderson and Steven Hayward, pp. 28-35
    4. Prescription: Drugs by Nick Gillespie, pp. 36-39
    5. The Many Faces of Newt Gingrich by John J. Pitney, Jr, pp. 40-44
    6. Dances with Myths by Terry L. Anderson, pp. 45-50
    7. Advertising and Decadence by Brian Doherty, pp. 51-52
    8. Judge Gags Rudy and Rupert by Michael McMenamin, pp. 53-55
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      1. Culture of Honor by Richard E. Nisbett
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      1. The Economic Laws of Scientific Research by Terence Kealey
    14. Class Warfare by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 66-68
    15. Cover illustration by Scott Stantis
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    March 1997 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-6
    2. Information Rage by Nick Gillespie, p. 7
    3. Airbags and Gasbags by Brian Doherty, pp. 8-21
    4. Gulf Lore Syndrome by Michael Fumento, pp. 22-33
    5. The Merchant of Avon by Frederick Turner, pp. 34-41
    6. Clash of the Titans by Carolyn Lochhead, pp. 42-47
    7. We the 50 Peoples by Brian Doherty, pp. 48-51
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    13. Stayin' Alive by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 66-68
    14. Cover illustration by Miyuki Sena
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    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, p. 4
    2. Spinal Tap by Rick Henderson, pp. 5-7
    3. Nick Gillespie by Nick Gillespie, pp. 8-23
    4. Public Health Pot Shots by Don B. Hates, Henry E. Schaffer, and William C. Waters IV, ..., pp. 24-29
    5. Risky Journalism by Jacob Sullum, pp. 30-36
    6. Slouching Toward Phoenix by Rich Karlgaard, pp. 37-40
    7. Judge Dread by Walter Olson, pp. 41-44
    8. Fusion Energy by John J. Pitney, Jr, pp. 45-46
    9. Power Politics by Ed Carson, pp. 47-49
    10. Drug Test by Nick Gillespie, pp. 50-51
    11. Call of the Whites by Charles Paul Freund, pp. 52-53
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      2. Thought Contagion by Aaron Lynch
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      2. Miss Manners Rescues Civilization by Judith Martin
    16. Coffee, Tea, or Me by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 66-67
    17. Cover illustration by Fred Smith
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    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-7
    2. Tragic Government by Brian Doherty, pp. 8-21
    3. Occupational Hazards by Walter Olson, pp. 22-27
    4. Malignant Law Enforcement by Brian Doherty, pp. 28-34
    5. The Incredible Shrinking State by William D. Eggers, pp. 35-43
    6. The Screening of America by Brian J. Taylor, pp. 44-46
    7. Pot of Trouble by Adam J. Smith, pp. 47-48
    8. Road Hogs by Ed Carson, pp. 49-51
    9. The Twin Paradox by Ronald Bailey, pp. 52-54
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      2. The Self-Organizing Economy by Paul Krugman
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      1. Market-Driven Healthcare by Regina Herzlinger
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      1. Making Peace with the 60s by David Burner
    14. Deficit Attention Disorder by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 66-68
    15. Cover illustration by Jean-Francois Allaux
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    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, p. 4
    2. How Green Is the Valley? by Rick Henderson, pp. 5-19
    3. Child-Proofing the World by Nick Gillespie, pp. 20-27
    4. Pediatric Politics by John Hood, pp. 28-32
    5. Hints from Eloise by Michael W. Lynch, pp. 33-39
    6. More Gulf Lore, pp. 40-46
    7. The Colors of Socialism by John J. Pitney, Jr, pp. 47-48
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      1. Virus Ground Zero by Ed Regis
    15. The Cubic Zirconia Court by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 66-68
    16. Cover illustration by Bill Mayer
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    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-6
    2. Blurred Vision by Nick Gillespie, p. 7
    3. Fiddling with Foster Care by Michael W. Lynch, pp. 8-21
    4. Origin of the Specious by Ronald Bailey, pp. 22-29
    5. Armey of the Right by Carolyn Lochhead, pp. 30-35
    6. Adieu to the Avant-Garde by Kanchan Limaye, pp. 36-41
    7. Money Talking Art by Charles Paul Freund, pp. 42-43
    8. MFNemies by Rick Henderson, pp. 44-46
    9. Money Walks by Jeff Milyo, pp. 47-49
    10. Mugging Libertarians by Walter Olson, pp. 50-51
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      2. Smoke and Mirrors by Dan Baum
      3. American Women and the Repeal of Prohibition by Kenneth D. Rose
    15. Volunteering for Duty by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 66-68
    16. Cover illustration by Andrea Baruffi
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    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-7
    2. Pricing Pencils by Michael W. Lynch, pp. 8-20
    3. The Embarrassment of Riches by Brian Doherty, pp. 21-27
    4. Polluted Science by Michael Fumento, pp. 28-42
    5. Thy Neighbor's Keeper by Amy L. Sherman, pp. 43-46
    6. Taxing Times by Daniel J. Mitchell, pp. 47-49
    7. Courting Trouble by Michael W. Lynch, pp. 50-52
    8. Environmental Injustice by Henry Payne, pp. 53-55
    9. Retro Style by Walter Olson, pp. 56-57
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      1. Major League Losers by Mark S. Rosentraub
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      1. Affairs of State by Gil Troy
      2. With Reverence and Contempt by Thomas S. Langston
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      1. Flying Blind, Flying Safe by Mary Schiavo
    16. Cash Money by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 74-76
    17. Cover illustration by Mark Schofield
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    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-7
    2. Dealers' Choices by Jacob Sullum, pp. 8-9
    3. Swap Meat by Brian Doherty, pp. 10-25
    4. Let's Make a Deal by Jacob Sullum, pp. 26-31
    5. Wild Success by Karl Hess, Jr, pp. 32-41
    6. Peters Priciples by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 42-49
    7. The Tin Drum Meets the Tin Badge by Charles Oliver, pp. 50-51
    8. Bones of Contention by John J. Miller, pp. 52-54
    9. Unlovely Spam by Michael W. Lynch, pp. 55-57
    10. Readin', Russians, and Romance by Charles Paul Freund, pp. 58-59
    11. Free to Commit by Walter Olson, pp. 60-62
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      1. The Divorce Culture by Barbara Dafoe Whitehead
      2. The Assault on Parenthood by Dana Mack
      3. She Works/He Works by Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers
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      1. Public Radio and Television in America by Ralph Engelman
    15. Planet Reich by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 74-76
    16. Cover illustration by Henry Payne
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    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-6
    2. Prisoners' Dilemma by Nick Gillespie, pp. 7-23
    3. Climate Controls by Gregory Benford, pp. 24-31
    4. Stand-Up Guy by Nick Gillespie and Steve Kurtz, pp. 32-37
    5. Software Pirates by Alexander Volokh, pp. 38-43
    6. Computer Games by James V. Delong, pp. 44-46
    7. Fine Wines and Wine Fines by James Plummer, pp. 47-48
    8. New Waterworld Order by Kenneth Silber, pp. 49-50
    9. Literature in Chains by Charles Paul Freund, pp. 51-53
    10. Say What? by Walter Olson, pp. 54-55
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      Kill Amtrak Now! by Robert W. Poole, Jr, pp. 59-61 - 1 Review
      1. Derailed by Joseph Vranich
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      Critique of Pure Skepticism by Brian Doherty, pp. 62-65 - 1 Review
      1. Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer
    14. Presidential Softball by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 66-68
    15. Cover illustration by Art Matson
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    December 1997 Issue = 26 Articles
    1. Editorials by Virginia I. Postrel, pp. 4-5
    2. Complexity Theory by Rick Henderson, pp. 6-15
    3. Same as the Old Boss? by Steven Hayward, pp. 16-23
    4. Wagers of Sin by Robert Goodman and Robert Detlefsen, pp. 24-31
    5. Creating Culture, p. 32
    6. --- by Nick Gillespie, p. 33
    7. --- by Charles Paul Freund, p. 34
    8. --- by Omar Wasow, p. 34
    9. --- by Jesse Walker, p. 35
    10. --- by Frederick Turner, p. 36
    11. --- by Nathan Shedroff, p. 37
    12. --- by Dana Gioia, p. 37
    13. --- by Paul Shepheard, p. 38
    14. --- by Martha Bayles, p. 38
    15. --- by Charles Oliver, p. 39
    16. --- by Brian Doherty, pp. 40-41
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      1. Back from the Dead by Evan Thomas, Karen Breslau, Debra Rosenberg, and Leslie Kaufman, ...
      2. Behind the Oval Office by Dick Morris
      3. Trail Fever by Michael Lewis
      4. Whatever It Takes by Elizabeth Drew
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      1. A Matter of Interpretation by Antonin Scalia and Amy Gutmann
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      1. Race, Crime, and the Law by Randall Kennedy
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      The Truth Is Out There by Charles Paul Freund, pp. 52-56 - 1 Review
      1. Conspiracy by Daniel Pipes
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    22. Not Ready for Campaign Time by John J. Pitney, Jr, pp. 59-60
    23. Identity Crisis by Daniel W. Sutherland, pp. 61-63
    24. For Heaven's Sake by Walter Olson, pp. 64-65
    25. Kiddie Pawn by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 66-68
    26. Cover illustration by Henry Payne
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