Print Archives
January 1997
Editor's Notes
Beyond Boredom
No, Haley, the "battle of ideas" isn't over. Virginia Postrel
Lippo Suction
The "good-government" crowd caused this mess. Who believes they can clean it up? Rick Henderson
Out of Sight, Out of Hand?
The FBI flunks the character issue. Nick Gillespie
Columns
TV's Dysfunctional Family Affair
The really shocking shows are on Nick at Nite. Charles Oliver
Must Scream TV
The hidden costs of free television time for politicians Thomas W. Hazlett
Proclaiming Freedom
Israel's prime minister talks seriously about economic reform. Daniel Doron
What's the Hook?
Smoking is more than a chemical bond. Richard J. DeGrandpre
Market Culture
Bashed and unabashed Charles Paul Freund
Features
Looking For Results
Nobel laureate Ronald Coase on rights, resources, and regulation Thomas W. Hazlett
Schools of Thought
The school choice movement is divided over tactics and faces enormous establishment resistance. But it may still get what it wants. Rick Henderson
No Relief in Sight
Torture, despair, agony, and death are the symptoms of "opiophobia," a well-documented medical syndrome fed by fear, superstition, and the war on drugs. Doctors suffer the syndrome. Patients suffer the consequences. Jacob Sullum
Culture & Reviews
Bluenose Blues
Martin Morse Wooster
Power Puff
John J. Pitney, Jr.
Back to Basics
Lynn Scarlett
Trade Happens
Ramesh Ponnuru