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October 2000
Letters
Without Merit
Why merit pay won’t reform public education. Nick Gillespie
Columns
All About Erin
Heroine of screen and courtroom Erin Brockovich deserves a prize, all right. But not for what you think. Walter Olson
Politicizing Parenthood
Virginia Postrel
Capital Letters: Paper Targets
In which our man in Washington shoots his rocks off, keeps his lunch down in the company of Janet Reno, and attends a Ralph Nader sermon Michael W. Lynch
Features
Angry at Daddy
An uncensored Holly Hughes rails against censorship Trav S.D.
Exit Interviews
Do term limits matter? Just ask Congress’ quitters. Katherine Mangu-Ward and Michael W. Lynch
The Art of the Deal
J.S.G. Boggs draws money for a living. What’s his exchange rate? Jesse Walker
Music for Nothing
Why Napster isn’t the end of the world. Or even the music industry. Jesse Walker
Science and Self-Doubt
Why animal researchers must remember that human beings are special. Frederick K. Goodwin and Adrian R. Morrison
Art in Its Own Light
The glowing controversy over Thomas Kinkade. Charles Paul Freund
Rage On
The strange politics of millionaire rock stars Brian Doherty
Culture & Reviews
Impractical Equality
Richard Epstein
Drugs of Choice
Jacob Sullum