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January 2002
Volume 16,
Number 1

R.W. Bradford
editor & publisher

Stephen Cox
John Hospers
Jane S. Shaw
senior editors

Brien Bartels
David Boaz
Alan Bock
Douglas Casey
Eric D. Dixon
Brian Doherty
David Friedman
J. Orlin Grabbe
Bettina Bien Greaves
Leon T. Hadar
John Haywood
Gene Healy
Robert Higgs
Bill Kauffman
Dave Kopel
Bart Kosko
Richard Kostelanetz
Loren E. Lomasky
Sarah McCarthy
Wendy McElroy
William E. Merritt
Robert H. Nelson
Randal O'Toole
Ross Overbeek
Durk Pearson
Dyanne Petersen
Bruce Ramsey
Jeff Riggenbach
Scott J. Reid
Sheldon Richman
Timothy Sandefur
Sandy Shaw
Tim Slagle
Fred L. Smith, Jr.
Martin M. Solomon
Clark Stooksbury
Thomas S. Szasz
Martin Morse Wooster
Leland B. Yeager
contributing editors

Kathleen Bradford
managing editor

Andrew Chamberlain
Elizabeth Merritt
assistant editors

John Bergstrom
S.H. Chambers
Rex F. May
cartoonists/illustrators

Jon Kalb
Jim Switz
computer consultant

Eric Raetz
editorial assistant

Caroline Evanger
assistant publisher

  Inside Liberty  

4 LettersOur Critics, and very best friends.
7 ReflectionsWe name the wrong names, fall in love with the state all over again, haul Beelzebub before The Hague, get slapped with a torture warrant, and die fat and happy in the 'burbs.

Features

21 Microsoft CapitulatesIn settling their antitrust battle, Microsoft and the government both surrendered something, Dave Kopel explains, but the real losers were computer users and justice in America.
25 Terror, War, and Rock 'n' RollAs Sarah McCarthy demonstrates, New York City, a Pakistani cab driver, and Mick Jagger's body add up to one hell of a weekend.
29 Toward Martial LawRobert Levy introduces you to the USA PATRIOT Act. Well, the Bill of Rights was nice while it lasted.
31 The Mussolini of MauiDrastic times call for drastic measures. At least that's what Hawaii's governor would like us to believe. Malia Zimmerman profiles the biggest, baddest, power-hungriest governor since Huey Long.
33 Muslims in ParadiseAlexander Boldizar explores an island where tourists roam, religious strife abounds, and every 50 years the elite fight to the death.
37 New Perspectives on the Cold WarFor almost a half century, the Cold War was the greatest threat to human life. Or was it? Stephen Browne offers a perspective from Eastern Europe.
41 Open Minds, Closed BordersOpen borders mean prosperity, freedom, and happiness. So, Ken Schoolland asks, why are so many libertarians turning against them?

Reviews

45 Globalization, Little Buddy!What is the real meaning of Star Trek? What is the true inwardness of Gilligan's Island? Stephen Cox knows the answers.
48 Bystanders to SuccessFor too many of the world's people, success is just a fantasy. Jane Shaw finds part of the reason in a new book.
50 Child Porn on the NetBradley Monton shows why we should worry about the twisted subculture of child porn on the World Wide Web.
52 The Literature of BusinessWriters are businessmen themselves, Martin Morse Wooster observes, so why do they portray other businessmen as villains?
53 Gold and Mr. GreenspanIf Mr. Greenspan is in favor of the gold standard, why hasn't he brought it back? Bettina Bien Greaves explains.
47 Notes on Contributors
54 Terra Incognita

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