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October 2004
Volume 18,
Number 10

R.W. Bradford
editor & publisher

Patrick Quealy
managing editor

Stephen Cox
John Hospers
Bruce Ramsey
Jane S. Shaw
senior editors

Brien Bartels
David Boaz
Alan W. Bock
Douglas Casey
Eric D. Dixon
Brian Doherty
Alan Ebenstein
David Friedman
J. Orlin Grabbe
Bettina Bien Greaves
Leon T. Hadar
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
Jeff Riggenbach
Scott J. Reid
Ralph R. Reiland
Sheldon Richman
Timothy Sandefur
Sandy Shaw
JoAnn Skousen
Mark Skousen
Tim Slagle
Fred L. Smith Jr.
Martin M. Solomon
Clark Stooksbury
Thomas S. Szasz
Martin Morse Wooster
Leland B. Yeager
contributing editors

Andrew W. Jones
A.J. Ferguson
Kathleen Bradford
assistant editors

S.H. Chambers
Rex F. May
cartoonists

John McCullough
editorial intern

  Inside Liberty  

4 LettersReaders touch the Fed's private parts, explore the monagamous Enlightenment, take us to task about Badnarik's nomination, and more.
7 ReflectionsWe salute Mr. Saigon, Nixonize Kerry, find pigskin and pot don't mix, logic-check Harper's, admire Moore's "Triumph," get down with Osama and Lucifer, square the circle with Kerry,fight terrorism with feminism, and celebrate the liberation of Poletown.

Features

23 Kerry NationDoug Casey holds his nose, sifts through the latest dreck the Democratic party has offered, and tells us what we're in for.
25 The Michael Moorization of John KerryJohn Kerry has made the racist, mendacious ranting of a two-bit propagandist the center of his campaign, writes Patrick Quealy.
26 In Defense of Ronald ReaganLiberty's editor claimed that "government spending grew rapidly during Reagan's presidency and individual liberty suffered." Milton Friedman offers challenges that claim the evidence "speaks for itself."
27 Freedom and Spending Under ReaganR.W. Bradford stands by his words.
29 When You Wish Upon a Czar. . . it makes no difference how accountable you are. Norman Ball romps through the palaces of America's new power elite.
31 Freedom at the Ballot BoxFor most Americans, voting is a ritual that sanctifies thesft and aggression. R.W. Bradford wonders, is there any reason for a person who values liberty to participate in the process?
34 Who Owns the Fed?The Federal Reserve System makes money out of ordinary paper. Who profits from this magic? Bill Woolsey explains the mysteries of the Fed.

Reviews

41 The Paper War on TerrorA government-chartered commission investigated America's intelligence failures and proposed to fix them with more government. That answer is as wrong as the outcome was predictable, writes Christopher A. Hartwell.
44 The Case Against BushThe Bush administration is a train wreck. Anthony Gregory sorts through the debris.
46 Marriage Is FabulousIf marriage is such a swell thing, why don't its straight supporters want to share it with gays? And just why does the state think it should set the rules? John Coleman looks for answers.
49 The Unwasted VoteGreg Kaza examines the curious history of fringe parties in America.
47 Notes on ContributorsBefore the cock crows thrice, you will deny them three times.
54 Terra IncognitaDon't ask, don't tell, don't pursue.

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