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March 2005
Volume 19,
Number 3

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

Sara A. Jones
editorial assistant

S.H. Chambers
Rex F. May
cartoonists

Kasey Allen
editorial intern

  Inside Liberty  

4 LettersStand and be counted.
7 ReflectionsWe disturb the space-time continuum, decry conservatives legislating from the bench, smoke out the Feds, question the Tenets of the CIA, take a close look at the CBS whitewash, fly with the hawks of Manhattan, and blast off into Space.

Features

23 Conversion of a Gun GrabberBruce Ramsey tells why he no longer believes gun control is good for us.
25 Outsource Me, Please!A software engineer pleads for open markets and competition.
29 The Final DeceitHow much of Hayek's last book, "The Fatal Conceit," did the aged philosopher actually write? Alan Ebenstein examines newly discovered private papers and learns that Hayek's final words were written by someone else.
33 They're Coming for Your LandWhen Big Business wants your land, Timothy Sandefur discovers, your local government is happy to take it from you.
39 Did the Fed Cause the Great Depression?Most libertarians and conservatives blame the Depression on the Federal Reserve System. But one thing's for sure, Robert Formaini argues, the Fed doesn't bear all the blame.

Reviews

43 Pollution Violates Individual RightsRobert H. Nelson examines a new book that argues that environmental disputes can be resolved by respecting individual rights.
47 History Without BlindersThe history we all learned in school, Anthony Gregory reports, isn't nearly the whole story.
49 Libertarianism in the 17th CenturyMichael Caldwell explores the rise of libertarian thinking in Britain in the 1600s.
51 Notes on ContributorsWho are these people?
54 Terra IncognitaStranger things have happened.

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