| Inside Liberty |
| 2 | Letters | Our readers kick things off. |
| 5 | Reflections | We freeze our assets, plot against Canada, rediscover Jimmy Carter, bring Maoism to North Carolina, open the border, close the border, tax the obese, segregate graduations, count corpses, and challenge Google with two cups and a string. |
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Features |
| 15 | George Bush: Darling of the Liberals | Why won’t the Left lay off President Bush? After all, Jon Harrison finds, he’s giving them everything they want. |
| 19 | Remembrance of Things Past | John Hospers looks back on his friendship with Ayn Rand, and a wealth of fascinating ideas and debates. |
| 23 | Of Meat and Myth | Upton Sinclair’s libels on American industry have become “facts.” Lawrence W. Reed sets the record straight. |
| 27 | Blue Jeans and Belarus | Jayant Bhandari hops a plane to the ex-Soviet satellite and wonders why the people are so eager to reelect their dictator. |
| 32 | Portland Derailed | The city’s “light-rail Mafia” plunges off the tracks. Randal O’Toole surveys the wreckage. |
| Reviews |
| 37 | Jesus' Baby Mama Drama | Conspiracy, history, theology, and a lot of flapdoodle: Eric Kenning examines the elements of “The Da Vinci Code.” |
| 39 | Let's Roll | Jo Ann Skousen bristles at the claim that it’s “too soon” for “United 93.” |
| 40 | The Cylons' Makeover | “Battlestar Galactica” is back, and without clownish robots. Timothy Sandefur joins the search for the planet called Earth. |
| 42 | Blood in the Water | In the remake of “The Poseidon Adventure,” there isn’t a single likable character or moment of personal growth. But, Travis Stewart notes, the actors do have nice tans. |
| 44 | The Water and the Blood | Jo Ann Skousen remembers the days when action movies could afford a bit of allusion. |
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| 43 | Notes on Contributors | Agitators, instigators, and explicators. |
| 46 | Terra Incognita | We only wish we were making these up. |