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July 2007
Volume 21,
Number 7

R.W. Bradford (1947–2005)
founder

Stephen Cox
editor

Patrick Quealy
publisher

Andrew Ferguson
managing editor

John Hospers
Bruce Ramsey
Jane S. Shaw
senior editors

Mark Rand
Kathleen Bradford
assistant editors

Brien Bartels
David T. Beito
David Boaz
Alan W. Bock
Douglas Casey
Eric D. Dixon
Brian Doherty
Alan Ebenstein
David Friedman
Bettina Bien Greaves
Leon T. Hadar
Gene Healy
Robert Higgs
Gary Jason
Bill Kauffman
Dave Kopel
Bart Kosko
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

S.H. Chambers
Rex F. May
cartoonists

  Inside Liberty  

4 LettersKeeping us on our toes.
7 ReflectionsWe wrestle Captain Hook, descend from the Ségosphère, contemplate the Celestial Rodent, press our faces against the glass of the flat-tax club, puzzle over Why They Hate Us, discover That They Love Us, give nukes a chance, deliver a smackdown, eulogize (but not mourn) liberalism, and enjoy the fruits of the afterlife.

Features

19 Virginia Tech's Failed PlaywrightDid Seung-Hui Cho's plays really mark him as a murderous psychopath? Scott Stein investigates.
23 The YouTube WarsWhy all the fuss over low-resolution video clips? James Walsh runs down the fight between Viacom and Google.
25 The Books of SummerOur editors and contributors offer their picks for the season's must-have accessory.
35 Diamonds, In the RoughNelson Hultberg takes himself out to the ball game, and finds that it's a rout.
41 Liberté and Egalité Against FraternitéIf we are to keep our republic, Alex Binz argues, we must understand the ideas that would destroy it.

Reviews

45 Beside the BoardwalkBruce Ramsey does not pass Go, but does collect the truth about the origins of a family favorite.
46 Darwin in the DockThere's more to the Scopes Trial than you may have heard. Jo Ann Skousen takes in a production, and sorts fact from monkey business.
48 Noble AbstractionsLeland B. Yeager finds the Good (and the not-so- Good) in a compilation on justice.
50 FilmnotesA reclusive billionaire and a brain-damaged jock.
51 Business ClassMark Skousen checks out the Austrian sensation sweeping the businesses of the nation.
52 Notes on ContributorsOur cast and crew.
54 Terra IncognitaThe devil's desiderata.

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