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April 2008
Volume 22,
Number 3

R.W. Bradford
(1947–2005)
founder

Stephen Cox
editor

Patrick Quealy
publisher

Mark Rand
managing editor

John Hospers
Bruce Ramsey
Jane S. Shaw
senior editors

Kathleen Bradford
Jim Walsh
assistant editors

Brien Bartels
David T. Beito
David Boaz
Alan W. Bock
Douglas Casey
Eric D. Dixon
Brian Doherty
Alan Ebenstein
Andrew Ferguson
David Friedman
Bettina Bien Greaves
Ronald Hamowy
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
Jo Ann 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 Letters Good point, but . . .
7 Reflections We push junk bonds, confiscate junk food, christen a new sex organ, empower welfare recipients, give the candidates what they really want, study a society of almost-sentient upright bipeds, expose the most corrupt corporation, and search for WMD's.
19 Have Cat, Shot Cat Stephen Cox shows what happens when tigers attack.

Features

21 PFY vs. RP: Is There a Racist in the House? Ron Paul, the libertarian in the presidential race, was the subject of a political scandal. Bruce Ramsey assesses the damage.
25 The Films of Ayn Rand How does an individualist handle an art form in which collaboration is essential? Stephen Cox examines the movie career of Ayn Rand.
32 I Married an Alien Sandy Pierre finds that bringing an alien into your home isn't exactly like it is in the movies.
35 Gun Control: The Logical Fallacy Come, says Eric Neigher; let us reason together. Is there any logical reason to grab those guns?

Reviews

39 Prelude to Disaster You don't have to be a conspiracy theorist, Jon Harrison discovers, to be troubled by the missteps that allowed 9/11 to happen.
42 Death by Environmentalism "Good intentions," Gary Jason shows, can be a very bad guide.
44 Liberty and Inequality Bruce Ramsey is cheered by America's inequality.
46 The Oscars That Should Have Been As Jo Ann Skousen shows, what's past is prologue — to your DVD.
51 Docs Rock at Sundance '08 The Sundance Festival is a counter-culture, central-culture celebration. Hayley Skousen takes in the atmosphere of America's foremost film festival.
53 Blood for Oil Jo Ann Skousen watches the diatribe of a left-wing novelist transformed into an unwilling tribute to capitalism.
54 Fixer Upper Blackmail, murder, and mental breakdown: Jo Ann Skousen visits the world of a corporate clean-up man.
47 Notes on ContributorsThe last line of offense.
55 Terra IncognitaLife in the bush of ghosts.

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