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August 2008
Volume 22,
Number 7

R.W. Bradford
(1947–2005)
founder

Stephen Cox
editor

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
Jon Harrison
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
Patrick Quealy
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 The noise of the crowd.
7 Reflections We export FEMA, step 'n' fetch our papers, gum up the works, follow the herd, shell out for public transit, cash in on global warming, have and eat our cake, love our pie in the sky, and leer under the burqa.

Features

19 The Battle for the Libertarian Party The cameras caught the podium and the press conferences, but the real action was behind the scenes. Andrew Ferguson takes in the drama in Denver.
29 Ron Paul and the Republicans Bruce Ramsey reports as libertarian forces engage in dubious battle with the regular Republicans.
31 Privatize the Profit, Socialize the Loss Everyone is talking about the housing crisis, but what really caused it? Jim Walsh gives the colorful details.
39 The Soft Touch America is remaking the world, but not, as Bill Merritt explains, by military force.

Reviews

41 Garbage In, Democracy Out What happens to democracy when the voters are grossly ignorant? Ross Levatter finds the explanation.
43 Lots of Skull, Little Brain Jo Ann Skousen was prepared to be entertained by the latest Indiana Jones movie — and in a way, she was.
44 Filmmaker, Heal Thyself Michael Moore, director of documentaries, is now the subject of a documentary. The results, as Gary Jason discovers, are fascinating, if not exactly pretty.
45 Cultures Collide What do the fundamentals of America look like from the outside (and perhaps the inside as well)? Jo Ann Skousen considers one novel's attempt to describe them.
46 Forgotten Horror A 1937 atrocity will be remembered, if moviemakers have their way. Gary Jason shows why it's important.
47 Survival After Death? Arthur Schlesinger's "Journals" take Robert Watts Lamon on an unnostalgic visit to the Old Frontier.
42 Notes on ContributorsWho's responsible.
55 Terra IncognitaMore than one born every minute.

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