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  Issues of 1984 = 11 Issues, 183 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1984 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Notes by R.W.P., pp. 4-23
    2. Who Says Vouchers by John McClaughry, pp. 24-32
    3. Buying Out of Social Security by Lorene E. Lomasky, pp. 33-36
    4. Taking it on the road by John Semmens, pp. 37-40
    5. In Defense of the Corporate Coup by Henry G. Manne, pp. 41-43
    6. Reason Interview by George Stigler, pp. 44-49
    7. View Point by James Dale Davidson, p. 50
    8. Taxes by Timothy Condon, p. 51
    9. Spotlight by Patrick Cox, pp. 52-53
    10. [+]
      Movies by John Hospers, p. 54 - 2 Reviews
      1. Testament (1983 Film) by Lynne Littman
      2. Tomorrow (1972 Film) by Joseph Anthony
    11. [+]
      Inflating Taxation by Tom Bethell, p. 55 - 1 Review
      1. Is Inflation Ending by A. Gary Shilling and Kiril Sokoloff
    12. [+]
      Jeremiah or False Prophet? by Jane M. Orient, p. 56 - 1 Review
      1. Algeny by Jeremy Rifkin
    13. [+]
      Bridge to Freedom by Barbara Branden, p. 57 - 1 Review
      1. Double Crossing by Erika Holzer
    14. [+]
      Water---An Impending Crisis? by Steve H. Hanke, pp. 58-61 - 2 Reviews
      1. Water Crisis by Terry L. Anderson
      2. Water by Fred Powledge
    15. [+]
      Rerailing the Regulators by Peter Samuel, pp. 62-68 - 3 Reviews
      1. Railroads, Freight and Public Policy by Theodore E. Keeler
      2. Railroads by Herbert E. Bixler
      3. Railroads by Daniel L. Overbey
    16. Cover photograph by Bill Zeldis
  2. [+]
    February 1984 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Notes by M.Z. and R.W.P., pp. 4-5
    2. Editorial, pp. 6-7
    3. Letters, pp. 8-11
    4. Brickbats, pp. 12-13
    5. Trends, pp. 14-25
    6. The Little Island That Could by Mark Coleman, pp. 26-32
    7. When the Rich Get Richer by James L. Payne, pp. 33-36
    8. Tracking a Curious Fact by Peter Samuel, pp. 37-39
    9. Fighting Isolationism by Tibor R. Machan, pp. 40-41
    10. Rolls Royces and Canned Carrots by John Blundell, pp. 42-47
    11. Viewpoint by Tom Bethell, p. 48
    12. Spotlight by Patrick Cox and Philip Salin, p. 49
    13. Money by Steven K. Beckner, p. 50
    14. [+]
      Movies by John Hospers, pp. 51-53 - 4 Reviews
      1. Streamers (1983 Film) by Robert Altman
      2. Never Cry Wolf (1983 Film) by Carroll Ballard
      3. Rumble Fish (1983 Film) by Francis Ford Coppola
      4. Beyond the Limit (1983 Film) by John Mackenzie
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      Scientific Pathbreaker, Feminine Trailblazer by William Havender, p. 54 - 1 Review
      1. A Feeling for the Organism by Evelyn Fox Keller
    16. [+]
      Clearing Deadwood by Laurence Beilenson, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
      1. Present History by Theodore Draper
    17. [+]
      Unlearned Lesson of the Politics of Education by Eugenia Froedge Toma, pp. 56-57 - 1 Review
      1. The Troubled Crusade by Diane Ravitch
    18. [+]
      Altered Consciousness About Drugs by Jack Shafer, p. 58 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Heroin Solution by Arnold S. Trebach
      2. The Hardest Drug by John Kaplan
    19. [+]
      Avarice, Not Altruism by Walter E. Williams, pp. 59-61 - 1 Review
      1. Economics of Income Redistribution by Gordon Tullock
    20. [+]
      Safety by Supply and Demand by David R. Henderson, pp. 62-68 - 1 Review
      1. Risk by Choice by W. Kip Viscusi
    21. Cover illustration by Richard Martin
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    March 1984 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Notes by R.W.P. and M.Z., pp. 4-25
    2. Wall Against War by Sam Cohen, pp. 26-33
    3. The Great Depression, so-called by Mark Hendrickson, pp. 34-35
    4. Signal Victory for the First Amendment? by Joseph P. Martino and John Martino, pp. 36-40
    5. Brewed up Boycott by Kelly G. Ross, pp. 41-44
    6. Taking Liberty by Ellen Paul, pp. 45-49
    7. Viewpoint by Laurence W. Beilenson, p. 50
    8. Taxes by Timothy Condon, p. 51
    9. Spotlight by Patrick Cox and Zach Willey, p. 52
    10. [+]
      Movies by John Hospers, p. 53 - 2 Reviews
      1. Terms of Endearment (1983 Film) by James L. Brooks
      2. Scarface (1983 Film) by Brian De Palma
    11. [+]
      Public Education Theology by Samuel L. Blumenfeld, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
      1. Managers of Virtue by David Tyack and Elisabeth Hansot
    12. [+]
      The Third-Party Trap by Stuart A. Lilie, pp. 56-59 - 1 Review
      1. The Other Candidates by Frank Smallwood
    13. [+]
      Rekindling the Case for Freedom by David M. Brown, p. 60 - 1 Review
      1. How You Can Find Happiness During the Collapse of Western Civilization by Robert J. Ringer
    14. [+]
      The Only Villains in the DeLorean Drama by Jeff Riggenbach, pp. 61-62 - 1 Review
      1. Dream Maker by Ivan Fallon and James Srodes
    15. [+]
      Why the Pols Like to Set up Businesses by James T. Bennett, pp. 63-68 - 1 Review
      1. Uncle Sam's Private, Profitseeking Corporations by Lloyd D. Musolf
    16. Cover illustration by Daryl Dane
  4. [+]
    April 1984 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Notes by R.W.P. and M.Z., pp. 4-21
    2. Fighting the Soviet Imperialists by Jack Wheeler, pp. 22-30
    3. Does Doom Loom? by Julian L. Simon, pp. 31-34
    4. Taking The Taxman To Task by Charles R. Kelley, p. 35
    5. American Capitalism at Sunset by William H. Meckling, pp. 36-40
    6. The Self-Fulfilling Polity by Nathaniel Branden, pp. 41-45
    7. Viewpoint by James Dale Davidson, pp. 46-49
    8. Then Gloom" by Steven K. Beckner, p. 50
    9. Spotlight by Patrick Cox and Andrew F. Kay, p. 51
    10. [+]
      Movies by John Hospers, p. 52 - 3 Reviews
      1. Silkwood (1983 Film) by Mike Nichols
      2. The Right Stuff (1983 Film) by Philip Kaufman
      3. Danton (1983 Film) by Andrzej Wajda
    11. [+]
      Battle for the Brain Machine by John McCarthy, p. 53 - 1 Review
      1. The Fifth Generation by Edward A. Feigenbaum and Pamela McCorduck
    12. [+]
      Muddled Musings About War and Peace by Eric Mack, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
      1. Justice and War in the Nuclear Age by Philip F. Lawler
    13. [+]
      Moscow's Masterminds by Joseph D. Douglass, Jr., pp. 56-57 - 1 Review
      1. The Grand Strategy of the Soviet Union by Edward N. Luttwak, Herbert Block, and W. Seth Carus, ...
    14. [+]
      Banking on Free Markets by Joe Cobb, pp. 58-68 - 1 Review
      1. The Mystery of Banking by Murray N. Rothbard
    15. Cover photograph by Jack Wheeler
  5. [+]
    May 1984 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Notes by R.W.P. and M.Z., pp. 4-21
    2. Behind the Cancer Terror by Edith Efron, pp. 22-30
    3. Paper Crisis by Jon Osborne, pp. 31-33
    4. Battling the Budget Bulge -- Gracefully by Peter Samuel, pp. 34-39
    5. Prohibition for the Younger Set? by Rex R. Reed, pp. 40-41
    6. An Education in Empire Building by John Fund and Martin Wooster, pp. 42-48
    7. Viewpoint by Eric Mack, p. 49
    8. Taxes by Timothy Condon, p. 50
    9. Spotlight by Claudia Rosett, p. 51
    10. [+]
      Movies by John Hospers, pp. 52-54 - 3 Reviews
      1. Star 80 (1983 Film) by Bob Fosse
      2. Fanny and Alexander (1982 Film) by Ingmar Bergman
      3. Sudden Impact (1983 Film) by Clint Eastwood
    11. [+]
      A Will to Spend, A Way to Spend by Jennifer Roback, p. 55 - 1 Review
      1. Underground Government by James T. Bennett and Thomas J. Dilorenzo
    12. [+]
      Beavers and Buffalo---A Lesson from History by Edwin Dolan, p. 56 - 1 Review
      1. Natural Resources by Richard L. Stroup and John A. Baden
    13. [+]
      A Torch for Freedom by Laurence W. Beilenson, p. 57 - 1 Review
      1. The Committed Observer by Raymond Aron, Jean Louis Missika, and Dominique Wolton, ...
    14. [+]
      The Genesis of the Invisible Hand by Ellen Frankel Paul, pp. 58-61 - 1 Review
      1. The Soul of Modern Economic man by Milton L. Myers
    15. [+]
      Mischievous Counsel by Joy Dee Anthony, pp. 62-68 - 1 Review
      1. The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener by Martin Gardner
    16. Cover photograph by Jeff Pryor and Pat Widmann
  6. [+]
    June/July 1984 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Notes by M.Z. and R.W.P., pp. 4-27
    2. Fighting the Soviet Imperialists: The Contras in N by Jack Wheeler, pp. 28-36
    3. Family Fever by Jeff Riggenbach, pp. 37-41
    4. Why Aren't You Worried about a Shortage of Whale O by Charles Maurice and Charles W. Smithson, pp. 42-45
    5. Snuff and Jam Jars: Reflections on Investing by William Rickenbacker, pp. 46-48
    6. Subscribing to Success by Mark Hulbert, pp. 49-51
    7. Profiting from Politics by James Dale Davidson, pp. 52-55
    8. How to Avoid Tarnished Dealers by Daniel Rosenthal, pp. 56-60
    9. Gimme Shelters by Terry Coxon, pp. 61-65
    10. Reason Interview by Doug Casey, pp. 66-71
    11. Viewpoint by Sam Cohen and Joseph Douglass, pp. 72-73
    12. Investments by Mark Skousen, pp. 74-75
    13. Species Saver" by Patrick Cox and James R. Cook, pp. 76-77
    14. Life & Liberty by Marty Zupan and Bill Steigerwald, pp. 78-80
    15. [+]
      A Tale of Two Countries by Erika Holzer, pp. 81-82 - 1 Review
      1. The Island of Crimea by Vassily Aksyonov
    16. [+]
      Trimming the Sails of Big Government by William A. Niskanen, p. 83 - 1 Review
      1. The Tyranny of the Status Quo by Milton Friedman and Rose D. Friedman
    17. [+]
      Healers or Quacks? by Jane Orient, pp. 84-86 - 1 Review
      1. Health and Healing by Andrew Weil
    18. [+]
      One Country---Two Cultures by Karl Hess, pp. 87-97 - 1 Review
      1. America II by Richard Louv
    19. Further & More, pp. 98-100
    20. Cover photograph by Jack Wheeler
  7. [+]
    August 1984 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Notes by M.Z. and R.W.P., pp. 4-20
    2. Dialyzing for Dollars by Michael Kronman, pp. 21-30
    3. Reining in the Imperial Congress by Jack D. Douglas, pp. 31-33
    4. What to Make of Margaret Thatcher? by John Blundell, pp. 34-39
    5. The Ups and Downs of the Flying Car by John Doherty, pp. 40-42
    6. Standing Guard Over Europe by Ted Galen Carpenter, pp. 43-48
    7. Viewpoint by Lance Lamberton, p. 49
    8. Save Our Shelters by Timothy Condon, p. 50
    9. Spotlight by Patrick Cox and Anne Wortham, p. 51
    10. Life & Liberty by Richard Mitchell and Paul Gordon, pp. 52-53
    11. [+]
      Bringing Home the First Amendment by Kathleen McMenamin and Michael McMenamin, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
      1. The Day They Came to Arrest the Book by Nat Hentoff
    12. [+]
      Rich Insight about the Poor by Robert Nisbet, pp. 56-57 - 1 Review
      1. The Idea of Poverty by Gertrude Himmelfarb
    13. [+]
      On Crime and Punishment by Laurin Wollan, pp. 58-65 - 2 Reviews
      1. Thinking About Crime by James Q. Wilson
      2. Crime by James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia
    14. Further & More, pp. 66-68
    15. Cover illustration by Steve Riedell
  8. [+]
    September 1984 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Notes by Robert W. Poole, Jr., pp. 4-21
    2. Fighting the Soviet Imperialists by Jack Wheeler, pp. 22-30
    3. Two Hands, One Mouth by Joseph P. Martino, pp. 31-34
    4. The 59 Cent Fallacy by Jennifer Roback, pp. 35-37
    5. Abracadabra Prosperity by John Baden and Tom Blood, pp. 38-42
    6. A New Route for Mass Transit by Joseph P. Schwieterman, pp. 43-46
    7. Viewpoint by Bernard H. Siegan, p. 47
    8. Spotlight by Patrick Cox, pp. 48-49
    9. Investments by Mark Skousen, p. 50
    10. Life & Liberty by Patrick Cox, pp. 51-53
    11. [+]
      The Book Case by Martin Anderson, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
      1. The Supply-Side Revolution by Paul Craig Roberts
    12. [+]
      Toxic Myth by William Tucker, p. 56 - 1 Review
      1. The Apocalyptics by Edith Efron
    13. [+]
      Throwing Out Government to Save the Bathwater by R. Bruce Den Uyl, p. 57 - 1 Review
      1. Water Crisis by Terry L. Anderson
    14. [+]
      Double Jeopardy by Henry Mark Holzer, pp. 58-61 - 1 Review
      1. Judgment in Berlin by Herbert J. Stern
    15. [+]
      The Woman Behind the Welfare State by Joan Kennedy Taylor, pp. 62-65 - 1 Review
      1. The Diary of Beatrice Webb, Vol. II: 1892-1905 by Norman Ian MacKenzie, Jeanne MacKenzie, and Beatrice Webb, ...
    16. Further & More, pp. 66-68
    17. Cover photograph, illustration by Jack Wheeler and Dennis Hoey
  9. [+]
    October 1984 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Notes by Robert W. Poole, Jr., pp. 4-23
    2. Will the Plug be Pulled? by David Rubins, pp. 24-32
    3. Sweet Truth by Elizabeth M. Whelan and William R. Havender, pp. 33-38
    4. Bipartisan by Marvin N. Olasky, pp. 39-41
    5. Cloaking the State's Dagger by Robert Nisbet, pp. 42-47
    6. Viewpoint by Lynn Scarlett, p. 48
    7. Taxes by Timothy Condon, p. 49
    8. Life & Liberty by Alexandra York, pp. 50-51
    9. Conservative Villains by David Brudnoy, p. 52
    10. [+]
      The Book Case by John Hospers, p. 53 - 1 Review
      1. The Democratic Muse by Edward C. Banfield
    11. [+]
      Compelling Reasons for Cooperation by Eric Mack, pp. 54-57 - 1 Review
      1. The Evolution of Cooperation by Robert Axelrod
    12. [+]
      The Poverty of Socialism by Mary Mainland, p. 58 - 1 Review
      1. Tanzania, 1800-1980 by Andrew Coulson
    13. [+]
      The Whats and Whys of Regulation by Lester Hunt, p. 59 - 1 Review
      1. Rights and Regulations by Tibor R. Machan and M. Bruce Johnson
    14. [+]
      Public Libraries, Public Good? by Philip E. Fixler, Jr., pp. 60-65 - 1 Review
      1. The Public Library in the 1980s by Lawrence J. White
    15. Further & More, pp. 66-68
    16. Cover photograph by Paul Van Vleck
  10. [+]
    November 1984 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Notes by R.W.P. and M.Z., pp. 4-20
    2. Miami's Cuban Miracle by George Gilder, pp. 21-28
    3. Convention Comedy by Thomas W. Hazlett, pp. 29-32
    4. Running Third by David Bergland, pp. 33-36
    5. Another Chance for Reaganomics? by Alan Reynolds, pp. 37-41
    6. Hill Bent on Spending by Peter Samuel, pp. 42-46
    7. Viewpoint by Doug Bandow, p. 47
    8. Investments by Mark Skousen, pp. 48-49
    9. Spotlight by John Fund and Martin Stone, p. 50
    10. Life & Liberty by Nathaniel Branden and Randall K. Hylkema, pp. 51-53
    11. [+]
      The Book Case by William Kauffman, p. 54 - 1 Review
      1. Diaries of Mario M. Cuomo by Mario Cuomo
    12. [+]
      Free-Trade Romance by Laurence Beilenson, pp. 55-57 - 1 Review
      1. Come to Me, Megan by Ellen Garwood
    13. [+]
      Labor's Strong Arm by Mark S. Pulliam, pp. 58-59 - 1 Review
      1. Power and Privilege by Morgan O. Reynolds
    14. [+]
      Socialists in Clerical Collars by Antony Flew, pp. 60-65 - 1 Review
      1. The Kindness That Kills by Digby Anderson
    15. Further & More, pp. 66-68
    16. Cover illustration by Dennis Hoey
  11. [+]
    December 1984 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Notes by M.Z. and R.W.P., pp. 6-22
    2. How the Rich Get Richer in Texas by Michael Berryhill, pp. 23-31
    3. Saving the Poor from Welfare by Charles Murray, pp. 32-35
    4. Reason Interview, pp. 36-44
    5. [+]
      Special Annual Book Section by Thomas Sowell, pp. 45-46 - 1 Review
      1. Reality and Rhetoric by P.T. Bauer
    6. [+]
      Jacobs' Ladder to Prosperity by Thomas J. Bray, p. 47 - 1 Review
      1. Cities and the Wealth of Nations by Jane Jacobs
    7. [+]
      Sharpe Barbs at the State by Robert Blumen, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review
      1. Eleven Novel Satires by Tom Sharpe
    8. [+]
      The Not-So-Great Society by Glenn C. Loury, pp. 51-52 - 2 Reviews
      1. Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality by Thomas Sowell
      2. Losing Ground by Charles Murray
    9. [+]
      Learning to Live with the Bomb by John McCarthy, pp. 53-54 - 1 Review
      1. Weapons and Hope by Freeman Dyson
    10. [+]
      The Road to Freedom: F. A. Hayek's Intellectual Journey by Jeremy Shearmur, pp. 55-59 - 8 Reviews
      1. Knowledge, Evolution, and Society by Friedrich A. Hayek
      2. Money, Capital, and Fluctuations by Friedrich A. Hayek
      3. Hayek by Eamonn Butler
      4. Hayek on Liberty by John Gray
      5. The Essence of Hayek by Chiaki Nishiyama, Kurt Leube, and W. Glenn Campbell, ...
      6. Political Economy of Freedom by Kurt R. Leube
      7. Hayek's "Serfdom" Revisited by Norman P. Barry
      8. The Fatal Conceit by Friedrich A. Hayek and W.W. Bartley III
    11. Viewpoint by James Rolph Edwards, p. 60
    12. Low-Tax Recipes by Timothy Condon, p. 61
    13. Spotlight by Patrick Cox and Lawrence H. White, p. 62
    14. Life & Liberty, pp. 63-68
    15. Cover illustration by Tim Scoggins
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  Issues of 1991 = 11 Issues, 203 Articles
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Issues of the 2000s = 6 Years, 58 Issues, 1,323 Articles
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  Issues of 2000 = 11 Issues, 326 Articles
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  Issues of 2002 = 11 Issues, 223 Articles
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  Issues of 2003 = 11 Issues, 194 Articles
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  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 184 Articles
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  Issues of 2005 = 4 Issues, 66 Articles