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In this edition: Tom Palmer and Robert Levy on a victory for gun rights; Stephen Slivinski on the new budget; Daniel Mitchell on the hidden costs of big government; Alan Oxley on Oxfam's anti-growth agenda; Stefan Halper on "big idea" foreign policy; and Michael Tanner and Dick Armey on the problem with conservatism today.

In this edition: Brink Lindsey and David Boaz on the Age of Abundance; Timothy Lynch on hate crime laws and the war against thoughts; Tony Leon on how capitalism saved South Africa; Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the attack of the individual in the Muslim world; Kathleen M. Sullivan on how "the little guy" loses with campaign finance reform; and Johnny Munkhammar on what's right and what's wrong with the Nordic model.

In this edition: Tim Sandefur and Mark Moller on privacy rights in the 21st century; Mart Laar on receiving the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty; John Stossel on education myths; Jack Valenti on non-governmental efforts to control indecency in media; Tom Palmer on liberty in the Middle East; and George Will's keynote speech at the Milton Friedman Prize Dinner.

In this edition, a discussion between Peter Van Doren and Jerry Taylor about the gas tax. Then, Christopher Preble on how government failures do not end at the nation's borders. John Lott discusses why the free market is underrated. Glen Whitman talks about the right way to criticize the drug war. Neal McCluskey on how to fix No Child Left Behind. And this month's featured selection, Glenn Greenwald on good, evil, and the tragic legacy of the Bush administration.

Ian Vasquez and James Gwartney discuss the Economic Freedom of the World: 2007 Annual Report. Then, Dan Griswold on the many blessings of trade; Chris Preble on getting out of Iraq, and staying out of Iran; Sallie James on the Internet gambling crackdown; Lewis Leibowitz on mercantilist fantasies; David Boaz on Hillary's hazardous governing philosophy; and Steve Forbes on big government, big problems.

In this edition: David Boaz and David Kirby on the libertarian vote; Neal McCluskey on how the federal government hurts higher education; John Samples on the fallacy of campaign finance reform; David Hyman on Medicare and the seven deadly sins; Norm Stamper on how the War on Drugs corrupts police; and Judge Danny J. Boggs on the Supreme Court's successes and failures in upholding the rule of law.

In this edition: Christopher Preble and Ted Galen Carpenter on President Bush's troop surge; Diana Furchtgott-Roth on the economic inequality hype; Jim Harper on the coming national identification card; Justin Logan on the dangerous option of bombing Iran; Neal McCluskey on public schools, our favorite battleground; and P.J. O'Rourke on Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations.

In this edition: Daniel Griswold and Peter Van Doren on the upcoming farm bill; John Mueller on our overblown fears of terrorism; Thomas Ricks on failures of leadership in Iraq; Robert Levy on how libertarians differ from conservatives on the Constitution; Thomas Firey on the phenomenon of Obama-mania; and Robert Amsterdam on anti-market and anti-democratic policies in Russia.

In this edition: Ian Vasquez and James Dorn on the state of economic freedom in the world; Stephen Slivinski on the GOP and supersized government; Roger Pilon on the Constitution and property rights; Cal Dooley on the federal government's misguided farm policy; Arnold Kling on why health care costs so much; and Robert Pape on the motivations behind suicide terrorism.

In this edition: John Samples and Michael McDonald on the midterm election results; Johan Norberg on the entrepreneur as the backbone of human progress; Andrew Mwenda on the damage done by foreign aid and debt relief; Jeffrey Record on the trouble with insurgencies for the U.S. military; Marie Gryphon on why government schools can't find good teachers; and Andrew Sullivan on conservatism's intellectual crisis.

In this edition: Radley Balko and Mark Moller on the threat to civil liberties from paramilitary drug raids; Timothy Carney on the collaboration between big government and big business; Leon Hadar on America's failed foreign policy approach to the Middle East; Ed Crane on the rise of big government conservatism; Jaroslav Romanchuk on totalitarianism in Belarus; and Jerry Taylor on the real story behind gas prices.

In this edition: a roundtable discussion with Michael Cannon and Michael Tanner about a SiCKO health care proposal; Anthony Romero on the struggle for freedom in an age of terror; Rep. Jeff Flake on the irrational U.S. foreign policy toward Cuba; Sallie James on a plan to free American agriculture from government; Chris Edwards on a middle-class tax increase; And this month's featured selection, Brian Doherty on the quirky history of the libertarian movement.

In this edition: Indur Goklany and Pat Michaels on global warming; John Fund on how the Republicans betrayed their principles and lost the election; Alvaro Vargas Llosa on the barriers to entrepreneurs in Latin America; John Hulsman on how a realist foreign policy should address Iran; Michael Cannon on the facts and the fictions about health saving accounts; and Robert J. Barro on the life of Milton Friedman.

Roundtable: Stephen Slivinski and Chris Edwards on out-of-control state and federal spending. Then, Alvaro Vargas Llosa on the inequity of property rights in Latin America; Bruce Bartlett on how big government has hurt the Republican Party; Michael Tanner on the insecurity of Social Security; Ted Galen Carpenter on preventing war between China and Taiwan. Plus, David Boaz on George Washington, the man who would not be king.

In this edition: Ted Galen Carpenter and Christopher Preble on North Korea�s missile test-fire; Jagdish Bhagwati on the struggle for free trade; George Ayittey on foreign aid to Africa; William Eskridge on the gay marriage debate; John Kaminski on the influence of Thomas Jefferson; and Arnold Kling and Michael Tanner on the problems with healthcare reform in Massachusetts.

First, a roundtable discussion about the risks of war with Iran, with Christopher Preble and Justin Logan. Next, Phillipe Legrain on how immigration makes us all richer. Then, Stuart Taylor Jr. on Duke lacrosse and out-of-control prosecutors. Also, J. Scott Ballenger on the rights of the dying. Plus, Marc Lynch on how a stable Iraq is elusive. Finally, Circuit Judge Janice Rogers Brown on how the courts should protect economic rights as they do first amendment rights.

In this edition: a discussion with Roger Pilon and Ronald Rotunda about victories and setbacks for the Constitution; Senator Judd Gregg on the coming fiscal meltdown; Jim Harper on the states' rebellion against REAL ID; John Samples on the unraveling of campaign finance reform; Ed Crane on bipartisan neoconservatism; this month's featured selection; and David Boaz on how far freedom has come - and how far it has to go.

In this edition: Daniel Griswold and Tamar Jacoby on the battle for immigration reform; John Sununu on how to choose leaders who will fight for limited government; Doug Bandow on alliances that serve no ends but themselves; Victor Gold on how neocons and theocons ruined his party; Youssef Boutros Ghali on economic liberalization in Egypt; and Bruce Fein on civil liberties violations and a constitutional crossroads.

In this edition: Michael Cannon and Michael Tanner on health insurance by fiat; Judge Janice Rogers Brown on the meaning of the rule of law; Mary Anastasia O'Grady on the drug war in Latin America; Brad Smith on the power of citizen lobbyists; Tim Lynch on the legal battle over military tribunals; Justin Logan and Christopher Preble on building nations and rebuilding Iraq.

Christopher Preble and Dan Griswold on how U.S. farm policy hurts both the economy and liberty; Jay Greene on the myth that more money could save public education; Randy Barnett on the modern history of federalism; Ron Bailey on why genetically enhanced humans are no threat to political equality; Chris Edwards on the high cost of funds for federal pork spending ACLU president; and Nadine Strossen on the Constitution's ability to protect both religion and government from majoritarian whims.