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May 2000 Issue
- 27 Articles
Departments
The Continuing Crisis
, pp. 8-9
Correspondence
, pp. 10-11
Keyes, cars &c.
On the Prowl
, pp. 12-13
Public Nuisances
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, pp. 14-15
For Your Information
Capitol Ideas
, pp. 16-19
Features
Should We Tax the Internet?
, pp. 20-25
Bob Metcalfe vs. George Gilder Yes, For Efficiency's Sake vs. No, Never, Nohow.
No New Cybertaxes
Byron York
, pp. 26-29
While Al Gore and George W. Bush stall, conservatives are winning the battle over taxin...
The Old Regime and the Digital Revolution
Francis X. Rocca
, pp. 30-37
Europe wants in on the New Economy, but regulatory habits die hard. Will Old World poli...
On the Internet No One Knows You're a Dog
William Tucker
, pp. 38-45
Want to Get Rich Quick on the Internet? Good Luck, But That Hasn't Deterred Our Former ...
There's Something about Tom
Tim W. Ferguson
, pp. 46-51
Silicon Valley's Tom Campbell is by far the most impressive senate challenger this year.
Departments
Culture Vultures
Tom Bethell
, pp. 52-53
Back to the Future
The Nation's Pulse
Terry Eastland
, pp. 54-55
Ray of Hope
Constitutional Opinions
Robert A. Levy
, pp. 56-57
The Microsoft Moral
Presswatch
Tracy Robinson
, pp. 58-59
Print Discovers Web
Ben Stein's Diary
Benjamin J. Stein
, pp. 60-65
Canary Yellow
The Smoke-Filled Room
Ryan H. Sager
, pp. 66-67
America Plugged In
The Public Policy
James Bovard
, pp. 68-69
Rise of the Surveillance State
Politics
Grover G. Norquist
, pp. 70-71
Mopping Up After McCain
Great American Saloons
Marina Malenic
, pp. 72-73
Psyche in Cyberland
The Talkies
James Bowman
, pp. 74-75
They Went Thataway
Book Reviews
[+]
Way Out There in the Blue
(Review)
John Corry
, pp. 76-78
Way Out There in the Blue, by Frances FitzGerald
Way Out There in the Blue
by Frances FitzGerald
[+]
What America Owes to Blacks
(2 Reviews)
Roger Clegg
, pp. 79-80
Creating Equal, by Ward Connerly
Creating Equal
by Ward Connerly
The Debt
by Randall N. Robinson
[+]
Twentieth-Century America
(Review)
Fred Barnes
, p. 81
Twentieth Century America, by Thomas C. Reeves
Twentieth Century America
by Thomas C. Reeves
[+]
The Kinder, Gentler Military
(Review)
H. Joachim Maitre
, pp. 82-87
The Kinder, Gentler Military, by Stephanie Gutmann
The Kinder, Gentler Military
by Stephanie Gutmann
Departments
Current Wisdom
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 88-89
Last Call
John Corry
, pp. 90-92
Even in the Middle of Nowhere
Cover illustration
Tim Zeltner
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