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  1. [+]
    Acid Test (Review)
    LSD, by Leigh A. Henderson and William J. Glass
    1. LSD by Leigh A. Henderson and William J. Glass
    Reason, March 1995, pp. 63-65
  2. Special Book Section
    [+]
    Actual Knowledge (3 Reviews)
    The Cigarette Papers, by Stanton A. Glantz, John Slade, Lisa A. Bero, and Peter Hanauer...
    1. The Cigarette Papers by Stanton A. Glantz, John Slade, Lisa A. Bero, and Peter Hanauer, ...
    2. Smokescreen by Philip J. Hilts
    3. Ashes to Ashes by Richard Kluger
    Reason, December 1996, pp. 46-52
  3. Adoption Pains
    Why Does the System Make it so Hard to Give an Orphan a Home?
    Reason, November 1999, pp. 24-31
  4. Features
    The Anti-Pleasure Principle
    The "food police" and the pseudoscience of self-denial
    Reason, July 2003, pp. 24-33
  5. B.A.T.F. Out of Hell
    Even before Waco, people in the booze business were afraid of the Bureau of Alcohol, To...
    Reason, May 1994, pp. 25-29
  6. Books
    [+]
    Bad Words (3 Reviews)
    Hate Speech, by Samuel Walker
    1. Hate Speech by Samuel Walker
    2. "Speech Acts" and the First Amendment by Franklyn S. Haiman
    3. Kindly Inquisitors by Jonathan Rauch
    Reason, Aug/Sept 1994, pp. 64-66
  7. [+]
    Beyond Blue (2 Reviews)
    What is depression?
    1. Good Mood by Julian L. Simon
    2. Listening to Prozac by Peter D. Kramer
    Reason, December 1993, pp. 45-47
  8. [+]
    Big Mac Attack: The new film Super Size Me asks the question (Review)
    Is McDonald's unappealing---or irresistible?
    1. Super Size Me (2004 Film) by Morgan Spurlock
    Reason, July 2004, p. 55
  9. Articles
    Bill Bennett's Blinders
    Reason, March 1990, pp. 20-25
  10. [+]
    Books in Brief (Review)
    Stopping Power, by J. Neil Schulman and Gary Kleck
    1. Stopping Power by J. Neil Schulman and Gary Kleck
    National Review, August 1, 1994, p. 65
  11. [+]
    Books in Brief (Review)
    Guns, Crime, and Freedom, by Wayne R. LaPierre
    1. Guns, Crime, and Freedom by Wayne R. LaPierre
    National Review, November 7, 1994, p. 81
  12. [+]
    Bringing Up the Middle (Review)
    Against Excess: Drug Policy for Results, by Mark A.R. Kleiman
    1. Against Excess: Drug Policy for Results by Mark A.R. Kleiman
    Reason, July 1992, pp. 55-57
  13. [+]
    Bug Zappers (Review)
    Virus Ground Zero, by Ed Regis
    1. Virus Ground Zero by Ed Regis
    Reason, June 1997, pp. 62-65
  14. Books
    [+]
    Burning Questions (3 Reviews)
    The Ashes of Waco, by Dick J. Reavis
    1. The Ashes of Waco by Dick J. Reavis
    2. Armageddon in Waco by Stuart A. Wright
    3. Why Waco? by James D. Tabor and Eugene V. Gallagher
    Reason, March 1996, pp. 46-49
  15. Child's Play
    National Review, April 6, 1998, pp. 34-35
  16. Citings
    Post No Bills
    Reason, April 1998, p. 16
  17. Citings
    Dining Fine
    Reason, April 1998, p. 18
  18. Citings
    Gun Shy
    Reason, April 1998, p. 20
  19. Citings
    The Truth About Youth
    Reason, April 1998, p. 21
  20. Citings
    Dangerous Books
    Reason, Aug/Sept 1998, p. 16
  21. Citings
    CDA II
    Reason, February 1998, p. 14
  22. Citings
    You're Soaking In It!
    Reason, January 1998, p. 16
  23. Citings
    Evil Clown
    Reason, June 1998, p. 14
  24. Citings
    Deadly Crop
    Reason, June 1998, p. 20
  25. Citings
    Bottle Battle
    Reason, June 1998, p. 21
  26. Citings
    Reel Dope
    Reason, June 1998, p. 22
  27. Citings
    Moving Marijuana
    Reason, May 1998, p. 15
  28. Citings
    Drug Entrepreneurs
    Reason, November 1998, p. 13
  29. Citings
    Nicotine Buzz
    Reason, October 1998, p. 14
  30. Citings
    Can't Bear It
    Reason, October 1998, p. 17
  31. Citings
    Painful Reminder
    Reason, October 1998, pp. 21-22
  32. Citings
    General Nonsense
    Reason, April 1999, p. 14
  33. Citings
    High Numbers
    Reason, April 1999, p. 17
  34. Citings
    Data on Demand
    Reason, February 1999, p. 13
  35. Citings
    Joe Blow
    Reason, January 1999, p. 13
  36. Citings
    Fired Up
    Reason, July 1999, p. 10
  37. Citings
    By the Boards
    Reason, July 1999, p. 13
  38. Citings
    Pot Hoax
    Reason, June 1999, p. 14
  39. Citings
    Lucky Shot
    Reason, May 1999, p. 14
  40. Citings
    OK Corral
    Reason, May 1999, p. 15
  41. Citings
    Vice Profits
    Reason, May 1999, pp. 18-19
  42. Citings
    OK to Drive?
    Reason, November 1999, p. 16
  43. Citings
    Killer Weed
    Reason, October 1999, p. 16
  44. Citings
    Anti-Gun Culture
    Reason, April 2000, p. 11
  45. Citings
    Phantom Studies
    Reason, December 2000, p. 15
  46. Citings
    Futile Resistance
    Reason, January 2000, p. 12
  47. Citings
    Anti-Milk Men
    Reason, January 2000, p. 14
  48. Citings
    Pissing Contest
    Reason, January 2000, p. 15
  49. Citings
    Soft Spot
    Reason, June 2000, p. 13
  50. Citings
    Death Penalty
    Reason, March 2000, p. 14
  51. Citings
    Shot Down
    Reason, March 2000, p. 15
  52. Citings
    Name Dropping
    Reason, March 2000, p. 17
  53. Citings
    Oahu Weed
    Reason, May 2000, p. 9
  54. Citings
    Borderline Cases
    Reason, November 2000, p. 12
  55. Citings
    Guns Down Under
    Reason, October 2000, p. 10
  56. Citings
    Rave Rage
    Reason, Aug/Sept 2001, p. 12
  57. Citings
    Through the Nose
    Reason, Aug/Sept 2001, p. 13
  58. Citings
    Bad Timing
    Reason, Aug/Sept 2001, p. 15
  59. Citings
    War Protests
    Reason, February 2001, p. 10
  60. Citings
    DARE Aware
    Reason, January 2001, p. 14
  61. Citings
    Air Commands
    Reason, March 2001, p. 10
  62. Citings
    Jerk Protection
    Reason, March 2001, p. 13
  63. Citings
    Moving Words
    Reason, March 2001, p. 14
  64. Citings
    Pot Stops
    Reason, April 2002, p. 14
  65. Cold Comfort
    Economist John Lott Discusses the Benefits of Guns--and the Hazards of Pointing them Out.
    Reason, January 2000, pp. 34-43
  66. Camels
    Cowboys, Camels, and Kids
    Does Advertising Turn People into Smokers?
    Reason, April 1998, pp. 32-39
  67. Crossballs Puzzle
    Why don't the guests on Comedy Central's fake debate show get the jokes?
    Reason, October 2004, pp. 53-55
  68. Curing the Therapeutic State
    Thomas Szasz on the Medicalization of American Life Interviewed
    Reason, July 2000, pp. 26-35
  69. Discredit Line
    National Review, September 12, 1994, pp. 68-71
  70. The Doctor Is Not a Criminal
    A painful drug-war case in Virginia
    National Review, May 23, 2005, pp. 27-29
  71. Drug Trial
    Is 'Medicalization' the First Step in Ending the Drug War?
    Reason, March 1998, pp. 22-24
  72. Drugged Out
    National Review, July 20, 1998, p. 34
  73. Drugs
    Sex, Drugs, and Religion
    Reason, July 1990, pp. 44-46
  74. Drugs
    Weighty Matters
    Reason, October 1993, pp. 56-59
  75. Drugs and Thugs
    The U.S. Subsidy for Terrorists
    Reason, December 2001, pp. 29-30
  76. [+]
    Drugs of Choice (2 Reviews)
    Addiction Is a Choice, by Jeffrey A. Schaler
    1. Addiction Is a Choice by Jeffrey A. Schaler
    2. How to Stop Time by Ann Marlowe
    Reason, October 2000, p. 56
  77. Editorials
    The Suffering of Innocents
    Reason, December 1989, pp. 6-7
  78. Editorials
    On to Mars?
    Reason, November 1989, pp. 8-9
  79. Editorials
    The Fourth 'R'
    Reason, Aug/Sept 1990, p. 5
  80. Editorials
    Big Mother
    Reason, December 1990, pp. 8-9
  81. Editorials
    Disastrous Relief
    Reason, January 1990, pp. 6-7
  82. Editorials
    Flip-Flop With a Twist
    Reason, March 1990, pp. 8-9
  83. Editorials
    Reality Check
    Reason, November 1990, p. 9
  84. Editorials
    Engulfed
    Reason, October 1990, pp. 6-7
  85. Editorials
    Pryor Conviction
    Reason, Aug/Sept 1991, pp. 6-7
  86. Editorials
    Prophylactic Measure
    Reason, December 1991, pp. 6-7
  87. Editorials
    The Gay Bar
    Reason, January 1991, pp. 8-9
  88. Editorials
    What's the Problem?
    Reason, March 1991, pp. 8-9
  89. Editorials
    A Good Death?
    Reason, May 1991, p. 8
  90. Editorials
    Natural Mistake
    Reason, October 1991, pp. 6-7
  91. Editorials
    Attitude Problem
    Reason, April 1992, pp. 6-7
  92. Editorials
    The Price of Tides
    Reason, Aug/Sept 1992, pp. 6-7
  93. Editorials
    No Guarantees
    Reason, March 1992, p. 6
  94. Editorials
    'Toons Out
    Reason, May 1992, pp. 6-7
  95. Editorials
    Just Say Mo' Money
    Reason, November 1992, p. 6
  96. Editorials
    Try, Try Again
    Reason, April 1993, p. 6
  97. Editorials
    Let Them In
    Reason, Aug/Sept 1993, pp. 6-7
  98. Editorials
    Patterns of Force
    Reason, December 1993, pp. 5-6
  99. Editorials
    The Rescuers
    Reason, February 1993, p. 5
  100. Editorials
    A Matter of Time
    Reason, July 1993, p. 5
  101. Editorials
    Great Expectations
    Reason, June 1993, p. 5
  102. Editorials
    Waco's Wake
    Reason, May 1993, pp. 8-10
  103. Editorials
    A Little Respect
    Reason, February 1994, pp. 6-7
  104. Editorials
    Sweeping Powers
    Reason, June 1994, pp. 6-7
  105. Editorials
    Smokenders
    Reason, May 1994, pp. 6-9
  106. Editorials
    Just Do What?
    Reason, July 1996, pp. 7-19
  107. Editorials
    Drug Charge
    Reason, March 1996, pp. 7-19
  108. Editorials
    Weed Whackers
    Reason, November 1996, pp. 8-25
  109. Editorials
    Dealers' Choices
    Reason, October 1997, pp. 8-9
  110. Editorials
    Mouths Sued Shut
    Reason, July 1998, p. 7
  111. Editorials
    Evasive Action
    Reason, November 1998, p. 7
  112. Editorials
    Following Suit
    Reason, April 1999, pp. 6-7
  113. Editorials
    General Consertnation
    Reason, December 1999, pp. 6-7
  114. Books
    [+]
    Fat Chances (2 Reviews)
    The Fat of the Land, by Michael Fumento
    1. The Fat of the Land by Michael Fumento
    2. Eat Fat by Richard Klein
    Reason, February 1998, pp. 52-54
  115. Fed Up
    Weapon Assault
    Reason, July 1994, p. 5
  116. Books
    [+]
    The Fire Last Time (2 Reviews)
    Waco - The Rules of Engagement (1997 Film), by William Gazecki
    1. Waco - The Rules of Engagement (1997 Film) by William Gazecki
    2. No More Wacos by David B. Kopel and Paul H. Blackman
    Reason, May 1998, pp. 52-55
  117. [+]
    The Fixers (8 Reviews)
    Searching for Alternatives, by Melvyn B. Krauss and Edward P. Lazear
    1. Searching for Alternatives by Melvyn B. Krauss and Edward P. Lazear
    2. Drug Prohibition and the Conscience of Nations by Arnold S. Trebach and Kevin B. Zeese
    3. Winning the Drug War by Jeffrey A. Eisenach
    4. The Case for Legalizing Drugs by Richard Lawrence Miller
    5. Drug Solution by Chester Nelson Mitchell
    6. The Drug Legalization Debate by James A. Inciardi
    7. The Truth About Addiction and Recovery by Stanton Peele and Archie Brodsky
    8. The Crisis in Drug Prohibition by David Boaz
    Reason, December 1991, pp. 40-44
  118. For Your Own Good (1998)
    The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  119. H
    The surprising truth about heroin and addiction
    Reason, June 2003, pp. 32-41
  120. [+]
    Head Games (2 Reviews)
    What are the rules for defining mental illness?
    1. Pharmacracy by Thomas Szasz
    2. Creating Mental Illness by Allan V. Horwitz
    Reason, January 2003, pp. 58-63
  121. Books
    [+]
    High Anxiety (2 Reviews)
    Drug Crazy, by Mike Gray
    1. Drug Crazy by Mike Gray
    2. Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts by Lynn Zimmer and John P. Morgan
    Reason, May 1999, pp. 61-63
  122. How Government Makes You Sick
    Pot Shots
    National Review, August 11, 1997, pp. 42-43
  123. How to Increase Liberty in America: Ten Suggestions
    Drug Legalization
    National Review, December 19, 2005, p. 32
  124. Imbalancing Act
    The EPA Defends a Smoking Ban
    National Review, January 23, 1995, pp. 48-49
  125. Just a Cigar
    The Freeman, November 1999, pp. 35-37
  126. Just a Cigar
    A new front in the tobacco wars
    National Review, May 3, 1999, pp. 25-26
  127. Koshe Cops
    Should governments enforce food laws?
    The Freeman, July 1993, pp. 279-281
  128. The Law
    Gun-Shy Judges
    Reason, May 1991, pp. 47-49
  129. The Law
    Penises and Politics
    Reason, October 1991, pp. 50-51
  130. Let's Make a Deal
    As the proposed Tobacco Settlement heads to Congress, the Anti-Smoking Movement is divi...
    Reason, October 1997, pp. 26-31
  131. [+]
    Life of Duty (Review)
    Rush, by Kim Wozencraft
    1. Rush by Kim Wozencraft
    Reason, January 1991, pp. 52-53
  132. [+]
    Lying for a Living (Review)
    Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley
    1. Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley
    Reason, November 1994, pp. 69-70
  133. Market Medicine
    We Don't have it. But we Could.
    Reason, March 1992, pp. 23-27
  134. A Matter of Taste
    National Review, May 1, 1995, p. 53
  135. Milking Milken
    Reason, February 1991, pp. 8-9
  136. Mind Alteration
    Drug-Policy Scholar Ethan Nadelmann on Turning People Against Drug Prohibition
    Reason, July 1994, pp. 37-43
  137. Drugs
    Mock Debate
    A DEA Manual on how to Argue Against Legalization Shows Lack of Imagination.
    Reason, July 1995, pp. 63-64
  138. Arts & Letters
    [+]
    Narc Adaptation (Review)
    Rush
    1. Rush (1991 Film) by Lili Fini Zanuck
    Reason, April 1992, pp. 44-45
  139. No Relief in Sight
    Torture, Despair, Agony, and Death are the Symptoms of 'Opiophobia,' a Well-documented ...
    Reason, January 1997, pp. 22-29
  140. [+]
    One Man's Meat (Review)
    The Pleasure Police, by David Shaw
    1. The Pleasure Police by David Shaw
    National Review, October 28, 1996, p. 74
  141. [+]
    Pinch Me (Review)
    For Smokers Only, by Brad Rodu
    1. For Smokers Only by Brad Rodu
    Reason, October 1995, pp. 58-60
  142. [+]
    Poppycock (Review)
    Opium: A History, by Martin Booth
    1. Opium: A History by Martin Booth
    National Review, November 9, 1998, pp. 62-63
  143. [+]
    Pride and Prejudice (2 Reviews)
    The false choice between patriotism and skepticism
    1. Why We Fight by William J. Bennett
    2. 9-11~~Nine-Eleven by Noam Chomsky
    Reason, November 2002, pp. 53-58
  144. Prison Conversion
    After Studying Nonviolent Drug Offenders, A Criminologist who once said 'Let 'Em Rot' n...
    Reason, Aug/Sept 1999, pp. 40-49
  145. [+]
    Prohibition's Past and Present (3 Reviews)
    Hep-Cats, Narcs, and Pipe Dreams, by Jill Jonnes
    1. Hep-Cats, Narcs, and Pipe Dreams by Jill Jonnes
    2. Smoke and Mirrors by Dan Baum
    3. American Women and the Repeal of Prohibition by Kenneth D. Rose
    Reason, July 1997, pp. 60-65
  146. Rant: Drug Rush: Limbaugh to listeners
    I belong in jail!
    Reason, December 2003, pp. 28-29
  147. [+]
    Rebel Without Applause (Review)
    Culture Jam, by Kalle Lasn
    1. Culture Jam by Kalle Lasn
    Reason, May 2000, pp. 60-61
  148. Regulation
    Leaping to Conclusions
    Reason, December 1992, pp. 46-49
  149. [+]
    Recovery Boom (Review)
    Our Right to Drugs, by Thomas Stephen Szasz
    1. Our Right to Drugs by Thomas Stephen Szasz
    Reason, November 1992, pp. 64-65
  150. [+]
    Cyberspace Cadet (Review)
    A Crooked Man, by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
    1. A Crooked Man by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
    Reason, November 1995, pp. 64-65
  151. Riots
    Rage, Riots, & Respect
    Reason, July 1992, pp. 4-7
  152. Risky Journalism
    ABC's John Stossel Bucks A Fearful Establishment.
    Reason, April 1997, pp. 30-36
  153. The Rule of Lawton
    Government Subsidies for Health Care Invite Arbitrary Intervention.
    Reason, Aug/Sept 1994, pp. 6-7
  154. Saying Yes (2003)
    In Defense of Drug Use
    2 Reviews, 2 Readable
  155. Secrets For Sale
    Do Strangers with Computers know Too much about You?
    Reason, April 1992, pp. 28-35
  156. Selling Pot
    The Pitfalls of Marijuana Reform
    Reason, June 1993, pp. 20-28
  157. Sex & Drugs & Techno Music
    Reason, January 2002, pp. 26-35
  158. [+]
    Shooting Gallery (6 Reviews)
    The Politics of Gun Control, by Robert J. Spitzer
    1. The Politics of Gun Control by Robert J. Spitzer
    2. Gun Control by Wilbur Edel
    3. Gun Control and the Constitution by Robert J. Cottrol
    4. Guns and the Constitution by Dennis A. Henigan, E. Bruce Nicholson, and David Hemenway, ...
    5. To Keep and Bear Arms by Joyce Lee Malcolm
    6. Guns by David B. Kopel
    Reason, December 1995, pp. 50-54
  159. [+]
    Shrink Control (Review)
    The limits of a psychiatrist's skepticism.
    1. PC, M.D. by Sally Satel, M.D.
    Reason, May 2001, pp. 55-57
  160. Smoke Alarm
    This Weed Will Make You Stupid, Unemployable, and Lethargic. Now It's Pot. It Used to b...
    Reason, May 1996, pp. 40-44
  161. Smoke and Mirrors
    Reason, February 1991, pp. 28-33
  162. Smoking for Two?
    National Review, May 16, 1994, pp. 51-53
  163. Smoking Wars
    National Review, July 29, 1996, p. 39
  164. Snow Job
    The demonization of cocaine
    National Review, September 27, 1999, pp. 30-31
  165. [+]
    Straight Dope (Review)
    The Myth of Mental Illness, by Thomas S. Szasz
    1. The Myth of Mental Illness by Thomas S. Szasz
    Reason, December 1999, p. 29
  166. Studied Stupidity
    Respect to Da Ali G Show
    Reason, June 2003, pp. 64-65
  167. Tactical Tragedies
    The Lone Gunman Theory of Firearm Regulation
    Reason, March 1994, pp. 41-45
  168. [+]
    Talking Smack (Review)
    Romancing Opiates, by Theodore Dalrymple
    1. Romancing Opiates by Theodore Dalrymple
    National Review, November 6, 2006, pp. 53-55
  169. Totaled!
    Reason, November 1990, pp. 30-35
  170. Trends
    Piece by Piece
    Reason, April 1990, p. 16
  171. Trends
    Pot Paths
    Reason, April 1990, p. 17
  172. Trends
    Taking a Hike
    Reason, April 1990, p. 18
  173. Trends
    Indecent Exposure
    Reason, February 1991, p. 16
  174. Trends
    Pot Shots
    Reason, February 1991, p. 19
  175. The Tyranny of Public Health
    Heartland Intellectual Ammunition, March/April 2001, pp. 1-3
  176. The Bookcase
    [+]
    Up in Smoke (Review)
    Smoking: Making the Risky Decision, by W. Kip Viscusi
    1. Smoking by W. Kip Viscusi
    Reason, Aug/Sept 1993, pp. 66-67
  177. Urine---or You're Out
    Drug ttesting is invasive, insulting, and generally irrelevant to job performance. Why ...
    Reason, November 2002, pp. 36-45
  178. A Vial Crime
    Meet Sam Zhadanov, 68-Year-Old Plastic Molder and Drug-War Casualty.
    Reason, May 1995, pp. 30-36
  179. Voodoo Social Policy
    Exorcizing the Twin Demons, Guns and Drugs
    Reason, October 1994, pp. 26-31
  180. Wait a Minute
    National Review, February 7, 1994, pp. 48-49
  181. Features
    The War on Fat
    Is the size of your butt the government's business?
    Reason, August 2004, pp. 20-25
  182. What Price Safety?
    The Forever War
    Reason, October 2002, pp. 31-32
  183. What the Doctor Orders
    By Treating Risky Behavior like a Communicable Disease, the Public Health Establishment...
    Reason, January 1996, pp. 20-27
  184. What's Hate Got To Do With It?
    Do Crimes of Bigotry Deserve Extra Punishment?
    Reason, December 1992, pp. 14-19
  185. [+]
    What's Hate Got To Do With It? (3 Reviews)
    Human Inference, by Richard Nisbett and Lee Ross
    1. Human Inference by Richard Nisbett and Lee Ross
    2. Diseasing of America by Stanton Peele
    3. The Rights Retained by the People by Randy E. Barnett
    Reason, December 1992, p. 31
  186. [+]
    To Your Health! (Review)
    The Nazi War on Cancer, by Robert N. Proctor
    1. The Nazi War on Cancer by Robert N. Proctor
    National Review, September 13, 1999, pp. 66-67
  187. Youth Appeal
    Self-Appointed Web Watchers are Worried that Virtual Smoking and Drinking Might Lead to...
    Reason, June 1997, pp. 49-51
  188. No Items Found