December

A Difficult Question Stanley Yankus 741 How can a man value his life without a genuine purpose for living? The Art of Iconoclasm Orien Joh'nson 744 How to displace a fallacy without destroying the person who believed it. Who Pays Taxes - and How? How various forms of taxes fall on individuals. A Free Lance in the Free Market An author invites competition. Lemuel R. Boulware Robert G. Bearce 750 752 Book Reviews: IICountdown to Chaos: Chicago, 1968: Turning Point in American Politics" by Jeffrey Sf. John liThe Truth about Boulwarism" by Lemuel R. Boulware Index for 1969 Anyone wishing to communicate with authors may send first-class mail in care of THE FREEMAN for forwarding. 757 761 the Freeman A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF IDEAS ON LIBERTY IRVINGTON·ON-HUDSON, N. Y. 10533 TEL.: (914) 591·7230 LEONARD E. READ PAUL L. POIROT President, Foundation for Economic Education Managing Editor THE F R E E MAN is published monthly by the Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., a non political, nonprofit, educational champion of private property, the free market, the profit and loss system, and limited government.

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