December

The Argentine Inflation ,Alberto Benegas Lynch, Jr. 715 Another sad chapter in the long list of the failures of fiat money. Six Ideas to Keep Us Human (Part II) Edmund A. Opitz 718 How free will, rationality, self-responsibility, beauty, goodness, and a sense of the sacred may restore man. Are You Getting Your Money's Worth? W. M. Curtiss 727 Questioning the faith that human errors could be avoided if only the government were in total control of our lives. The Foundingof the American Republic: 17. Principlesof the Constitution Clarence B. Carson 734 The concepts of federalism, republicanism, separation of powers, limited government, and transformation of empire. APerfect System of Government? Ludwig von Mises 747 Government is indispensable because men are not faultless, but it can never be perfect. Book Reviews: 753 "The Essential Paul Elmer More -,- a Selection of His Writings" edited by Byron C.

Lambert "Enterprise Denied: Origins of the Decline of the American Railroads, 1897-1917" by Albro Martin "The Growth of Economic Thought" by Henry W. Spiegel "The Evolution of Economic Thought" by W. E. Kuhn "An Economist's Protest" by Milton Friedman Index for 1972 761 Anyone wishing to communicate with authors may send first-class mail in care of THE FREEMAN for forwarding.

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