October

50 Above Zero W. A. Paton A preview of the prospects should we be governed entirely by the collectors of garbage. The Founding of th'e American Republic: 15. The Critical Period Clarence B. Carson The weakness of governments during the early postwar years of the Confederacy gave rise to mounting problems domestically and internationally. Natural Rights _r Ronald Cooney The case for the individual as against the all:,erful State. Heads Will Roll ',,;' LeonardF'ranckowiak A dramatic reason why the people should stand higher than the king. Book Reviews: liThe Bewildered Society" by George Charles Roche, III liThe Spoils of Progress: Environmental Pollution in the Soviet Union'" by Marshall I. Goldman. Anyone wishing to communicate with aU,~horsmay send first-class mail in care of THE FREEMA"*,:forwarding. 586 591 595 612 616 628 632 635 t11e 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, land limited government.

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