February

The .Anatomy of Consumerism Max E. Brunk 78 Movements for consumer protection seem to run in cycles, most of them short-lived and relatively harmless. The Founding of the American Republic: 19. Establishingth'e Government Clarence B. Carson 85 The story of the men and events in the precarious beginnings of Union under the Constitution. ShelteringIdeologies leonard E. Read 99 "The guaranteed life turns out to be not only not free - it's not safe." The Myth of the Perfect Solution Ridgway K. Foley, Jr. 105 Neither men nor their institutions are perfect, but we need the freedom to keep trying for improvement. Chaff About Wheat William F. Rickenbacker 114 Government meddling in the market for wheat forces taxpayers to pay for the inevitable mistakes. Edmund Burke on Inflationand Despotism Gary North 117 . Burke's warning of the evils of inflation is as timely for us today as for the French of 1790 who failed to heed him.

Book Reviews: 125 "Trousered Apes" by Duncan Williams Anyone wishing to communicate with authors may send first-class mail in care of THE FREEMAN for forwarding.

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