February

Our Lives and Goods Ralph Bradford 74 Our liberty and freedom consist in having those laws by which our lives and goods may be most our own. APrescriptionto Soothe One's Wounds Practice it in the family and in one's own business. John C. Sparks 79 The Public Interestof Private Enterpriseand the Private Interestof Public Policy William H. Peterson 82 An attempt to define the limits of government which are consistent with competitive private enterprise and consumer choice. 88R. W. DemersFrom Whence Comes the Wind We need occasionally to climb a hill and take a broader view. Competition,Monopoly,and the Role of Government SylvesterPetro 91 Why government should quit trying to promote competition by means of the antitrust laws. The False God of Politics Allan C. Brownfeld 101 Man cannot find in Washington, D.C., answers to questions each must answer for himself. Back Door Press Control Melvin D. IBarger 105 Government regulation and control of business eventually threatens freedom of the press.

Th'e Invisible Hand Leonard E. Read 114 How intelligent pursuit of self-interest promotes freedom and progress in society. AMatter of Self-Responsibility Paul L. Poirot 118 In the case of economic "shortages" the issue is not so much self-subsistence as it is self-responsibility. Book Reviews: 123 "Fascism" by Paul Hayes "As We Go Marching" by John T. Flynn "Education in a Free Society" edited by Anne Husted Burleigh "Labor Legislation from an Economic Point of View" by Gustavo R. Velasco Anyone wishing to communicatle with authors may send first-class mail in care of THE FREEMAN for forwarding.

tile Freeman A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF IDEAS ON LIBERT' IRVINGTON·ON·HUDSON, N. Y. 1053·3 TEL.: (914) 591·72~ LEONARD E. READ PAUL L. POIROT President, Foundation for Economic Education Managing Editor THE F R E E MAN is published monthly by th Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., a nor political, nonprofit, educational champion of privat property, the free market, the profit and loss systen and limited government. Any interested person may receive its publication for the asking. The costs of Foundation projects an services, including THE FREEMAN, are met throug voluntary donations. Total expenses average $12.00 ; year per person on the mailing list. Donations are in vited in any amount-$5.00 to $10,OOO-as the mean of maintaining and extending the Foundation's wor~ Copyright, 1974, The Foundation for Economic Education, Inc. Printe in U.S.A. Additional copies, postpaid, to one address: Single copy, 5 cents; 3 for $1.00; 10 for $2.50; 25 or more, 20 cents each.

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