November

The Demand for Instant Utopia A response to critics of capitalism. Henry Hazlitt 680 Ideologies and the World Struggle Lee G. Madland 684 The burning issue is between capitalismand statism, regardlessof the label given the system of governmentintervention. The Spirit of '46 Edward Coleson 690 History reminds us that constructivechange is possible at a time of economic and politicalturmoil. Book Reviews: 698 "PunishingCriminals: Concerninga Very Old and Painful Question" by Ernest van den Haag "In Our Time" by Eric Hoffer Anyone wishing to communicatewith"'authors may send first-classmail in care of THE FREEMAN for forwarding.

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