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The Enemiesof Production RogerReam 591 Consumer advocates threaten the free and productive economy. AgainstAll Enemies,Part II Robert Bearce 599 A call for the better practice of freedom in the United States within the framework of the Constitution. Self-Improvement We teach by example. SamuelSmiles 606 The Myth of the Stable Price Level Joe Cobb 608 Political measures to stabilize prices disrupt the market economy. The Sphereof Government NineteenthCentury Theories: 3. Thomas H. Huxley Henry Hazlitt 614 The noted biologist questions constitutional limits on the state. Time for America Robert R. Hoyt 621 Revive the ideal of individual freedom. ThinkingAbout Government Rae C. Heiple 627 Welfare programs and their consequences. On ManipulatingOthers Ingrid Rottinghuis 635 Concerning our meddlesome tendencies. Book Reviews: "The War Against Progress" by Herbert E. Meyer Anyone wishing to communicate with authors may send first-class mail in care of THE FREEMAN for forwarding.

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