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Libertarian Women Anti-Inflation Institute Fighting Newspeak political battle would be won. Katz’s Committee to Eetabllsh the Gold Standard, 85 Fourth Ave., New York, NY 10003, and Jim Blanchard’s National Committee for Monetary Re- form, in New Orleans, are planning to West, New York, NY 10003 for more sponsor a nationwide advertising cam- Libertarian Women information. paign to highlight this difference in per- ceptions. Anyone interested in this cam- The Association of Libertarian Femiu- paign, which includes professionally ish was well represented at the Inter- Anti-Inflation prepared ad copy, cartoons, etc. should national Women’s Year Convention in contact Jim Blanchard at 1524 Hillary Houston, TX, Nov. 16-20. Tonie Nathan Institute Street, New Orleans, LA 70118. The was appointed as a national delegate-at- Committees are presently raising money large at the last minute, largely through The Institute on Money and Iaflation, to insert the ads in major national media. the lobbying efforts of Libertarian Party Suite B-1, 314 East Capitol Street, Inflation continues to top the chart of National Director, Chris Hocker in Washington, DC 20002, has recently issues which worry the general public the Washington. Nicole Bergland and Linda been formed “to make sound money a most, exceeding the unemployment issue Rader of California and Sue Bjornseth of respectable topic of discussion on Capitol by a substantial margin. Houston organized the libertarian effort Hill.” As a tax-exempt policy study Howard Katz has long advocated a at the convention. group, the I.M.I. plans to bridge the in- grass-roots, blue-collar approach to the The libertarians shared a display tellectual chasm between the significant gold standard struggle. Fifty years ago booth in the exhibition hall with Majority body of economic literature on inflation, the labor movement well understood the Report, a feminist magazine, and were money, and unemployment and the way in which workers are screwed by able to hand out literature to those who hundreds of members of Congress who government monetary policies. Ludwig stopped to talk. There were 2,000 fail to understand any of it. In the von Mises once wrote that during the delegates at the convention-and about October newsletter, I.M.I. quotes the 19th century, millions of people knew 1,800 news reporters and other media Wall Street Journal in an interview with a nothing about the classical liberals representatives. A news conference and a Treasury official who commented that except that they supported the gold stan- talk show appearance were arranged by Carter doesn’t understand why there is dard-and that was enough to win elec- the Houston libertarians, who had just high inflation and high unemployment at tions. With the upsurge of inflation completed Allen Vogel’s campaign for the same time. Treasury Secretary expected in 1978, and the specter of wage mayor and had made a number of media Michael Blumenthal answered a question and price controls by 1980, now is the contacts. from Senator Jack Schmitt on inflation time to push the hard money issue as far According to Tonie Nathan, the by saying, “we really don’t understand as possible. organizers of the convention maintained it.. .” Indeed, the depth of economic Former Chairman of the President’s a tight control on the agenda and the illiteracy among the nation’s lawmakers Council of Economic Advisors, Herbert microphones. No new business was is astounding. But, of course, govern- Stein, has written a book entitled On the allowed to be introduced, and the only ment makes a profit several different Brink, published by Simon and Schuster, defeat suffered by the organizers was the ways from expanding federal credit and based on the scenario of hyper-inflation proposal for a Cabinet-level Department promoting deficit finance. The ignorance in 1983, with a return to gold money as of Women in the federal government. may stem from a deeply ingrained habit the final solution. Now that Senator Jesse This proposal was viewed as a job- for dissembling. Helms’ bill to legalize private contracts creation deal for Bella Abzug and voted The newsletter of the I.M.I. is avail- in gold, as well as foreign currencies, has down. able on request, along with reprints from passed it may be time to mount a major The Oregon Delegation proposed the the Congressional Record on the recent initiative against the popular conception decriminalization of prostitution, which action by the House and Senate legali- of money as a necessary government is one of about 50 proposals which will be ing the use of gold clause contracts by monopoly. considered by the IWY Commission for American citizens. Joe Cobb presentation to Congress early next year This column is concerned with an analysis of as part of the “women’s agenda.” Tonie activities on the “frontlines” of the battle of political principles, and with news about Nathan’s proposal for the repeal of Fighting Newspeak people who are active in the struggle. We postal regulations forbidding the mailing appreciate news and ideas from readers. Plsase send materials to Joe Cobb, Box 1776, of contraceptive information and repeal Back in 1973, at the Libertarian Party Chica o I1 60690 for consideration and use of the National Association of Broad- convention in Cleveland, Howard Katz in ~N’TLINEs. casters’ code restricting the advertise- remarked that one of the biggest prob- ment of contraceptive materials was also lems with inflation was the tendency of included in this list. people to think in terms of “rising Among other contacts at the conven- prices” instead of “shrinking money.” I-- tion, Oklahoma State Senator Mary The frame of reference most people use [Continued from p. 38.1 Helm discovered the libertarian feminists to think about value is the unit, one and enthusiastically joined them. Helen dollar, and in that perspective inflation The anarchist perception of America’s Blackburn. co-chair of the Iowa dele- looks like the work of evil businessmen. reality is not a political analysis, it is a gation, had just. joined the Libertarian If the process were viewed as deprecia- psychological distortion. Dedicated to Party in Iowa, although she disagreed tion of the dollar instead of rising prices, that nightmare distortion, and to its with the L.P.’S position on the United shifting the focus to the actions of corollary dream of a Stateless and nation- Nations. Others interested in ALF should government instead of the actions of less world, the anarchists have instinctive- write to Suite 1428, 41 Union Square producers and sellers, 90 percent of the ly sought alliance with other haters of the 46 REASONlFEBRUARY 1970 State and nation. Accordingly, they have actively pushing (as part of his sanctified gravitated to the crudest destroyers in the list of revisionist historians)the works of a land. They have slid into an alliance with Pmgressive editor, Sidney Lens, who is a HERE TODAY, the Left. And they manage, marvellously particularly virulent enemy of the US to ignore the fact that 1) what the Ameri- defense establishment, industry, and HERE TOMORROW can Left hates above all, and what it technology; who is a professional anti- Liberty Coin Service has been in the wishes above all to destroy is not the State, anti-communist; and who blames the business of selling precious metals to but capitalism, the very basis of liberty- United States for every evil in the world. investors since 1971. That’s five years. and that 2) the major target of the Left Mixed in with such articles are excellent Five years of competitive prices. Five today, is that cluster of civilized values libertarian and anti-socialist analyses. It years of fast, reliable service. Five years of that are integral to capitalism: reason, is a schizophrenic publication reflecting satisfied customers. Five years of helping science, technology, industry, produc- the anarchist incapacity to differentiate you preserve your assets against inflation and government funny money policies. tivity, private property, profits, individ- between the motives, goals, and value ualism, and meritocracy. None of this Five years may not seem like long. Until systems of different opponents of the you compare us to our competition. complex context seems relevant to the State. anarchists. Hatred is the real bond In 1973, L C S ran a series of ads in Worse, far worse, is yet to come from REASON comparing our prices to those between them and the Left. Hatred is the Inquiry, edited by Williamson Evers. By of four competitors. In the years since, ultimate determinant of their positions. the time this column appears, the first few three of the firms have gone completely That is the real, nature of the deal issues will be out. But on the basis of out of business. The other changed its struck by the constitional republicans and Inquiry’s flyers, one can know a great name after a front-pageexpose in the Wall the’ anarchists. Reverence has been deal. Eves has scraped the bottom of the St. Journal and various government investigations. swapped for malice. The motor of the lib- leftist barrel for some of his future con- Thus, Liberty Coin Service is the only ertarian movement has been switched. tributors, and you ought to know more firm listed that is still doing business And here we are, today. And by “we” I about them than he will ever tell you. One under the same name. mean only two kmds of peoplethe is Marcus Raskin, of the Institute for When you are in the market for gold or idealistic constitutional republicans and Policy Studies. Raskin is not just any old silver, call on Liberty Coin. Write or call for the libertarian movement, and that sub- name in a mixed bag of contributors.
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