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Liberty Magazine May 1997 Mime Type Bill Clinton: Philosopher­ May 1997 Vol. 10, No.5 $4.00 King? "The greatest dangers to Liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal. "- Brandeis and On lfOU'l h'all ··· Chris Whitten's elegant drawing of Ayn Rand as she appeared at the height of her powers, in the 1940s, after she had finished The Fountainhead and had begun work on Atlas Shrugged. Professionally matted, framed behind glass, this print is a bold statement, with these words of Rand's printed below her picture: "Ifyou ask me what is greatness? - I will answer, it is the capacity to live by the three fundamental values ofJohn Galt: reason, purpose, self-esteem. " $19.00, plus $5.00 shipping & handling "This Ayn Rand print really conveys her heroic sense of life." -Jay McNeill On lfOU'l chest •·· The portrait of Ayn Rand appears on the front challenged thousands of readers. 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Features 13 Mysteries the Titanic The night the Titanic sank, a lot of things went with it - such as, Stephen Cox reports, fairness, truth, and duty. 29 The Misunderstood Mr. Jefferson Fashionable attacks on Thomas Jefferson, David N. Mayer finds, obscure his one ruling passion, the "holy cause of freedom." 40 License to Steal Many modem journalists believe they should be above the law. R. W. Bradford doesn't. 43 The Lost Papers of Ludwig von Mises Richard Ebeling finds treasure buried in an obscure warehouse in Moscow. 47 Do Inalienable Rights Outlaw Punishment? John C. Goodman takes a close look at George Smith's argument against capital punishment. 49 The Hollow Ring of Inalienability Timothy Virkkala argues that inalienable rights are fictions. Reviews 51 The Bloody Hinge of American History The Civil War wasn't any­ thing like what they teach you in school. Robert Higgs considers a new history that uncovers the truth about the war. 57 Blackboard Bungle Two mainstream educators claim that schools are as good as they ever were; Nathan Crow finds this no cause for celebration. 64 Elitism Unbound How to be in the elite: anoint yourself with self­ importance, then rub your eyes until your vision is blurred. Jane Shaw rolls out the eye chart. 65 Rebels vs. the Federation Star Trek's bureaucratic ethos is at odds with the rebel spirit of Star Wars; Todd Seavey knows which side he's on. 69 Booknote Richard Kostelanetz on the marketing of "Latinas." 68 Classified Ads The market, by category. 70 Terra Incognita We couldn't make this stuff up. 71 Notes on Contributors Reduced to a formulated phrase. cover illustration: painting by William G. Muller, 1981 May 1997 At a recent state LP convention, I Letters asked a panel of LP members whether [ the national party hierarchy had ever J asked them what the national LP could do to strengthen the party. They looked Our Right to Medicine marijuana is not blocked by the FDA, at me like I was from Mars. So I asked Thomas Szasz's bleak assessment of DEA and other drug bureaucracies. In them what they would say if they were the California medical marijuana initia­ upholding individuals' right to produce asked. I received three brilliant ideas: their own medicine, Proposition 215 lib­ tive vastly underestimates its libertar­ (1) a brochure on zoning (and possibly ian implications ("Marijuana Sellout," erates marijuana from the hands of the brochures on other local issues) created March 1997). As one of the organizers pharmaceutical-regulatory complex, by the national LP for local candidates of Proposition 215 who shares Dr. which holds that consumers must be (with a blank space to stamp their name Szasz's aversion to the therapeutic "protected" from their own decisions by and address); (2) an Internet clearing­ state, I can attest that it was specifically government regulation. house in which LP members in one designed to undercut government con­ Of course, Dr. Szasz may still com­ state could learn what members in trols on the drug market. Were Dr. plain that Proposition 215 is only a med­ other states were doing; and (3) a pro­ Szasz to examine the ballot argument ical marijuana measure and requires a fessionally produced videotape on the for Proposition 215, he would find it physician's approval- but any broader LP that could be played on local cable­ blissfully innocent of blatherings about measure would surely have failed at the access stations. "medicalization" and a "more rational polls. The significance of Proposition The post-election situation in the drug policy." Rather, Proposition 215 215 (and Arizona's Proposition 200) lies national LP reflects the mess that comes was focused on guaranteeing people's less in its narrow provisions than in the with Libertarian central planning. The right to medicine. fact that it constituted a popular no­ national LP recently sent out a fundrais­ One of the glories of Proposition 215 confidence vote in current drug policy. ing letter entitled"A Personal Message is that it does not place medical mari­ By calling into question the credibility of from Harry Browne." The letter juana under the control of any state federal drug authorities, the stage has requested money to promote the central drug bureaucracy. Rather, it liberates been set for a wider debate. If they were plan established by the national party marijuana from state control by giving wrong about this, what else might they hierarchy. Shortly thereafter, Browne patients the right to use and obtain it on be wrong about? Already, Czar announced the formation of a commit­ the "written or oral recommendation or McCaffrey has been forced to call for a tee to explore his renewed candidacy approval" of a physician. The allowance review of marijuana by the Institute of for president. for oral recommendations is especially Medicine - the same institution which, A top-down, central plan for liberty radical, since it effectively circumvents in a similar review back in 1982, recom­ - especially one that advances the per­ the existing system of prescription drug mended complete decriminalization. sonal goals of the party hierarchy ­ regulations, whereby physicians must Take heart, Dr. Szasz - Proposition 215 will bring only damage and defeat to fill out triplicate prescription forms so is hardly the last word, but just the first the LP. The party must instead seek out that narcotics authorities can monitor step toward a historic turn-around in and capitalize on the ideas, insights, their practice. Unlike previous reformist drug policy. knowledge, and expertise of thousands efforts, which aimed merely to Dale H. Gieringer of individual Libertarians. Electoral suc­ "reschedule" marijuana as a Schedule 2 Berkeley, Calif. cess at the top depends on a solid foun­ controlled substance, Proposition 215 dation at the bottom. effectively removes it from the schedul­ Libertarian Central Planning Harry Browne's article "Does the Jacob G. Hornberger ing system entirely! Another, equally Ashburn, Va. libertarian provision of Proposition 215 Libertarian Party Have a Future?" is to allow patients to cultivate mari­ (March 1997) reflects what Friedrich Devil's Pact juana for themselves. The purpose of Hayek called "the pretense of knowl­ Would I give up my "favorite" gov­ this is to ensure that patients' access to edge." Harry presumes to possess the ernment program, if it meant that I requisite knowledge to plan the future would never have to pay income tax success of the Libertarian Party.
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