The owls are not what they seem! (how to spot an _Ju__.ly_19_91 V_ol_4,_No_6 $_4.0_0 endangered species) (~iGerty is genera{{y Gom in stonny weather. JJ - .9l{e~ de rrocquevi{{e Morgan Silver Dollars • Pre-1900 • Mint State • $17.75 each! Why Mint State Morgans I believe that prices for Mint State Morgans may are a Bargain Right Now never be this low again! That's why our numismatists by Patick A. Heller have been busy bargain-hunting, acquiring quality Morgan Morgan silver dollars in Mint condition are at historic dollars at prices so cheap that I know we will find ready low prices, offering the astute investor an excellent oppor- buyers. tunity for profit. While our supply lasts, we offer Mint State Morgan The rare coin market has risen substantially since its Dollars at the following prices: lows last November, but Morgan silver dollars are still Half Roll 10 Coins $18.50 each $ 185.00 available at very low prices. 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I address I Act Today: Orders will be filled on a first come, first served basis. This offer is limited to stock on hand. I city/state/zip I To reserve your purchase and lock in today's price, I call me (or another LCS trader) toll-free at 1-800-321- I phone# 1542. Michigan residents call 1-800-933-4720. Or return Liberty Coin Service I the coupon below. No Michigan sales tax on sales deliv- I 300 Frandor Ave, Lansing MI 48912 L "If 1-800-321-1542 (Michigan 1-800-933-4720) ..I ered outside Michigan. ~ ---.- --------- -----------------------' ed L eb t July 1991 lnSl e 1 er y Volume 4, Number 6 4 Letters on what we should publish, when we should fight, why religion is irrelevant, and who is and is not a Stalinist. 7 Reflections on spawning bureaucrats, harvested yews, sipping saints, drunk fact-finders, a plethora of poets, and other examples from our modern bestiary. Features 17 Say "No" to Intolerance Milton Friedman examines two libertarian heroes-Rand and Mises-and finds not only feet of clay, but the besetting sin of the ideologue. 21 The Owls Are Not What They Seem R. W. Bradford discovers that the spotted owl-in whose defense timber harvests have been stopped in an area the size of four states-is not an endangered species, at all. 25 Making Peace with Environmentalists John Baden shows libertarians how not to offend environmentalists when talking about ecology. 27 Cleaning Up After Socialism: Depolluting the USSR Socialism leads not only to economic crisis, but to ecological crisis. James Robbins shows the size of the mess, why it happened, and the hope for recovery. 33 GiVing Capitalism a Test Drive David Friedman goes for a spin in a communist truck and a capitalist truck. 35 Class Warfare in Italy Scott Reid reads between the lines of Italy's medieval past, and learns a lesson about force. 38 I Am a Casualty of the War on Drugs Stuart Reges challenges the legitimacy of the War on Drugs, thereby revealing the war's latest casualty: free speech in the academy. The new McCarthyism has arrived. 41 A Long Way from Philadelphia Sheldon Richman visits Moscow, lectured communists on the death of socialism and listens as Russian intellectuals plot the liberation of the Soviet nations. 45 Economics After Socialism Mark Skousen talks with Robert Heilbroner, the famous socialist economist, about how far he is willing to repudiate socialism and what he really meant when he wrote "Mises was right!" 51 Tools vs Philosophy Karl Hess compares the historical importance of tools and ideas. Ideas come up short. Reviews 53 Socialism With a Drooling Face William Moulton puts the ravings of an American journalist in their place. 55 Liberal Obituary? Loren Lomasky takes a thorough look at the "post-liberal" notions of ex-libertarian scholar John Gray. 61 Ex-Nazis Say the Darndest Things ... and so do their professorial supporters. Richard Kostelanetz deconstructs the Paul de Man scandal, and Deconstruction as well. 63 Booknotes on good guys like Kraus and Mises, bad guys like Howe and Cannon, and those, like Reagan, whose reputations are still in the dock. 68 Final Words on the late Ludwig Lachmann, by Israel Kirzner. 65 Classified Ads 69 Notes on Contributors 70 Terra Incognita ~[L==ett==er==,s] Stl·mulate Nut-Shelled It seems to me that the arguments of those libertarians who supported the There is a world of good reading in Liberty ... and there has been Gulf War can be summed up in a single ever since Liberty began publishing! Whether you want to catch up on what sentence: "As libertarians, we favor limit­ you missed, stimulate your mind, or complete your collection, now is a ed government-that is, government good time to buy. Enjoy! whose powers are limited to policing the world with the lives and fortunes of the Back Issues of Liberty American people." Jacob G. Hornberger August 1987 Denver, Colo. • "The Films ofAyn Rand," by Stephen Cox • "Witch-Bashing, Book Burning, and Professor Harold Hill's Lessons in Practical Politics," A Question of Balance by Butler Shaffer You should not feel compelled to Plus reviews and articles by Ben Best, Ross Overbeek, Murray Rothbard, David Sheldon, print the views of those who were bam­ Timothy Virkkala, Ida Walters and others; and a short story by Jo McIntyre. (48 pages) boozled into supporting America's re­ October 1987 cent orgy of death in the Middle East. I • "The Sociology ofLibertarians," by John C. Green and James L. Guth can and do read this sort of effluvia in • "The Rise of the Statism," by Murray N. Rothbard the mainstream media, The Wall Street Plus reviews and articles by Mike Holmes, Tibor Machan, William Moulton, Jonathan Journal, the New Republic, etc. Saville, and others; and a short story by Franklin Sanders. (48 pages) I was attracted to the libertarian December 1987 movement after spending half a lifetime • "Libertarians in a State Run World," by Murray N. Rothbard • "The Most Unforgettable Libertarian I Ever Knew," by Karl Hess in the Middle East because it advocated Plus essays and reviews by Stephen Cox, Walter Block, Mike Holmes, Erika Holzer, Timo­ non-intervention abroad. The essence of thy Henderson, Mark Skousen and others; and a short story by David Galland. (56 pages) this is the notion that the government March 1988 lacks the right, or indeed the ability, to • "Libertarians & Conservatives: Allies or Enemies?" by John Dentinger & Murray Rothbard choose friends and enemies for its citi­ • "Free Speech and the Future of Medicine," by Sandy Shaw & Durk Pearson zens. The beauty of our movement is Plus reviews and articles by R. W. Bradford, William Catet Ross Overbeek, Stephen Cox, and that we will not endorse a process by others; and a short story by Raul Santana. (64 pages) which our wealth, our lives, our names, May 1988 or the power of the state are used to kill • "The ACLU: Suspicious Principles, Salutary Effects," by William P. Moulton people whom any individual citizen may • "Nicaragua: A Front Line Report," by Gary Alexander not wish to kill. Or so I thought. If Plus reviews and articles by Nathaniel Branden, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, Sheldon Richman, James Robbins is so enamored of military David Ramsay Steele, David Brown, Ethan O. Waters and others. (64 pages) adventures abroad, he has the right, and July 1988 perhaps the duty, to join those adven­ • "Rebel Without a Clue: Lessons from the Mecham Experience," by Matt Kessler tures, preferably supported with funds • "Confessions ofan Intractable Individualist," by Jerome Tuccille Plus reviews and articles by Stephen Cox, Ross Overbeek, Murray Rothbard, Tibor Machan, voluntarily donated for the purpose.