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Reason March 2007 Brian Doherty	The Life and Times of Milton Friedman Remembering the 20th century's most influential libertarian. Reviewing Milton Friedman's life and career as an economist and polemicist, one can find a story of unexpected, unprecedented success promoting ideas that pushed against the Zeitgeist and in many ways managed to change it.
Reason March 2007 Walter Olson	Dangerous When in Power In the U.S., does government protect us from hazardous products, or does it put us in harm's way?
Reason March 2007 Kerry Howley	Who Owns Your Body Parts? In the U.S., demand for human tissue has never been higher, and human remains have never been more valuable. Everyone's making money in the market for body tissue -- except the donors.
Reason March 2007 Ronald Bailey	Artifact: Zero Tolerance for Silly Pictures How a teen-aged boy dressed in chain mail and slinging a broadsword is considered a threatening photo by a high school's administrators.
InternetNews March 5, 2007 Roy Mark	The 'Wikifying' of Software Patents Utilizing social networking tools, a Patent and Trademark Office pilot program aims to speed applications and better inform patent examiners.
ifeminists March 5, 2007 Leving & Sacks	Utah Bill to Punish 'Deadbeat Dads' Is Based on False Assumptions Much if not most of Utah's $325 million paper child support debt is uncollectible. Instead of enacting new punitive measures, the legislature should concentrate on fixing the child support system's myriad problems.
ifeminists March 5, 2007 Teri Stoddard	Can't Find a Husband? Men who embrace fatherhood are shown their time and influence aren't important. Our government does this by enforcing child support orders while not enforcing visitation orders.
The Motley Fool March 5, 2007 Bill Mann	Better Catch That Cow! The feds wait until now to warn consumers about adjustable-rate mortgages?
HBS Working Knowledge March 2, 2007 Jim Heskett	What Is the Government's Role in U.S. Healthcare? Are we addressing healthcare cost issues with the creativity they deserve?
InternetNews March 2, 2007 Michael Hickins	Clash of The Robots The National Institute of Standards and Technology warns too may robots spell trouble.
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