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Reason September 2005 Jacob Sullum	Bad Buzz The European fad of inhaling liquor vapor through a contraption known as AWOL (for Alcohol Without Liquid) hasn't exactly taken the U.S. by storm. But AWOL's absence has not stopped distillers and legislators from trying to ban it.
Reason September 2005 Matt Welch	Saudi Censors Days after Saudi Arabia's Prince Abdullah's visit, Freedom House, a 60-year-old global watchdog group with close ties to official Washington, released its 26th annual Press Freedom Survey of the world. Out of 194 countries, Saudi Arabia placed a desultory 173rd.
Reason September 2005 Julian Sanchez	Death of the Auteur Congress passed the Family Movie Act, which established that filtering movies to remove sex or violence or profanity (or any other bits you don't like) doesn't run afoul of copyright laws, as long as no fixed copy of the filtered version is created.
Reason September 2005 Jacob Sullum	Data: Pot Bust If you have any lingering doubts about the political establishment's hypocrisy when it comes to drugs, consider this: Marijuana arrests reached an all-time high during the administration of the first acknowledged pot smoker to occupy the White House.
Reason September 2005	Soundbite: Spokesman for Speech An interview with attorney Floyd Abrams on important issues involving free expression in the United States.
ifeminists August 3, 2005 Wendy McElroy	Is The Boy Scouts of America Public or Private? The Boy Scouts should cease to accept tax-funding and cut all official ties to government agencies. The Boy Scouts should live up to its self-declared status as a private organization. This would also be living up to the Boy Scouts' principles: it is the honest and honorable thing to do.
ifeminists August 3, 2005 Carey Roberts	Another Scandal Brewing at the U.N. Ignoring the life-and-death needs of men, categorically blaming males for the woes of women, and claiming women are a biologically-superior species - these are the hallmarks of a morally-bankrupt organization that is destined to go the way of the League of Nations.
American Family Physician August 1, 2005 Safeer & Keenan	Health Literacy: The Gap Between Physicians and Patients Inadequate health literacy can result in difficulty accessing health care, following instructions from a physician, and taking medication properly. Patients with inadequate health literacy are more likely to be hospitalized than patients with adequate skills.
CFO August 1, 2005 Joseph McCafferty	The Price of a Cheap Suit Retail and apparel companies spend millions to assess overseas suppliers. So why are they still missing so many problems?
CRM August 1, 2005 Marshall Lager	RFID: Beyond Concept Radio frequency ID tagging is no longer a what-if question, but other questions remain, especially those of privacy.
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