Articles from Reason (March 1, 2009)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
'I think the SEC was distracted': outgoing Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins talks about bailouts, hedge funds, and what he thinks the SEE should have been regulating.	Gillespie, Nick; Welch, Matt	Interview	3366
35 years ago in reason.		Brief article	141
A better new new deal: how can we get the most bang for our transportation buck? Here are six ideas for the new president and cash-strapped governors.	Staley, Sam; Moore, Adrian	Cover story	3397
Are you better off than you were 40 years ago?	Hall, Joshua	Letter to the editor	110
Attacking the defense: elected public defenders.	Balko, Radley	Brief article	344
Beaufort County, South Carolina, Council Member Laura Von Harten said she would vote against a proposal to rezone a local Catholic church so it can expand.	Oliver, Charles	Brief article	65
Blunt talk: loose cigar sales banned.	Mangu-Ward, Katherine	Brief article	198
Bubblegum subversion.	Gillespie, Nick	Brief article	143
Can Christiania survive? A countercultural enclave in Denmark fights for its life.	Hayes, Charles		3843
Computer abuse: legal peril for Web users.	Sullum, Jacob		335
Conservatism's hollow defeat: the intellectual right, now in the wilderness, keeps deluding itself about supposed past glories.	Doherty, Brian		2795
Cornelius F. Salonis spent two months in a Minnesota jail on drug possession charges before lab tests showed the white powder police found in his car was deodorant.	Oliver, Charles	Brief article	37
Corrections.		Correction notice	75
Cracking the conspiracy.	Doherty, Brian	Brief article	153
Daytona Beach, Florida, has banned Santa Claus.	Oliver, Charles	Brief article	47
Dissatisfaction guaranteed: the federal government should stop guaranteeing loans.	de Rugy, Veronique	Column	1281
Draft Dodgers: for DIY brewers, prohibition lasted until 1978. But once unleashed, they revolutionized the industry.	Beato, Greg	Column	1245
Dutch police cited a 27-year-old man for smoking a joint in one of Amsterdam's famous coffee shops.	Oliver, Charles	Brief article	52
For hundreds of years, spas in Asia have used carp to eat the dead skin off their customers.	Oliver, Charles	Brief article	104
Free beer: brewing individualism.	Mangu-Ward, Katherine	Brief article	175
Gay by force: legal equality does not mean requiring universal acceptance of homosexuality.	Sullum, Jacob	Column	643
Hate, 8, and the Golden State: Proposition 8 supporters are being blacklisted. So what?	Cavanaugh, Tim		1036
High art.	Riggs, Mike	Interview	667
ID and surveillance.	Doherty, Brian		372
In darkest Indianapolis: a poor midwestern family is demonized by eugenicists and glorified by radicals.	Walker, Jesse		1058
In Denton County, Texas, a 13-year-old boy has been placed in juvenile detention on child pornography charges.	Oliver, Charles	Brief article	33
Lender ender: SEC vs. loan clearinghouse.	Mangu-Ward, Katherine	Brief article	306
Media recession.		Brief article	211
Misery gets company: incarceration record.	Sullum, Jacob	Brief article	129
Not one more acre! Ranchers in Colorado's Pinon Canyon fight a massive Army land grab.	Garrison, Trey		3507
Pay up: higher insurance premiums.	Bailey, Ronald	Brief article	189
Post-apocalyptic D.C.	Brooks, Allen Corrington	Product/service evaluation	162
Pot mythology.	Sullum, Jacob	Book review	142
Quotes.			200
reason news.			14
Room to maneuver: sizing up a land grab.	Garrison, Trey	List	108
Safe bet: online gambling surrender.	Sullum, Jacob	Brief article	269
Second encounter.	Moynihan, Michael C.	Brief article	157
Shot by the sheriff.	Riggs, Mike	Brief article	223
Soothsayer speech: no fortunetelling ban.	Doherty, Brian	Brief article	216
The British government is set to ban "happy hour" discounted drink promotions in bars, according to British press reports.	Oliver, Charles	Brief article	50
Utah has prohibited grocery stores and convenience stores from selling fruity alcoholic drinks.	Oliver, Charles	Brief article	34
Vanity lair: Congress honors itself.	Balko, Radley	Brief article	243
What's the Matter With Libertarians?	Wooster, Martin Morse	Letter to the editor	316
Who's harassed now? Sexual politics in California.	Welch, Matt		332
Why did police seek former Orange County, California, Republican Party Chairman George Andrews for questioning?	Oliver, Charles	Brief article	57
Your money or your democracy: it's the most privileged industries that demand protection.	Welch, Matt		1306