April 1983
Volume 33, 1983FEATURES
Free Trade And Foreign Wars
APRIL 01, 1983 by SAM H. HUSBANDS JR.
Free Riders Face a Rocky Road
APRIL 01, 1983 by MELVIN D. BARGER
The Crisis of The Welfare State
APRIL 01, 1983 by CLARENCE B. CARSON
The Virtues of the Free Economy
APRIL 01, 1983 by WILLIAM L. ANDERSON
Workers and Robots
APRIL 01, 1983 by HANS SENNHOLZ
When, shortly after World War II, the first electronic computers were placed into service, they occupied large rooms, contained miles of wire and hundreds of vacuum tubes, and cost many thousands of dollars. Today, a computer with similar capabilities fits on a desk top and, de spite rampant inflation, costs less than $1,000. The early computers consumed enough power to drive a locomotive; the modern computer uses less electricity than a television set.
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