April 1997
Volume 47, 1997FEATURES
The Entrepreneur on the Heroic Journey
Why Are Entrepreneurs Seldom Viewed as Heroes?
APRIL 01, 1997 by CANDACE ALLEN, DWIGHT R. LEE
The Free Market: Lifting All Boats
The Free Market Does Not Leave the Poor Behind
APRIL 01, 1997 by DON MATHEWS
Stockholders as Stakeholders
Stakeholder Theory Places Corporate Managers in the Impossible Position of Balancing Competing Interests from Multiple Groups
APRIL 01, 1997 by EDWARD YOUNKINS
Star Trek and Collectivism: The Case of the Borg
Star Trek Shows What a Society Ruled by the Collective Mind Would Look Like
APRIL 01, 1997 by STEVEN YATES
The Myth of the Independent Fed
The Fed May Be the Worst Government Monopoly of Them All
APRIL 01, 1997 by THOMAS J. DILORENZO
What Big Government Is All About
If We Are the Government, Why Do We Get So Many Policies We Don't Want?
APRIL 01, 1997 by DAVID BOAZ
Can the Budget Be Cut?
Few Government Expenditures Are More Obnoxious Than Corporate Welfare
APRIL 01, 1997 by DOUG BANDOW
Government-Mandated Insecurity
Social Security Must Be Replaced, Not Fixed
APRIL 01, 1997 by TADD WILSON
Competition in Education: The Case of Reading
Only the Marketplace Can Determine the Best Pedagogy
APRIL 01, 1997 by DANIEL HAGER
Benjamin Franklin: The Man Who Invented the American Dream
APRIL 01, 1997 by JIM POWELL
Benjamin Franklin pioneered the spirit of self-help in America. With less than three years of formal schooling, he taught himself almost everything he knew. He took the initiative of learning French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. He taught himself how to play the guitar, violin, and harp. He made himself an influential author and editor. He started a successful printing business, newspaper, and magazine. He developed a network of printing partnerships throughout the American colonies.
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