Statement of Purpose   Publication Suspended   The Internet: Charge for E-Mail   Let the Nazis Speak   The Final Serial Comma   Healthy Fast Food & Snacks   The Built Environment    Architecture Is Not Art    Magical Places    Singular Monuments   Fixed-Limit Accidental Death Awards   Why Johnny Can't...    Introduction    Three Eras of Education    The Knowledge Society    The Knowledge Glut    Imagination and Writing    Values    Education and Efficiency    One Computer Per Student    Computerized Instruction    History    Problem Solving    Self-Governance    Foreign Languages    Don't Teach Spelling    Don't Teach Ciphering    Handwriting or Typing?    Geometry or Programming?    The Language of Instruction    Conclusion   This Won't Hurt a Bit    Introduction    Oops, Sorry    It's Not Fair    Cruel and Unusual Punishment    It's Expensive    The Happy Executioner    The Happy Families    It Does Not Deter   Where Did All the Money Go?    Introduction    Debt Service    Social Security    Health Care    Campaign Financing    Booting Out Fathers    The Automobile    Trucking    Inland Waterways    Federal Water Projects    War    The Arms Race    Nuclear Weapons    The Volunteer Army    The Secret Services    Nuclear Power    Toxic Waste    The Great S&L Robbery    Federal Flood Protection Works    Flood Insurance    The War On Drugs    Getting Out of Debt    Conclusion   The Princess and the Paparazzi   Martial Law During EuroTop