GOOD READING

• "The Gathering Storm'' by Tom Bethell, American Spectator p 16 January 1994 is an optimistic summary of the ongoing collapse of world socialism.

• "There Is No Health Care Crisis'' by Irwin M. Stelzer, The Wall Street Journal p A14 January 25, 1994 summaries the non-problem Clinton proposes to fix with socialized medicine. This extraordinary political issue directly affects the probable number of years of personal life remaining for each and every American.

• Letter from J. Patrick Rooney, Chairman of Golden Rule Insurance Company to Milton Friedman concerning that company's experience with medical savings accounts. Company expenditures for employee medical costs have been reduced by 60% and employees prefer these accounts. Letter available from Brian McManus, Golden Rule, 712 Eleventh Street, Lawrenceville, IL 62439.

• "Exaggerated danger'' by Aaron Wildavsky, Nature 367 p 227 (1994) is a review of two books, Phantom Risk: Scientific Inference and the Law By K. R. Foster, D. E. Bernsten & P. W. Huber and Element of Risk: The Politics of Radon by L. A. Cole. The death of Aaron Wildavsky in September 1993 was a very substantial loss.

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