The Freeman: June 1990 Volume 40, 1990

This issue discusses market insights found in Mark Twain’s writings, surveys rail-economy lessons, and critiques the growing doctrine of “due reparations.” Articles highlight pathways for inner-city youth, expose fatal flaws in Soviet perestroika, and explain consumer sovereignty as the true driver of production. Additional essays explore labor law reform, the ideological roots of industrial policy, and the relationship between wealth, freedom, and philanthropy.