In REASON for February, Peter D. Salins explains that America's amazing success in assimilating immigrants from all parts of the world proceeds from an almost universal tolerance among natives of any cultural differences, provided the immigrant accepts the universalist ideals expressed in the Constitution, embraces an economy based on market capitalism, and shares their enthusiasm for modernity and progress. In other articles, Nick Gillespie reflects on the significance of the medical marijuana victories in Arizona and California; John J. Pitney unveils the many facets of GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich; Terry L. Anderson explodes some of the myths that have recreated Native Americans in the popular imagination as paragons of environmental sensitivity; and Rick Henderson and Steven Hayward interview libertarian-leaning GOP idea man Grover Norquist. (Reason, 3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 400, Los Angeles, CA 90034-6064. Subscriptions $26/11 issues). For more info, go to
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New from the CATO Institute: Policy Analyses #266, Amtrak At Twenty-Five: End of the Line for Taxpayer Subsidies, by Jean Love, Wendell Cox, and Stephen Moore (see article here); and #265, Why Spy?: The Uses and Misuses of Intelligence, by Stanley Kober. (Cato Institute, 1000 Massachussetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 20001. Policy Analyses $6.00 each). These and other Policy Analyses are available online at
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