In REASON for May, Walter Olson describes how under new theories of tort and employment law, employers can be sued regardless of how they deal with irresponsible employees. In other articles, Brian Doherty reports on the FDA's war against an unorthodox cancer doctor whose discoveries may well mark a major advance in treatment of the disease; William D. Eggers, following Bill Bradford's observations in the March issue of Liberty, gives us another glimpse of the incredible shrinking state in New Zealand; Ed Carson describes the battles brewing in Congress over transportation funding----one of the major pretexts for federal pork; and Ronald Bailey wonders whether there are any valid moral objections to cloning human beings. (Reason, 3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Ste #400, LA, CA, 90034-6064.. Subscriptions $25/ 11 issues. http://www.reasonmag.com).

New from the Institute: Policy Analysis #269, Vouchers and Educational Freedom: A Debate, by Joseph L. Bast and David Harmer vs. Douglas Dewey. The authors take respective sides in the controversy among libertarians over school vouchers. Bast and Harmer argue that vouchers would eventually lead to complete separation of school and state, while Dewey contends that they would only create a vast new lobby for more public education funds. In Policy Analysis #271, Dereliction Of Duty: The Constitutional Record Of President Clinton, Timothy Lynch lists the President's numerous executive actions and legislative proposals that violate the spirit, and often the letter, of the Constitution. (Cato Institute, 1000 Massachussetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001. Policy Analyses $6 each. http://www.cato.org).

In for May, David N. Mayer explores some of the recent biographical work on Thomas Jefferson, and finds that many of the commentators, who have found Jefferson ''contradictory'' or even hypocritical, have failed to understand him. (Liberty, PO Box 1181, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Subscriptions $24.50/6 issues).

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