DISSIDENT No. 3 POLITICS AND DEMOCRACY Everything You Know About Politics The Thoughtless Orthodoxy Wal-Mart: The Big Friendly Giant The Religion of Democracy BOOKS + IDEAS + PROVOCATIONS Islamic Democracy; An Exercise in Futility? The Wisdom of Markets Isn't the Wisdom of Crowds Hunters, Liars, and Philosopher Kings Modern Economics as a Flight from Reality ARCHIVE DISSIDENT No. 1 DISSIDENT No. 2

“The opponent has always to be explained, and the last explanation we ever look for is that he sees a different set of facts.” WALTER LIPPMANN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Piotr Brzezinski, Harvard '07 MANAGING EDITOR and WEBMASTER Shterna Friedman, Barnard '03 COPY EDITORS Kristin Roebuck, Cornell University Juliet Samuel, Harvard '09 CONTRIBUTORS Seb Benthall, Brown '07 Prof. Peter J. Boettke, Grove City '83 Ryan Brumberg, Columbia '03 Prof. Manfred Weidhorn, Columbia '54 Matthew Weinshall, Harvard '02 WEB DESIGNER Telis Demos, Columbia University ’04 SUGAR DADDY Jeremy S. Davis, Williams College ’56 GRAPHIC DESIGN Shalom Pennington www.penningtoncreative.com PUBLISHER Prof. Jeffrey Friedman, Brown University ’83 EMINENCE GRISE Rabbi Daniel Friedman, Brandeis '57 Keep dissidence alive by sending contributions to: THE DISSIDENT Critical Review Foundation P.O. Box 869 Helotes, TX 78023 Donate Contact Masthead Discuss the articles Distribute on your campus