In a message dated 12/8/2003 8:27:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, declan@well.com writes:

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As for writing for "Reason," they haven't asked, and their editorial focus is increasingly statist. Cf. Cathy Young's quote at the bottom of this post.

I disagree. I went to a Reason gathering in Washington last Thursday and found the staffers there definitely not statist.

Reason has improved mightily after Nick Gillespie took over from Postrel as editor. After the Cathy Young statement I raised holy hell with Reason and to their credit both David Nott (President, Reason Foundation) and Mike Alissi (Publisher) both wrote me and promised, which they delivered, pro encryption articles. Around ten years ago I had a heated argument with one of the deep pocketed Trustees of the Reason Foundation about what I considered the magazine's divergence from libertarian thought. He basically said that if the magazine went into a more overtly libertarian direction, they'd lose subscribers- I thought then that was bs, and even let my subscription lapse. I resubscribed a couple of years ago and have found the magazine much improved. Regards, Matt Gaylor-