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SHAREDEBATE INTERNATIONAL
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ABOUT THE MAGAZINE,
DISTRIBUTION POLICY,
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT,
SUBSCRIPTION &/OR
BACK-ISSUE ORDERS
Roleigh Martin, Editor
Copyright 1994 by Applied Foresight Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
(Material by Individual Authors
May Be Copyrighted Differently)
Published by
Applied Foresight, Inc.
P.O. Box 20607
Bloomington MN 55420, USA
Last updated 10-27-94
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-- A Freeware Diskette-Magazine of Nonfiction & Fiction ---
------ Original & Reprints -- Published Twice Yearly ------
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----- "An International Debate Forum for Computer Users ---
-------- Concerned about the Present and the Future" ------
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WHAT'S BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT SHAREDEBATE INTERNATIONAL
"Electronic publishing has arrived! ShareDebate
International is a bold, exciting venture that deserves
the attention and support of everyone who seeks to
create a better tomorrow."
--Ben Bova
(President, SF Writers of America;
former editor of OMNI & Analog;
former President, National Space Society)
"ShareDebate International is one of the most
interesting developments on the electronic-publishing
scene, proving that large circulation and big-name
writers are no longer available only to publishers with
large corporate backing. The day of grassroots mass-
market publishing is here at last."
--J. Neil Schulman
Prometheus award-winning SF author
How does ShareDebate International compare with other
pro-free market, independent-thinking magazines?
"ShareDebate International is a terrific magazine, well
edited and executed. I am very interested in the
nexus between Economics, Freedom and technology. Add
Philosophy and it is a powerful brew. It is the
paradigm of the publication of the information age."
-- George Cordahi
subscriber to American Spectator
for nearly 20 years
Mississauga, Ontario
(S.I. has advertised in A.S.)
ABOUT SHAREDEBATE INTERNATIONAL
Applied Foresight, Inc. publishes ShareDebate
International (ISSN 1054-0695), a diskette-magazine.
Formerly a shareware semi-annual magazine, it became
copyrighted freeware with the double-disk issue #7-8.
Between 550 to 1,450 listed Bulletin Boards (BBSs) or
Shareware dealers in 25 countries distribute the
magazine. It is an international debate forum--over 25
debate topics now--for computer users concerned about
the present and the future, carrying non-fiction &
fiction, original and reprints.
PAST AUTHORS APPEARING OR REPRINTED
(VIA WRITTEN OR BLANKET PERMISSION)
IN SHAREDEBATE INTERNATIONAL
Jonathan Adler, Competitive Enterprise Institute;
Doug Bandow, Cato senior fellow, syndicated columnist;
John Perry Barlow, (writer for Wired)
George Benston, Economist & Professor (Contributor to
Public Interest & other journals);
Ben Bova (President, SF Writers of America; former
editor of OMNI & Analog; former President, National
Space Society);
Warren T. Brookes, deceased, famous newspaper columnist
for the Detroit News and author
of The Economy in Mind;
Stuart M. Butler, V.P., Heritage Foundation;
Dan Druck, Council on Domestic Relations;
Milton Friedman, Nobel laureate;
Ian Geldard, Institute of Economic Affairs (UK);
GEnie management;
George Gilder (author & regular contributor to Forbes,
Wall Street Journal & the National Review);
Paula Goldman, Attorney-Sysop;
Rt.Lt.General Daniel Graham (Director, High Frontier
Inc. & Assoc. Ed., J. of Practical
Applications in Space);
George Kaufman, Economist & Professor (Contributor to
Public Interest & other journals);
David Kelley, Executive Director,
Institute for Objectivist Studies;
Richard Koman, Editor, I-media Center;
Victor Koman, Prometheus award-winning SF author;
Stephen D. Leonard, M.D., F.A.C.S.,
Freelance author and surgeon;
Paul Levinson (Author & Director,
New School On-Line Program);
Libertarian Party;
Ben Lieberman, Competitive Enterprise Institute;
Dr. Christopher Lyon, M.D.;
Roleigh Martin, ShareDebate International editor;
Timothy C. May, Internet Writer-Encryption Philosopher;
Robert E. Moffit, Writer for Policy Review Magazine;
Douglas Ostrom (Japan Economic Institute);
Leonard Peikoff, Author of the book, Objectivism;
Policy Review Magazine -- letters to the editor from 25
doctors and medical experts on health care;
Jerry Pournelle, SF author & computer
columnist (for Byte & InfoWorld);
Republican Liberty Caucus;
The League for Programming Freedom;
Sheldon L. Richman (writer for The Free Market);
Murray Rothbard, Libertarian economist;
Steven Schlossstein, Author, Asian Economy Expert;
J.Neil Schulman, Prometheus award-winning SF author;
Thomas E. Smith (writer for National Review, Analog);
L.Neil Smith, award-winning SF author;
Ed Snook (Liberty Network) and Kevin Starret, drafters
of a proposed Oregon Property Ownership Act;
Joseph Sobran, syndicated columnist;
Steven Schlossstein (Asian affairs expert, author of
several nonfiction and fiction books)
Joseph Stumph, Author of the legal resolution:
The Ultimatum Resolution
Ike C. Sugg, Competitive Enterprise Institute;
Masanobu Taniguchi, former Japanese journalist, alumni-
Columbia University (M.A., International Affairs)
William Tucker (writer for National Review & other
conservative magazines, author of several books);
Dr. Tim Urell, D.O.;
Sam Wells, contributor to The Freeman;
DEBATE TOPICS
This section ("Debate Topics") will appear
infrequently in this file, SI_MISC.TXT. If this is the
only paragraph in this section, please refer to a past
or future issue for the list of debate topics and which
issues covered what (the "debate thread history").
The topic debate areas all have a long sentence
description and a short phrase title. For each topic,
the debate can be in the areas of Background Reading,
Concerns, Prospects, or Better Solutions. Treatment can
be in the form of non-fiction or fiction.
Debate
Topic Short & Long
Number Title Debate Thread----------------------
#1 Short Title: The NIPS Debate.
Alternates: The NIPS/FIPS Debate.
The FIPS Debate.
Long Desc.: Funding long-range and/or large
scale projects with a National-
Interest Project-level Stock market.
Note: An alternate concept, FIPS, for Future-
Interest Project-level Stock market, was
introduced in issue 3, in response to Milton
Friedman's critique.
Notes: "Thread" refers to the sequential treatment of
the debate throughout the multiple issues of
ShareDebate International. "1[V.1(1)]/3" means BBS
filename DBATE001, Volume 1, Issue 1, Article (that
is, menu choice) #3. Volumes are incremented
annually. Issue numbers are reset annually. BBS
Filenames increment from day one and are never reset.
All articles are non-fiction unless specified as
fiction. When the menu choice is "From the Editor's
Desk," the topic inside the column is provided.
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
1[V.1(1)]/3 R.Martin (Introduced)
2[V.1(2)]/6 B.Bova (Background Reprint)
3[V.1(3)]/3 M.Friedman (Concerns)
3[V.1(3)]/5 R.Martin (Response to Friedman)
4[V.1(4)]/5 B.Bova (Background Reprint)
4[V.1(4)]/9 J.Pournelle (Background Reprint)
5[V.2(1)]/4 T.Smith (Response to Martin)
5[V.2(1)]/5 P.Levinson (Background Reprint)
7[V.2(3)]/A J.Schulman (Alternative Proposal)
7[V.2(3)]/2 T.Smith (Response to Martin)
#2 Short Title: Occupational Representation
Debate.
Long Desc.: Contrasting two representative
institutions: the Olympics &
Legislatures --or-- Why Occupational
Representation may improve Legislatures.
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
1[V.1(1)]/4 R.Martin (Introduced)
2[V.1(2)]/7 T.Husted (Letter to the Editor)
2[V.1(2)]/7 R.Martin (Editor's Response)
#3 Short Title: Compact City Modeling Debate.
Long Desc.: Computer modeling cities that
counter the Greenhouse effect and
strengthen the economy
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
1[V.1(1)]/5 R.Martin (Introduced)
#4 Short Title: Japanese VS American Patent Law
Debate.
Long Desc.: Is the Japanese Patent Law more just
and more conducive to economic
growth than America's Patent Laws? A side aspect
to this topic is the fairness and economic impact
of America's patent laws. A side question to this
debate is are there even better patent systems
than Japan's existing - where?
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
1[V.1(1)]/5 R.Martin (Introduced)
3[V.1(3)]/8 M.Friedman (Letter to the Editor)
7[V.2(3)]/2 R.Martin (Reprint of letter to
Forbes Editor)
#5 Short Title: Business Income Tax Impact Debate.
Long Desc.: The hidden cost and economic impact
of the Business Income Tax. An
important subset would be "the impact on personal
income tax rates and political impact if the
Business Income Tax was eliminated."
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
1[V.1(1)]/5 R.Martin (Introduced)
2[V.1(2)]/2 R.Martin (Revised)
2[V.1(2)]/7 J.Szechtman (Letter to the Editor)
4[V.1(3)]/4 R.Martin (See topic "Side_
Response" for Asian
practices)
#6 Short Title: Government's impact on Health Costs
Debate.
Long Desc.: Health Costs in a Truly Free
Marketplace - Will Costs Be More Or
Less And How Much? An important side topic, what
is the hidden cost of government intervention or
taxation in the health services industry?
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
1[V.1(1)]/5 R.Martin (Introduced)
2[V.1(2)]/2 R.Martin (Literature Review;
Editorial)
7[V.2(3)]/6 T.Urell (Analysis)
7[V.2(3)]/7 R.Martin (Proposal for Pharmacy
Claims)
7[V.2(3)]/B C.Lyon (Contrast to British
Socialized Medicine)
8[V.2(4)]/2 R.Martin Last Minute Update
11[V.3(4)] Whole Issue
12[V.3(4)app] Whole Issue
15[V.4(2)] Three Reprints
#7 Short Title: Debate on the Right of Free Speech
for All Voluntary Assemblies.
Long Desc.: Free speech: Unprotected now for
majority of voluntary assemblies per
Supreme Court? -- Austin v. Michigan Chamber of
Commerce March 27, 1990 in a 6-3 decision
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
2[V.1(2)]/3 R.Martin (Introduced)
#8 Short Title: Entrepreneurial Democracy debate.
Long Desc.: Entrepreneurial Democracy asserts
"That government is best which is
legislatively structured the best, voluntarily
funded the most, and taxes the least". (The
voluntary funding concept principally refers to
the voluntary purchase mechanism used in the
retail market and stock and bond markets.)
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
2[V.1(2)]/4 R.Martin (Introduced)
4[V.1(4)]/2 R.Martin (Short Rehash, see topic
"Entre.Democracy")
4[V.1(4)]/4 R.Martin (Followup: Future Voting)
13[V.3(4)]/1 R.Martin (Followup: Parkinson on
private legislative
voting)
#9 Short Title: Futuristic Currency Systems
debate.
Long Desc.: Preserving economic privacy while
using game theory and newer forms
of money, such as "smart cards," to fight drug
abuse & other money-motivated crimes.
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
2[V.1(2)]/5 R.Martin (Introduced)
14[V.4(1)] T.C.May Alternative Viewpoint,
Reprint on Crypto
Anarchy
#10 Short Title: Debate a private deposit insurance
plan for Savings & Loan deposits.
Long Desc.: The U.S. Savings and Loan $400
billion fiasco. Could a free-market
deposit insurance program have prevented the
massive defaults?
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
2[V.1(2)]/2 R.Martin (Introduced)
6[V.2(1)]/4 G.Benston+ (Background Reprint)
#11 Short Title: Electronic Digital-Media
Publishing.
Long Desc.: The shapes and impact of electronic
digital-media publishing: software,
hardware, strategy, impacts.
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
3[V.1(3)]/5 B.Bova (Introduced via Fiction)
1[V.1(1)]/2 R.Martin (See topic "Why Diskette
Media for the Magazine?")
5[V.2(1)]/6 R.Martin (Relevant software; re:
defending against viruses)
6[V.2(1)]/5 B.Bova (Relevant Reprint:
Impacts)
#12 Short Title: Against Value-less Education.
Long Desc.: Against Value-less Education:
Introducing Denomination-Neutral
Values Into Our Educational Curriculum To Reduce
The Nation's Suicide and Murder Rates.
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
3[V.1(3)]/6 R.Martin (Introduced with a reprint)
4[V.1(4)]/2 R.Martin (See topic,
"Debate_12_Hayek")
14[V.4(1)] W.Tucker Monogamy & Its Discontents
#13 Short Title: Converting Communist Societies to a
Free Democracy.
Long Desc.: How should Communist Societies
progress towards a free democracy?
What kind of foreign aid can help
them towards this goal?
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
3[V.1(3)]/7 M.Friedman (Introduced with a reprint)
#14 Short Title: Laws that do harm or are unethical.
Long Desc.: What laws are counterproductive, --
that is, when does a law make the
problem it addresses worse? What laws are
unethical and or unjust?
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
4[V.1(4)]/3 M.Friedman (Introduced with a reprint)
4[V.1(4)]/2 R.Martin (See topic
"Friedman_Essay")
5[V.2(1)]/2 R.Martin (See topic "Debate 14
Followup")
#15 Short Title: The Socio-Economic Importance of
Liberty.
Long Desc.: Liberty, its meaning, and the
importance of it for economic and
social growth, including education.
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
4[V.1(4)]/8 G.Gilder (Introduced via a reprint)
4[V.1(4)]/2 R.Martin (See topic "Gilder_Essay")
6[V.2(1)]/C J.N.Schulman (Fiction Excerpt)
7[V.2(3)]/5 J.Sobran (Reprint; Essay)
14[V.4(1)] B.Woolsey (Reprint; Tutorial)
#16 Short Title: Government & Economic Development.
Long Desc.: What aspects of government
negatively and positively affect or
color economic and social development?
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
4[V.1(4)]/6 M.Rothbard (Introduced with a reprint)
4[V.1(4)]/2 R.Martin (See topic
"Rothbard_Essay")
7[V.2(3)]/9 M.Friedman (Reprint; analysis)
#17 Short Title: Towards a better copyright law.
Long Desc.: Towards a modern, sensible and
ethically justifiable copyright
law.
X-ref notes: See debates # 4 and #17 too.
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
4[V.1(4)]/7 N.Schulman (Introduced with a reprint)
2[V.1(2)]/4 R.Martin (See topic, "12_Reasons,"
reason 7, paragraph "To
some extent, recent...")
3[V.1(3)]/8 M.Friedman (Letter to the Editor)
14[V.4(3)] R.Koman Reprint
#18 Short Title: Is government growth condemning
our children to economic
impoverishment?
Long Desc.: Given the size and growth of the
existing government v. the gross
national product (GNP), are we condemning our
children to economic impoverishment? If so, how
much? If not, what is your proof that we aren't?
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
4[V.1(4)]/2 R.Martin (Introduced; see topic,
"GNP_Consumption")
#19 Short Title: What is the impact of affirmative
action?
Long Desc.: Do affirmative action programs
retard or advance racial progress
and what is the socio-economic impact on the
nation?
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
4[V.1(4)]/2 R.Martin (Introduced; see topic,
"Affirmative_Action")
#20 Short Title: New ideas for solving the Israeli-
Palestinian crisis.
Long Desc.: Same as the short title.
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
5[V.2(1)/3 R.Martin (Introduced with a
article)
#21 Short Title: Gulf War Analysis
Long Desc.: Gulf War Analysis: Lessons
from History and for the Future
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
5[V.2(1)]/7 R.Martin (Introduced with a
article)
6[V.2(1)]/A D.Graham (Relevant reprint)
#22 Short Title: Imagining a Churchill analysis of
the Gulf War
Long Desc.: How would Winston Churchill had
analyzed the Gulf War Crisis,
starting from the period that Iraq
invaded Iran thru 1991?
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
5[V.2(1)]/7 R.Martin Introduction
#23 Short Title: Programming Freedom
Long Desc.: Intellectual property law &
programming freedom.
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
6[V.2(1)]/6 League for Membership Solicitation
6[V.2(1)]/7 Programming Article on Patents
6[V.2(1)]/8 Freedom Article on Copyright Law
6[V.2(1)]/9 R.Stallman Update on Pending Treaty
#24 Short Title: Miscellaneous Events
Long Desc.: Miscellaneous Events, of
interest to ShareDebate
International readers.
Debate Thread:
Issue # Author Article Type
6[V.2(1)]/B P.Goldman News on a FCC activity
4[V.1(4)]/2 R.Martin See topic "Shareware Law"
7[V.2(3)]/2 R.Martin See topic "In support of
much not not all of the
Libertarian program."
7[V.2(3)]/2 R.Martin See topic "Good news about
the environment & global
warming."
7[V.2(3)]/3 Libertarian 1991 Libertarian Party
Program Program
8[V.2(4)]/5 R.Martin Analysis: Political
Correctness on the Right
and with Libertarians
8[V.2(4)]/6 E.Rittberg Essay: Practical Ways in
which Libertarians can
influence the GOP
8[V.2(4)]/7 GEnie Mgmt. Paper: New FCC Cost
Increase Threatens Computer
Services
9[V.3(1)]/2 D.Bandow Homes for America -- How to
Create a Housing Crisis: A
Primer for Bureaucrats
9[V.3(1)]/3 R.Martin The Myth about Social
Security Myths
10[V.3(2)]/3 S.L.Richman Eqalitarianism
12[V.3(4)]/2 W.T.Brookes The National Press and the
Statist Quo
12[V.3(4)]/3 L.N.Smith Unanimous Consent and the
Utopian Vision
14[V.4(1)] J.Barlow Critique of Clipper, Reprint
14[V.4(1)] J.Stumph Ultimatum Resolution
Referendum Movement
14[V.4(1)] D.Druck Colorado State Sovereignty
14[V.4(1)] J.Donald ACLU supports hush Rush Bill
14[V.4(1)] K.Brook Global Warming Didn't Occur
14[V.4(1)] Unknown Satirical Bill of Rights
15[V.4(2)] R.H.Martin Privatizing Welfare By
Funding It With a Double-
Value Tax Deduction
15[V.4(2)] I.Geldard Global Warming:
Apocalypse or Hot Air?
15[V.4(2)] J.Schulman On the Meaning of
the Second Amendment
15[V.4(2)] E.Snook,+ Proposed Oregon
Property Ownership Act
15[V.4(2)] D.Druck Govt. Planned Dual Currency
15[V.4(2)] D.Druck Colorado State Sovereignty
16[V.4(3)] D.Druck State Sovereignty Update
16[V.4(3)] D.Druck Against Lobby Disclosure
16[V.4(3)] J.Adler Greenhouse Gambit
16[V.4(3)] I.Sugg Environmental Overprotection
16[V.4(3)] I.Sugg GAO Cover Up
16[V.4(3)] B.Lieberman Bad Science Effects
16[V.4(3)] R/A Osborn Why Home Schooling
16[V.4(3)] V.Imrich Why not vote Libertarian
16[V.4(3)] G.O.P. Republican Contract
16[V.4(3)] B.Baugh Libertarian Christian List
16[V.4(3)] D.Mataconis Another Market Triumph
16[V.4(3)] Official Pubn. of Special Forces Underground
16[V.4(3)] R.Martin The Myth about Social
Security Myths
16[V.4(3)] GNN Oct. 94 GNN Internet Announcement
#25 Short Title: The U.S. and Japan
Long Desc.: The U.S. Relationship with Japan
7[V.2(3)]/8 S.Wells (Analysis)
8[V.2(4)]/2 R.Martin (Literature Review)
8[V.2(4)]/3 R.Martin (Analysis)
8[V.2(4)]/8 D.Ostrom (Analysis)
9[V.3(1)]/1 M.Taniguchi (Analysis)
14[V.4(1)] S.Schlossstein (Analysis)
16[V.4(3)] S.Schlossstein (Analysis)
#26 Short Title: The Abortion Debate
Long Desc.: The Abortion Debate: New
Perspectives
8[V.2(4)]/4 V.Koman (Fiction Excerpt)
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has or will shortly release issues 7-8. The POLITICS
forum on Compuserve carries most if not all of the
issues as of issue 9. (Note: issue 12's addendum--
DBATE013--isn't carried on Compuserve as it only
contained Clinton's legislation for his Health Act
which is otherwise available in POLITICS.)
Pre-existing subscriptions or future subscriptions
ordered on the basis of information in old copies of
the magazine will be honored and those subscribers will
be sent the future number of S.I. issues that they
ordered, and if their order included getting back
issues, they'll be sent too.
Otherwise, S.I. orders are only solicited for
current year and back issue copies (for most persons,
obtaining the back issues on diskette will be cheaper
than your phone/computer charges to download all back
issues). What you will be paying for is not the content
of the magazines, but the packaging, shipping, time and
costs incurred. Your costs will vary depending upon
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See the next paragraph for specifics.
Special back-issue deal for owners of an IBM
PC/compatible or Macintosh (who MUST have be able to
read 1.44 MB diskettes). Reference this filename and
where you obtained it, and for $25, you will get all
the existing issues of ShareDebate International. As a
freebie, you'll also get 1992-1994 back issues of
Imprimis Online, a freeware electronic publication
packaged by Applied Foresight for Hillsdale College,
the publisher of the paper-based, 505,000 circulated
Imprimis -- the most pro-free market college monthly in
existence.
Indicate the highest capacity diskette you can take
and whether you have a hard disk or not. Canadians,
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against a US bank. Visa/MC accepted (include
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time. EMAIL orders accepted. Write or Email to the
Applied Foresight, Inc. address given above.
(Mac users have to have the 1.44 MB diskette
because Mac users are actually serviced on an IBM
computer that uses the Mac-n-DOS software which can
only format and read/write with 1.44 diskettes.) Mac
users need to have in their possession already an UNZIP
utility capable of handling version 1.1 and 2.04g
versions of PKZIP files -- such utilities are widely
available on MAC BBSs -- if you don't have an UNZIP
utility, then please don't order the MAC version of
ShareDebate International.
Note: ShareDebate International did not publish any
Issues in 1992, so there are only the 1990, 1991, 1993
& 1994 issues available.
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