Contributors.

AEON SKOBLE, 51, is a professor of philosophy at Bridgewater State University. His work, though, is very practical: "I mainly work on ethics and political philosophy, so it's grounded in the lived world and isn't the stargazing of popular stereotype." In this issue, he reviews Hayek's Modem Family, a new book that applies the Austrian Nobel laureate's ideas to the evolving institution that is the family ("Libertarian Family Values," page 52). Skoble is the author of Deleting the State: An Argument about Government (Open Court) and co-editor of the best-selling The Simpsons and Philosophy (Open Court).

Since Staff Editor ELIZABETH NOLAN BROWN joined reason in 2015, she has made a name for herself reporting on sex policy, gender issues, and the criminal justice system. But health and nutrition, which she's written about extensively for AARP.org, Blisstree.com, and Bustle, are two of her favorite topics. In this issue Brown, 33, describes a failed government attempt to shut down a...