25 years ago in reason.

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"Wisconsin has enacted the 'Clarenbach bill,' legislation sponsored by Rep. David Clarenbach that eliminates criminal penalties for cohabitation, fornication, homosexual acts, and other sexual behavior between (or among) consenting adults in private."

--Robert W. Poole Jr., Paul Gordon, and Eric Marti, "Consenting Sex Deregulated"

"Pundits now learnedly debate whether the system will go belly-up before 1990 or expire in a sea of red ink early in the 21st century. If you believe the former, you are officially dubbed a 'pessimist,' if the latter, an 'optimist'."

--Loren E. Lomasky, "Buying Out of Social Security"

"[Julian] Simon likens his sudden entrance into the...