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Luna Law
Source: Litspace.com
Author: Dmitry N. Feofanov
Country: United States

An extensive and footnoted examination of the law in Robert Heinlein's fictional libertarian society on the moon. Heinlein's novel, "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress," is widely considered to be a classic of libertarianism.

Forward to the future
Source: PRI
Author: Glenn Harlan Reynolds
Country: United States

Reynolds outlines how nanotechnology is expected to reduce energy consumption, dramatically advance medicine's ability to cure and prevent disease, and significantly increase the precision and effectiveness of military devices and weapons. (PDF file) (11/02)

Looking back at 'Looking Backward'
Source: Reason
Author: Tom Peyser
Country: United States

Edward Bellamy's grim "utopian" novel, "Looking Backward," foreshadowed such modern totalitarian endeavors as the New Urbanism school of planning, which seeks to dictate how everybody should live. (7/20/00)

Aliens, technology and freedom: SF consumption and socioethical attitudes
Source: Futures Research Quarterly
Author: James J. Hughes Ph.D.
Country: United States

Although this study is based on some rather flawed assumptions, it's an interesting look at the correlations between science fiction readership and libertarianism. (Winter 1995)

The party of life
Source: Tech Central Station
Author: James K. Glassman
Country: United States

"Communism today is in its final death throes, but as Hayek knew, the urge to limit freedom, to control and coerce others, lives on. To oppose these threats in the realm of technology is, I am convinced, the most urgent item on the agenda of the party of life." (10/10/02)

Timeline for climbing a commercial stairway into space
Source: Space Entrepreneurship Network
Author: Clark S. Lindsey
Country: United States

A scenario or "thought experiment" intended to explore the feasibility of such private space development. Updated 2/21/03.

Private tech race to space
Source: Wired
Country: United States

"Geeks are about to conquer outer space. And the $10 million X Prize is just the beginning." (7/03)

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