Congratulations on a great calendar. Since you ask for suggestions, I have two:

On September 24 [U.S. edition], you have the Supreme Court in green. I disagree. If the U.S. Supreme Court were protecting our rights, where are they? In a Washington DC safety deposit box? My reference on this is "Sweet Land of Liberty?" by Mark Henry Holzer - and personal experience.

October 25 has U.S. troops in Grenada in green. Very few U.S. libertarians I know would agree with that interventionism; I suggest you leave it out.

As I read the Jesus quote at the beginning of July, it had a familiar ring to me - because I edited it. I doubt you will find a Bible quotation with that exact wording. In looking at your acknowledgements, I noticed Burris' "A Liberty Primer", and recall the quote's there on page 109. He got it from "Imagine Freedom" [along with a couple of others I noticed in the calendar]. I'm thrilled by that kind of ripple effect, as happened in Playboy a couple of years ago under similar circumstances.

Keep up the great work!

January, 1989

Stormy Mon, Librarian
LIBERTARIAN LIBRARY
DENVER, Colorado

EDITOR: Your rights aren't disappearing because of the existence of the Supreme Court; separating the judiciary from the legislature is a sound principle. Problem is, it still hasn't happened. Your rights are disappearing because in the United States, just as in Canada, the principles that keep a nation free are being eroded by the majority rule process, and by an electorate that is fundamentally ignorant of economic principles and the nature of government. Separating politics from justice, economics and religion is a goal that has as yet to be truly accomplished in any nation around the world, and we look forward to the day when that happens.

As to the matter of "interventionism", we suppose that depends on your definition of that word. Does the justifiable principle of operating a defensive military necessitate waiting for an invasion to land on home soil before taking action? We hope not. The moral justification for any military action involves both means and ends, though we admit both are subject to considerable debate.

Thanks for your suggestions - and your quote!