With Bruce Logan's departure from the Maxim Institute, there were questions about the survival of Evidence, its glossy 'policy journal'. Wonder no more. It's dead. On Maxim's publications webpage, it has now announced that Evidence ceased publication as of Evidence 15 (Spring 2005). Bruce Logan was editor and wrote many of its articles. So, why didn't they appoint Paul Henderson or Michael Reid as replacements? One clue might lie on the back page of the defunct magazine, where there was an almost imperceptible change as from Evidence 13 (Autumn 2004). At that point, Maxim donors were promised quarterly publications, not the specific reference to Evidence per se that had been the case for the last twelve issues. What does this suggest? Could it be that Evidence never had all that many readers and its production costs exceeded its sales? If so, that would explain why they decided to abandon the magazine altogether. Perhaps Logangate led to a donor shortfall and the need to restructure, and because of the above, Evidence was the most logical thing to cut. In any case, the Institute will only distribute its educational policy monographs and Frank Ellis' dodgy attack on 'political correctness' in the future, as well as its weekly Real Issues newsletter. So, is this the end of Logangate? Or will we see Henderson and Reid relocate to Auckland from Christchurch at some point to a consolidated headquarters? And what happens if that still doesn't staunch any donor shortfall? Recommended: Maxim Institute website: http://www.maxim.org.nz Craig Young - 22nd January 2006