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January 20, 1997 Issue - 18 Articles- Correspondence, pp. 4-5
What Washington, Madison and Ralph Nader have in common, etc.
- TRB: Why It Matters
Michael Kelly
, p. 6 Bill Clinton is corrupting the White House
- Wright and Wrong
The Editors
, p. 7 The Christmas that stole Gingrich
- Notebook, p. 8
Hollywood bows to China, saves the great books, etc.
- Death of Home Rule (I): Smoke Alarm
Jeffrey Goldberg
, p. 9 My firehouse needs your ladder. Also your mattress, your showerheads and any ketchup yo...
- Death of Home Rule (II): In Loco Parentis
Sydney Freedberg Jr.
, pp. 10-11 Washington has some fine public schools. Because parents have taken over
- Death of Home Rule (III): A Capital Crime
Robyn Gearey
, pp. 12-13 A man is killed, a defunct police force does almost nothing and a benumbed city barely ...
- Media Rex: Making Sausages
William Powers
, pp. 14-16 Food Lion's victory against "Prime-Time Live" has press defenders howling. But did the ...
- Speech Therapy
Jacob Heilbrunn
, pp. 17-19 Pundits are slamming the Oakland school board for calling black English a separate lang...
- Death of Home Rule (IV): Democracy's Discontent
Erik Wemple
, pp. 20-22 In the 1960s, the people of the District of Columbia demanded democratic self-governmen...
- The Hard Questions: Looks That Kill
Jean Bethke Elshtain
, p. 23 Body v. soul
Books and the Arts
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On Films: The Merchant of Venus (2 Reviews) Stanley Kauffmann
, pp. 24-25 The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996 Film), by Milos Forman
- The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996 Film) by Milos Forman
- One Fine Day (1996 Film) by Michael Hoffman
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The Universalist (Review) Andrew Delbanco
, pp. 26-29 Recollected Works of Abraham Lincoln, by Don E. Fehrenbacher and Virginia Fehrenbacher,...
- Recollected Works of Abraham Lincoln by Don E. Fehrenbacher and Virginia Fehrenbacher, ...
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The Philosopher of Life (Review) Richard Wolin
, pp. 30-34 Mortality and Morality, by Hans Jonas and Lawrence Vogel
- Mortality and Morality by Hans Jonas and Lawrence Vogel
- Come on, Dear
John Ashbery
, pp. 35-37 -
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The Common Reader (Review) Daniel Aaron
, pp. 38-41 The Uncollected Critical Writings, by Edith Wharton and Frederick Wegener
- The Uncollected Critical Writings by Edith Wharton and Frederick Wegener
- Washington Diarist: Spanking the City
Eman Laerton
, pp. 42-43 - Cover, illustration
Eric Baker and Anthony Russo
