August 9, 1999 Issue, THE NEW REPUBLIC

- Correspondence, pp. 4-5
  Dropping the draft, keeping the faith, etc.
- TRB: Gunsmoke
  Gregg Easterbrook
  , pp. 6-7
  A presidential candidate finally calls the NRA's bluff
- Campaign Journal: Tony the Tiger
  Dana Milbank
  , pp. 8-10
  Al Gore's new campaign chief strikes terror in the hearts of all who work for him
- Real Peace
  The Editors
  , p. 11
  Why Ehud Barak's dour vision of the Middle East is safer than Bill Clinton's rosy one
- Notebook, p. 12
  Barnicle's comeback, Bradley's bucks, etc.
- The People's Prince
  Neal Gabler
  , pp. 13-14
  What our fascination with John F. Kennedy Jr.'s life and death reveals about him and ab...
- Jet-Setter
  Seth Gitell
  , p. 15
  How Hillary Clinton's taxpayer-funded world travel is helping her back home on the camp...
- Failing Grade
  Jonathan Fox
  , p. 16
  Poor urban schoolchildren are being shortchanged by a federally funded program designed...
- Funny Money
  Richard Oldfield
  , p. 17
  Why the euro is bad for Europe
- Kosovo Dispatch: Breathing Room
  Samantha Power
  , pp. 18-20
  Kosovar Albanians are rejoicing in their new independence. But, if the United Nations h...
- Beltway Boy
  David Grann
  , pp. 21-22
  Tom Downey came to Washington 25 years ago to shake up the system. Now, as a high-power...
- Spend It
  Barry Bluestone
  , pp. 23-24
  More federal investment in research and education is the best way to keep the conomy hu...
- Save It
  Alan S. Blinder
  , pp. 25-27
  Why we should focus on paying down the national debt
- Give It Back
  Amity Shlaes
  , pp. 28-29
  The moral argument for tax cuts
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  On Films: A Daughter (2 Reviews)
  Stanley Kauffmann
  , p. 30
  Rosie (1999 Film), by Patrice Toye
  1. Rosie (1999 Film) by Patrice Toye
  2. My Son the Fanatic (1999 Film) by Udayan Prasad
- On Architecture: The Interventionist
  Martin Filler
  , pp. 31-35
  Carlo Scarpa, the greatest unknown architect of the twentieth century
- That Arm Again
  Lee Upton
  , p. 36
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  The Era of Error (Review)
  Michael Ignatieff
  , pp. 37-39
  The Passing of an Illusion, by Francois Furet
  1. The Passing of an Illusion by Francois Furet
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  Games, Ashes (2 Reviews)
  Jaroslaw Anders
  , pp. 40-44
  Early Sorrows, by Danilo Kis
  1. Early Sorrows by Danilo Kis
  2. The Book of Blam by Aleksandar Tisma
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  The Bad Birds (Review)
  Alan Taylor
  , pp. 45-49
  Into the American Woods, by James H. Merrell
  1. Into the American Woods by James H. Merrell
- Washington Diarist: Lost Horizon
  Charles Lane
  , pp. 50-52
- On the Cover: Illustration
  Robert Grossman