December 1977 Issue, THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY

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  1. [+]
    January 1977 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. How to Get a Job in the New Administration by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 4-10
    2. How Carter Can Find Out What the Government is Doing by Charles Peters, pp. 11-15
    3. Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 16-18
    4. What's Wrong With the Adversary System: Paranoia, Hatred, and Suspicion by Anne Strick, pp. 19-26
    5. Political Puzzle, pp. 27-28
    6. Freeing the Guilty by Tom Bethell, pp. 29-35
    7. The Revolving Door Between Government and the Law Firms by John A. Jenkins, pp. 36-44
    8. Memo of the Month, p. 45
    9. How the Dope Traffic Became Airborne by George E. Hopkins, pp. 46-53
    10. Waste: The Real Problem With the Alaska Pipeline by Peter Gruenstein, pp. 54-62
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      Political Booknotes, pp. 63-66 - 8 Reviews
      1. Crusaders, Criminals, Crazies by Frederick J. Hacker
      2. The Fall of Public Man by Richard Sennett
      3. The Game of Disarmament by Alva R. Myrdal
      4. The Gamesman by Michael Maccoby
      5. Roosevelt's Revolution by Rexford G. Tugwell
      6. They Call It Justice by Luther C. West
      7. The Unkindest Cut by Marcia Millman
      8. Winners and Losers by Gloria Emerson
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    February 1977 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. Conferences and Conventions: The $20-Billion Industry That Keeps America from Working by Walter Shapiro and Aleta Kaufman, pp. 4-11
    2. Why Jimmy Carter Doesn't Hire Jimmy Carters, pp. 12-15
    3. The White House Press: Let AP Cover the Assassinations, pp. 16-22
    4. Memo of the Month, pp. 23-24
    5. Tidbits and Outrages, p. 25
    6. What We're About by The Editors, pp. 26-28
    7. What Did You Doin the Class War, Daddy? by James Fallows, pp. 29-36
    8. Political Puzzle, p. 37
    9. What Politicians Really Want by Walter Shapiro, pp. 38-41
    10. Down and Out on Capitol Hill by Arthur Levine, pp. 42-48
    11. Taste, Class, and Mary Tyler Moore by Suzannah Lessard, pp. 49-54
    12. Mary Mccarthy-The Blinders She Wears by James Fallows, pp. 55-63
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      Political Booknotes, pp. 64-66 - 4 Reviews
      1. America's Mass Media Merchants by William H. Read
      2. Dare To Be Great by Rudy Maxa
      3. Fair Play for Frogs by Jerome R. Waldie
      4. Murder in Space City by Henry Peder Lundsgaarde
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    March 1977 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. Annual Political Book Award, p. 4
    2. From World War II to Clay Felker: How America Bought Its Way to Happiness by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 5-12
    3. There's Poetry in Spying and Spying in Poetry by Brock Brower, pp. 13-16
    4. Blind Ambition in the White House by Charles Peters, pp. 17-24
    5. Political Puzzle, p. 25
    6. How the Defense Department Can Save Billions Without Worrying About National Security by Greg Rushford, pp. 26-30
    7. Tidbits and Outrages, p. 31
    8. The Better, Cheaper Plane the Pentagon Didn't Want by George Hopkins, pp. 32-37
    9. The Navy We Need Vs.The Navy We've Got by Clayton Fritchey, pp. 38-44
    10. What the Times and Post Are Missing by Nick Kotz, pp. 45-49
    11. The Million-Dollar Advantage of Incumbency by Lewis Perdue, pp. 50-52
    12. Memo of the Month, pp. 53-54
    13. Big Government: A Congressman's Best Friend by Morris P. Fiorina, pp. 55-61
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      Political Book Notes, pp. 62-66 - 10 Reviews
      1. Convention by Richard Reeves
      2. The Future of the Humanities by Walter A. Kaufmann
      3. The Gates of Eden by Morris Dickstein
      4. The Golden Egg: The Personal Income Tax by Gerald Carson
      5. The Inequality of Nations by Robert W. Tucker
      6. LBJ: The Way He Was by Frank Cormier
      7. The Reason for Democracy by Kalman H. Silvert
      8. A Visit to Haldeman and Other States of Mind by Charles L. Mee, Jr.
      9. We Almost Made It by Malcolm D. MacDougall
      10. Without Fear or Favor by LeRoy F. Harlow
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    April 1977 Issue = 10 Articles
    1. Political Puzzle, p. 5
    2. An American Redemption: The Presidential Character From Nixon to Ford to Carter by James David Barber, pp. 6-38
    3. Memo of the Month, p. 39
    4. What's Good About the Electoral College by Paul M. Perkins, pp. 40-41
    5. Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 42-44
    6. The Secret Way Liberals Raise Taxes by Michael Nelson and Donald Sweeney, pp. 45-49
    7. Inflated Grades by Marjorie Boyd, pp. 50-54
    8. Inflated Job Descriptions by Leonard Reed, pp. 55-57
    9. Inflated Pay by Stephen J. Chapman, pp. 58-61
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      Political Booknotes, pp. 62-66 - 6 Reviews
      1. A Capitol Crime by Lawrence Meyer
      2. The Challenge of Daycare by Sally A. Provence, Audrey Naylor, and June Patterson, ...
      3. Rites of Passage by Joseph F. Kett
      4. A Sexual Profile of Men in Power by Sam Janus, Barbara Bess, and Carol Saltus
      5. Stonewall by Richard Ben-Veniste and George Frampton
      6. Vested Interest by Charles B. Lipsen and Stephan Lesher
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    May 1977 Issue = 10 Articles
    1. Letters, p. 4
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 5-8
    3. Political Puzzle, p. 9
    4. The Other Washington: Attorneys, Accountants, and Associations by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 10-20
    5. Memo of the Month, p. 21
    6. Confessions of an Unemployment Cheat by Lenny Marx, pp. 22-36
    7. Who's Who in the Carter Administration, pp. 37-43
    8. Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 44-51
    9. The International Monetary Fund: Doing Well and Doing Good by Tom Bethell, pp. 52-60
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      Political Book Notes, pp. 61-66 - 5 Reviews
      1. A Government of Strangers by Hugh Heclo
      2. Loose Change by Sara Davidson
      3. Playing for Keeps in Washington by Laurence Leamer
      4. Potomac Fever by Fred R. Harris
      5. Wall Street Swindler by Michael Hellerman
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    June 1977 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 4-5
    2. Tilting at Windmills, pp. 6-12
    3. Political Puzzle, p. 13
    4. The Twilight of the Rich by David Ignatius, pp. 14-21
    5. Who's Who, pp. 22-25
    6. How the Government Drove the Small Airlines Out of Business by Corey Rosen, pp. 26-30
    7. Memo of the Month, p. 31
    8. Sorting Out The Sixties by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 32-41
    9. Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 42-44
    10. Thomson, Moyers, and Ball: Prophets Without office by Roger Morris, pp. 45-51
    11. Executive Outplacement:The Fire-For-Hire Business by Patricia Aburdene, pp. 52-55
    12. How to Make the Tobacco Companies Pay for Cancer by Seth Kupferberg, pp. 56-60
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      Political Booknotes, pp. 61-66 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Carlos Complex by Christopher Dobson and Ronald Payne
      2. Going Too Far by Robin Morgan
      3. Not Above the Law by James Doyle
      4. On the Brink by Benjamin Stein and Herbert Stein
      5. A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo
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    July 1977 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 4-5
    2. Tilting at Windmills, pp. 6-13
    3. Firing A Federal Employee: The Impossible Dream by Leonard Reed, pp. 14-25
    4. Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 26-27
    5. How Carter Stopped Playing Politics and Lost the Congress by F.T. Merrill, Jr., pp. 28-30
    6. The Story of a Bad Girl by Susan Keeny, pp. 31-37
    7. Memo of the Month, pp. 38-39
    8. Let the Aliens in, pp. 40-47
    9. Success in America by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 48-54
    10. Political Puzzle, p. 55
    11. Where to Stay in Washington, pp. 56-58
    12. The Real Problem With the PDA by Howie Kurtz, pp. 59-62
    13. Who's Who, pp. 63-67
    14. Iowa: How Carter Won The First Battle by Jules Witcover, pp. 68-75
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      Political Booknotes, pp. 76-84 - 8 Reviews
      1. The Broken Heart by James J. Lynch
      2. The Condensed World of the Reader's digest by Samuel A. Schreiner, Jr.
      3. David Dubinsky: A Life With Labor by David Dubinsky and A.H. Raskin
      4. Decision Over Schweinfurt by Thomas M. Coffey
      5. John F. Kennedy and the Second Reconstruction by Carl M. Brauer
      6. PR as in President by Victor Gold
      7. Questions and Answers About Arabs and Jews by Ira Hirschmann
      8. Uncertain Greatness by Roger Morris
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    September 1977 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 4-5
    2. Tilting at Windmills, pp. 6-11
    3. What's Wrong With Political Science by Michael Nelson, pp. 12-20
    4. The View From a Small Town by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 21-28
    5. The Protection Consumers Don't Want by Marjorie Boyd, pp. 29-34
    6. Political Puzzle, p. 35
    7. Memo of the Month, pp. 36-37
    8. Who's Who, pp. 38-43
    9. Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 44-45
    10. The National Geographic: How to Be Non-Profit and Get Rich by Lila Locksley, pp. 46-48
    11. Where to Eat in Washington, pp. 49-54
    12. The Corrupt Military: A Case History by James Henderson, pp. 55-59
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      Political Booknotes (2 Reviews)
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        Review Agency of Fear, by Edward Jay Epstein by Leonard Reed, pp. 60-62 - 1 Review
        Agency of Fear by Edward Jay Epstein
      2. [+]
        Review One L, by Scott Turow, pp. 63-66 - 1 Review
        One L by Scott Turow
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    October 1977 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Tilting at Windmills, pp. 4-7
    2. Political Puzzle, p. 8
    3. How to Stop Masturbating by Joseph Wilkes, pp. 9-17
    4. Paler Than Truth by Tom Bethell, pp. 18-25
    5. Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 26-27
    6. The President and the Senator's Wife by Arthur Levine, pp. 28-37
    7. Who's Who, pp. 38-39
    8. Don't Blame the Court by Seth Kupferberg, pp. 40-46
    9. Where to Stay in Washington, pp. 47-50
    10. The Real New Journalism by Janet Hook, pp. 51-55
    11. Memo of the Month, p. 56
    12. [+]
      Political Books by Richard Reeves, pp. 57-58 - 1 Review
      1. Clearing the Air by Daniel Schorr
    13. [+]
      Political Booknotes (4 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review Adlai Stevenson and the World, by John Bartlow..., pp. 59-61 - 5 Reviews
        Adlai Stevenson and the World by John Bartlow Martin
        Against All Enemies by Ervin Stanley Duggan and Ben Wattenberg
        In Search of the Silent South by Morton Sosna
        My Soul Is Rested by Howell Raines
        Poor People's Movements by Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward
      2. [+]
        Review The Rockefeller Inheritance, by Alvin Moscow, p. 62 - 1 Review
        The Rockefeller Inheritance by Alvin Moscow
      3. [+]
        Review Success!, by Michael Korda by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 62-63 - 1 Review
        Success! by Michael Korda
      4. [+]
        Review The Zapping of America, by Paul Brodeur by Leonard Reed, pp. 64-66 - 1 Review
        The Zapping of America by Paul Brodeur
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    November 1977 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Letters, p. 4
    2. Tilting at Windmills, pp. 5-7
    3. Socialized Medicine: One Patient's Story by Polly Toynbee, pp. 8-26
    4. Political Puzzle, p. 27
    5. Bert Lance, the Press, and Company Planes by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 28-32
    6. Memo of the Month, p. 33
    7. Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 34-35
    8. How the Conglomerates Get Free Money From the Navy by John F. Winslow, pp. 36-38
    9. Where to Eat in Washington, pp. 39-42
    10. Who's Who, pp. 43-45
    11. How the Race For House Majority Leader Was Won-By One Vote by Bruce I. Oppenheimer and Robert L. Peabody, pp. 46-56
    12. [+]
      Political Books by Richard Reeves, pp. 57-58 - 1 Review
      1. With Nixon by Raymond Price
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      Political Booknotes (3 Reviews)
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        Review Can You Trust Your Bank?, by Robert Heller and..., p. 59 - 5 Reviews
        Can You Trust Your Bank? by Robert Heller and Norris Willatt
        The Cop Who Would Be King by Joseph R. Daughen and Peter Binzen
        55 Days by Alan Dawson
        Reluctant Regulators by Barry Cole and Mal Oettinger
        View from the UN by U Thant
      2. [+]
        Review The Giants: Russia and America, by Richard J. ... by Leonard Reed, p. 60 - 1 Review
        The Giants: Russia and America by Richard J. Barnet
      3. [+]
        Review Stealing from the Rich, by David McClintick by Leonard Reed, pp. 61-66 - 1 Review
        Stealing from the Rich by David McClintick
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    December 1977 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters, p. 4
    2. Tilting at Windmills, pp. 5-7
    3. The Case For Political Patronage by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 8-17
    4. Political Puzzle, pp. 18-19
    5. Why Senator Eagleton Fired Me by Gregory Rushford, pp. 20-25
    6. Where to Eat in Washington, pp. 26-27
    7. Too Little: The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Asbestos by Howie Kurtz, pp. 28-31
    8. Too Much: The ICC and the Truckers by Stephen Chapman, pp. 32-39
    9. Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 40-42
    10. What's Wrong With Dentists by Craig Burke, pp. 43-47
    11. Who's Who, pp. 48-50
    12. Memo of the Month, p. 51
    13. Money Doesn't Talk in Washington by Michael Herwitz, pp. 52-56
    14. [+]
      Political Books by Richard Reeves, pp. 57-58 - 1 Review
      1. Dasher by James T. Wooten
    15. [+]
      Political Booknotes (4 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review Education and the Presidency, by Chester E. Fi..., p. 59 - 8 Reviews
        Education and the Presidency by Chester E. Finn, Jr.
        Jimmy Carter and American Fantasy by Lloyd deMause and Henry Ebel
        The Wrong Horse by Laurence M. Stern
        Cancer Crusade by Richard A. Rettig
        The Constitution and the Common Law by Randall Bridwell and Ralph U. Whitten
        Genetics, Law, and Social Policy by Philip Reilly
        Marine Policy for America by Gerard J. Mangone
        The Ungovernable City by Douglas Yates
      2. [+]
        Review Education and the Presidency, by Chester E. Fi... by Michael Nelson, pp. 59-61 - 1 Review
        Education and the Presidency by Chester E. Finn, Jr.
      3. [+]
        Review Jimmy Carter and American Fantasy, by Lloyd de... by Leonard Reed, p. 62 - 1 Review
        Jimmy Carter and American Fantasy by Lloyd deMause and Henry Ebel
      4. [+]
        Review The Wrong Horse, by Laurence M. Stern by Leonard Reed, pp. 63-66 - 1 Review
        The Wrong Horse by Laurence M. Stern
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