May 1984 Issue, THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY

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- Letters, pp. 2-5
- Tilting at Windmills
  Charles Peters
  , pp. 6-11
  The lawyer who sued the hero... the return of Willy Loman... and other odds and ends...
- The Case Against Privacy, pp. 12-24
  What we give up when we mind our own business.
- Monthly Journalism Award
  Phillip Keisling
  , pp. 25-28
- Memo of the Month, pp. 29-31
- Standing Up to the Fine Print
  Lawrence G. Proulx
  , pp. 32-37
  Before you sing, you have to sign.
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 38
- Why Liberals Should Hate the Insanity Defense
  Jonathan Rowe
  , pp. 39-46
  When we let psychiatrists into the courtroom, the results are often unjust and sometime...
- Who's Who, p. 47
- Plato Meets Behir the Twelve-Legged Dragon
  Rosalind Resnick
  , pp. 48-52
  At the U.S. Customs Service, the bureaucrats are philosophers.
- Political Puzzle, p. 53
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  On Political Books (Review)
  Tamar Jacoby
  , pp. 54-57
  Pat Moynihan is putting some distance between himself and the ideas of the Commentary c...
  1. Loyalties by Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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  Political Booknotes (12 Reviews) , p. 58
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    Review Aftermath, by Frederick C. Downs, Jr. (Review)
    Mairi N. Morrison
    , p. 58
    1. Aftermath by Frederick C. Downs, Jr.
  2. [+]
    Review The American Disease, by George C. Lodge (Review)
    Kurt Eichenwald
    , p. 58
    1. The American Disease by George C. Lodge
  3. [+]
    Review Essays in Contemporary Economic Problems, by W... (Review)
    Jamie Love
    , p. 58
    1. Essays in Contemporary Economic Problems by William Fellner
  4. [+]
    Review The Feminist Challenge, by David Bouchier (Review)
    Kay L. Gunderson
    , p. 58
    1. The Feminist Challenge by David Bouchier
  5. [+]
    Review Growing Minds, by Herbert Kohl (Review)
    Lynne Randolph
    , p. 58
    1. Growing Minds by Herbert Kohl
  6. [+]
    Review The Inner Circle, by Michael Useem (Review)
    Nicholas Goldberg
    , p. 59
    1. The Inner Circle by Michael Useem
  7. [+]
    Review The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit II, by Sloan ... (Review)
    Nicholas Lemann
    , p. 59
    1. The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit II by Sloan Wilson
  8. [+]
    Review The Medical-Industrial Complex, by Stanley Wohl (Review)
    Paul D. Glastris
    , p. 59
    1. The Medical-Industrial Complex by Stanley Wohl
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    Review The Politics of Hazardous Waste Management, by... (Review)
    Bruce Piasecki
    , p. 60
    1. The Politics of Hazardous Waste Management by James P. Lester and Ann O'M. Bowman
  10. [+]
    Review The Money Bazaars, by Martin Mayer (Review)
    Ronald Brownstein
    , p. 60
    1. The Money Bazaars by Martin Mayer
  11. [+]
    Review Ronald Reagan: The Politics of Symbolism, by R... (Review)
    Elizabeth Leiman
    , p. 60
    1. Ronald Reagan: The Politics of Symbolism by Robert Dallek
  12. [+]
    Review Warday, by Whitley Strieber and James W. Kunetka (Review)
    Susanne Pari
    , pp. 60-62
    1. Warday by Whitley Strieber and James W. Kunetka