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January 1985 Issue - 20 Articles- Letters, pp. 1-2
- Monthly Journalism Award, pp. 3-5
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 6-10 The virtues of jock journalism... suing American Express... and other odds and ends....
- Who's Who, p. 11
- The Fall of the Idea of Thrift
Phillip Longman
, pp. 12-22 The merchandisers and the liberal intellectuals overthrew it. Now Reagan is trying to b...
- Why Regulators Need a Don't-Do-It-If-It's-Stupid Clause
Eric Black
, pp. 23-26 Ruling out good intentions in Minnesota.
- Memo of the Month, p. 27
- What the Democrats Can Learn from Jack Kemp, pp. 28-42
You don't have to be a supply-sider to appreciate the importance of aspiration and hope.
- Political Puzzle, p. 43
- From Chokoloskee Chicken to Panama Red: Florida's Love Affair with Larceny
John Rothchild
, pp. 44-51 First it was shady land deals and moonshine. Now it's drugs. Why the law can't stop them.
- Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 52-53
On Political Books
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The Case Against Reform (Review) Thomas B. Edsall
, p. 54 How Common Cause led the Democrats away from politics.
- Common Cause by Andrew S. McFarland
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A Mil-Symp Takes on the Pentagon (Review) Nicholas Lemann
, p. 55 John Lehman, the jig is up.
- The Pentagon and the Art of War by Edward N. Luttwak
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Why I Like Ike (Review) Richard Reeves
, p. 56 Maybe he didn't push for civil rights. But no president since has understood the Pentag...
- Eisenhower, Vol. II by Stephen E. Ambrose
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Redistributing Misery (Review) Mickey Kaus
, pp. 57-58 Two cheers for a "share economy."
- The Share Economy by Martin L. Weitzman
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Political Booknotes (4 Reviews) , p. 59 -
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Review The Interferon Crusade, by Sandra Panem (Review) Timothy Appenzeller
, p. 59 - The Interferon Crusade by Sandra Panem
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Review The Policy Game, by Peter Navarro (Review) Phillip Keisling
, p. 59 - The Policy Game by Peter Navarro
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Review The Lost Soul of American Politics, by John Pa... (Review) Richard Meyer
, p. 60 - The Lost Soul of American Politics by John Patrick Diggins
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Review Beyond Liberal and Conservative, by William S.... (Review) Richard Medley
, pp. 60-62 - Beyond Liberal and Conservative by William S. Maddox and Stuart A. Lilie
- Cover illustration
Vint Lawrence