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May 1987 Issue - 19 Articles- Letters, pp. 1-5
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 6-12 Beware of young dentists... Oklahoma's naval base... making Jello for the networks... a...
- The Sinking of a Supercarrier
Joseph F. Enright and James W. Ryan
, pp. 13-18 A bedtime story for John Lehman.
- Elliott Abrams: The Teflon Assistant Secretary
Eric Alterman
, pp. 19-27 He hasn't always been this far to the right, but his enemy has always been the left.
- Who's Who, pp. 28-30
- The Dark Secret of the Black Budget
Tim Weiner
, pp. 31-33 By making $35 billion in defense programs invisible, the Pentagon is hurting national s...
- Monthly Journalism Award, pp. 34-35
- Political Puzzle, p. 36
- Battered Justice
Joan Meier
, pp. 37-45 Everyone knows women are beaten. Why won't the police, prosecutors, and judges do anyth...
- Memo of the Month, p. 46
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The Kennedy Hustle (Review) Charles Peters
, pp. 47-48 How the Kennedys became America's royal family.
- The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Zen and the Art of Cultural Misappropriation (Review) Jonathan Rowe
, pp. 49-51 Learning the right lessons of Japanese schools.
- The Japanese Educational Challenge by Merry White
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The Burger Court: Bad, But Not That Bad (Review) Dan Farber
, pp. 52-54 And the Warren Court was good, but not that good.
- The Burger Years by Herman Schwartz
- Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 55-56
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Political Booknotes (4 Reviews) , p. 57 -
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Review Fast Forward, by James Lardner (Review) Timothy Noah
, p. 57 - Fast Forward by James Lardner
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Review Work, Health, and Income Among the Elderly, by... (Review) Matthew Cooper
, p. 58 - Work, Health, and Income Among the Elderly by Gary Burtless
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Review Mission to Tehran, by Robert Huyser (Review) Bruce Laingen
, p. 59 - Mission to Tehran by Robert Huyser
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Review Making Public Policy, by Steven Kelman (Review) Norman Ornstein
, pp. 60-62 - Making Public Policy by Steven Kelman
- Cover
Rob Colvin