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The First Universal Nation, by Ben J. Wattenberg

by Richard Reeves

The Washington Monthly, January 1991, p. 52

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  Issues of 1991 = 10 Issues, 196 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1991 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-7
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 8-12
    3. The Right Priorities for the Nineties by Charles Peters, p. 13
    4. The Stealth Bomber Story You Haven't Heard by Scott Shuger, pp. 14-22
    5. Who's Who, p. 23
    6. Memo of the Month, p. 24
    7. The Secret Solution to the Deficit by Paul Glastris, pp. 25-28
    8. Tidbits and Outrages, p. 29
    9. Coming in from the Cold War by David Halberstam, pp. 30-36
    10. Monthly Journalism Award, p. 37
    11. The Dangers Insurance Companies Hide by Morton Mintz, pp. 38-45
    12. With Fear and Favor by Susan Threadgill, pp. 46-48
    13. [+]
      Lawyer's Poker by Michael Lewis, pp. 49-50 - 1 Review
      1. Conduct Unbecoming by Steven J. Kumble and Kevin J. Lahart
    14. Political Puzzle, p. 51
    15. [+]
      Political Booknotes (7 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review The First Universal Nation, by Ben J. Wattenberg by Richard Reeves, p. 52 - 1 Review
        The First Universal Nation by Ben J. Wattenberg
      2. [+]
        Review Unlimited Wealth, by Paul Zane Pilzer by John D. Donahue, p. 52 - 1 Review
        Unlimited Wealth by Paul Zane Pilzer
      3. [+]
        Review Civil Rights Under Reagan, by Robert R. Detlefsen by Matthew Cooper, p. 53 - 1 Review
        Civil Rights Under Reagan by Robert R. Detlefsen
      4. [+]
        Review A Street Is Not a Home, by Robert C. Coates by David Whitman, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
        A Street Is Not a Home by Robert C. Coates
      5. [+]
        2 Reviews The Idea Brokers, by James Allen Smith#2 by Eric Alterman, pp. 56-57 - 2 Reviews
        The Idea Brokers by James Allen Smith#2
        Talking Heads by Alan Hirsch
      6. [+]
        Review Facing the Phoenix, by Zalin Grant by Georgie Anne Geyer, p. 58 - 1 Review
        Facing the Phoenix by Zalin Grant
      7. [+]
        Review World on Fire, by George J. Mitchell by Bill McKibben, pp. 59-62 - 1 Review
        World on Fire by George J. Mitchell
    16. Cover photo by Diana Walker
  2. [+]
    March 1991 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-5
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 6-10
    3. General Failure by Scott Shuger, pp. 11-18
    4. Who's Who, p. 19
    5. Tidbits and Outrages, p. 20
    6. Stock Buybacks: The Corporate Con You're Still Falling For by Mark Fischetti, pp. 21-25
    7. Beyond Beauty Schools by Katherine Boo, pp. 26-31
    8. Kicking the Oil Habit by Peter Gray, pp. 32-35
    9. Trivia Pursuit by David P. Hamilton, pp. 36-42
    10. The Senate's Lame Doves by James Bennet, pp. 43-45
    11. Monthly Journalism Award, pp. 46-47
    12. POLITICAL BOOK AWARD, p. 48
    13. [+]
      Class Can't Be Dismissed by James Fallows, pp. 49-50 - 1 Review
      1. The Imperial Middle by Benjamin DeMott
    14. [+]
      Days of Whine and Poses by Steven Waldman, pp. 51-53 - 1 Review
      1. Consequences by John G. Tower
    15. Political Puzzle, p. 54
    16. [+]
      Productivity with a Human Face by Michael Maccoby, pp. 55-56 - 3 Reviews
      1. Man Who Discovered Quality by Andrea Gabor
      2. Deming Management at Work by Mary Walton
      3. Dr. Deming by Rafael Aguayo
    17. Memo of the Month, p. 57
    18. [+]
      Political Booknotes (3 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review The Big Three, by Robin Edmonds by Michael R. Beschloss, p. 58 - 1 Review
        The Big Three by Robin Edmonds
      2. [+]
        2 Reviews The End of Laissez-Faire, by Robert Kuttner by Jonathan Rauch, p. 59 - 2 Reviews
        The End of Laissez-Faire by Robert Kuttner
        Quicksilver Capital by Richard B. McKenzie and Dwight R. Lee
      3. [+]
        2 Reviews The New York Times Book of Science Literacy, b... by Gregg Easterbrook, pp. 60-62 - 2 Reviews
        The New York Times Book of Science Literacy by Richard Flaste
        Science Matters by Robert M. Hazen and James Trefil
  3. [+]
    April 1991 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-5
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 6-11
    3. Casualties of War by Editors, pp. 12-13
    4. Wham, Bam, Thanks Saddam by Katherine Boo, pp. 14-19
    5. Who's Who, p. 20
    6. On the Home Front: All Glory, No Guts by James Fallows, pp. 21-23
    7. Memo of the Month, p. 24
    8. Sand Trap by James Bennet, pp. 25-28
    9. AGSCAM: The New World Money Order by Mark Feldstein, pp. 29-33
    10. Tidbits and Outrages, p. 34
    11. The Keating 535 by Andrew Bates, pp. 35-39
    12. Pennies from Heaven by Elizabeth Lesly, pp. 40-44
    13. Monthly Journalism Award, p. 45
    14. [+]
      Paradigm Lost by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 46-50 - 1 Review
      1. The Quest for Community by Robert Nisbet
    15. [+]
      Size Doesn't Matter by Scott Shuger, pp. 51-52 - 1 Review
      1. This People's Navy' by Kenneth J. Hagan
    16. [+]
      Unsheik by Gregg Easterbrook, pp. 53-54 - 1 Review
      1. The Prize by Daniel Yergin
    17. Political Puzzle, p. 55
    18. [+]
      Political Booknotes (5 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review Illiberal Education, by Dinesh D'Souza by Jacob Weisberg, p. 56 - 1 Review
        Illiberal Education by Dinesh D'Souza
      2. [+]
        Review Inside the KGB, by Vladimir Kuzichkin by Maxim Kniazkov, pp. 56-57 - 1 Review
        Inside the KGB by Vladimir Kuzichkin
      3. [+]
        2 Reviews Begin Here, by Jacques Barzun by Susan Ohanian, p. 58 - 2 Reviews
        Begin Here by Jacques Barzun
        The Classroom Crucible by Edward Pauly
      4. [+]
        Review Hilary's Trial, by Jonathan Groner by Marian K. Riedy, p. 59 - 1 Review
        Hilary's Trial by Jonathan Groner
      5. [+]
        Review American Citizenship, by Judith N. Shklar by Curtis B. Gans, pp. 60-62 - 1 Review
        American Citizenship by Judith N. Shklar
    19. Cover illustration by G.B. Trudeau
  4. [+]
    May 1991 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-5
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 6-9
    3. Club Med by David Greenberg, pp. 10-15
    4. Who's Who, p. 16
    5. With Friends Like These, Who Needs Loan Officers? by Lynda Edwards, pp. 17-23
    6. Class Inaction by Michael Willrich, pp. 24-28
    7. Monthly Journalism Award, p. 29
    8. Pretty Worthless by Beth Austin, pp. 30-36
    9. Tidbits and Outrages, p. 37
    10. Memo of the Month, p. 38
    11. Slumlord by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 39-49
    12. Political Puzzle, p. 50
    13. [+]
      The Toughest Row to Hoe by Matthew Cooper, pp. 51-53 - 1 Review
      1. The Promised Land by Nicholas Lemann
    14. [+]
      Lord of the Gadflies by Eric Alterman, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
      1. The Best of the Nation by Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Victor Navasky, and Gore Vidal, ...
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      Political Booknotes (5 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review The Truth About Chernobyl, by Grigori Medvedev by William Booth, p. 56 - 1 Review
        The Truth About Chernobyl by Grigori Medvedev
      2. [+]
        Review The United States of Ambition, by Alan Ehrenhalt by Timothy Noah, p. 57 - 1 Review
        The United States of Ambition by Alan Ehrenhalt
      3. [+]
        Review Unequal Protection, by Lois G. Forer by Lois Schiffer, p. 58 - 1 Review
        Unequal Protection by Lois G. Forer
      4. [+]
        Review Virus Hunting, by Robert Gallo, M.D. by Gina Kolata, p. 59 - 1 Review
        Virus Hunting by Robert Gallo, M.D.
      5. [+]
        Review Charles Darwin: A New Life, by John Bowlby by Tom Bethell, pp. 60-62 - 1 Review
        Charles Darwin: A New Life by John Bowlby
  5. [+]
    June 1991 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-5
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 6-9
    3. Why Are Droves of Unqualified, Unprepared Kids Getting into Our Top Colleges? by John Larew, pp. 10-15
    4. Hack in the USSR by Maxim Kniazkov, pp. 16-23
    5. Who's Who, p. 24
    6. Lethal Weapon by Richard Shumate, pp. 25-27
    7. Monthly Journalism Award, p. 28
    8. The W-2 Step by James Bennet, pp. 29-32
    9. Tidbits and Outrages, p. 33
    10. What Mother Teresa Could Learn in a Leather Bar by Katherine Boo, pp. 34-40
    11. Memo of the Month, p. 41
    12. Bookshelves of the Vanities by John Freeman Gill, pp. 42-47
    13. [+]
      Cliffhanging by Jonathan Alter, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review
      1. Counsel to the President by Clark Clifford and Richard Holbrooke
    14. [+]
      National Endowment for Administrators by Liza Mundy, pp. 51-53 - 1 Review
      1. Public Money and the Muse by Stephen Benedict
    15. Political Puzzle, p. 54
    16. [+]
      Political Booknotes (6 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography, by K... by Sandra McElwaine, p. 55 - 1 Review
        Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography by Kitty Kelley
      2. [+]
        Review Cold Warrior, by Tom Mangold by Tom Braden, p. 56 - 1 Review
        Cold Warrior by Tom Mangold
      3. [+]
        Review Fighting for Air, by Liz Trotta by Sam Donaldson, p. 57 - 1 Review
        Fighting for Air by Liz Trotta
      4. [+]
        Review Panama: The Whole Story, by Kevin Buckley by Charles Lane, p. 58 - 1 Review
        Panama: The Whole Story by Kevin Buckley
      5. [+]
        Review Coming to Public Judgment, by Daniel Yankelovich by Nicholas Wurf, p. 59 - 1 Review
        Coming to Public Judgment by Daniel Yankelovich
      6. [+]
        Review Israel's Secret Wars, by Ian Black and Benny M... by Murray Polner, pp. 60-62 - 1 Review
        Israel's Secret Wars by Ian Black and Benny Morris
  6. [+]
    July 1991 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-5
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 6-9
    3. Bitter Pill by Rita McWilliams, pp. 10-17
    4. Winning the Trojan War by Tina Rosenberg, pp. 18-21
    5. Who's Who, p. 22
    6. 80 Rms, Grt Vu, No Tx by Betsy Dance and Claudia Kolker, pp. 23-27
    7. Patron Saints by Lois Forer, pp. 28-32
    8. Ad Hawk by Doug Turetsky, pp. 33-36
    9. Airpork by Peter Gray, pp. 37-41
    10. Memo of the Month, p. 42
    11. America: A Repair Guide by Charles Peters and James Bennet, pp. 43-49
    12. Tidbits and Outrages, p. 50
    13. [+]
      Homeless in Hot Tubs by Jason DeParle, pp. 51-53 - 1 Review
      1. 1991 Green Book by The House Ways and Means Committee
    14. [+]
      Rational Lampoon by James Fallows, pp. 54-57 - 1 Review
      1. A Parliament of Whores by P.J. O'Rourke
    15. Political Puzzle, p. 58
    16. [+]
      Political Booknotes (3 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review Marion Barry: The Politics of Race, by Jonatha... by Jon Cohen, p. 59 - 1 Review
        Marion Barry: The Politics of Race by Jonathan I.Z. Agronsky
      2. [+]
        Review Opening Arguments, by Jeffrey Toobin by Marian Riedy, p. 59 - 1 Review
        Opening Arguments by Jeffrey Toobin
      3. [+]
        Review Holding Bureaucrats Accountable, by Lana Stein by Leonard Reed, pp. 60-62 - 1 Review
        Holding Bureaucrats Accountable by Lana Stein
  7. [+]
    September 1991 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-7
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 8-13
    3. Who's Who, pp. 14-15
    4. Too at Home Abroad by Harry Crosby, pp. 16-20
    5. Vanity Fare by Katherine Boo, pp. 21-26
    6. Bloat People by James Bennet, pp. 27-36
    7. Tidbits and Outrages, p. 37
    8. Memo of the Month, p. 38
    9. [+]
      Is It Any of Your Business? by Marjorie Williams, pp. 39-43 - 2 Reviews
      1. Scandal by Suzanne Garment
      2. Feeding Frenzy by Larry J. Sabato
    10. Monthly Journalism Award, p. 44
    11. [+]
      White Like Me by Timothy Noah, pp. 45-49 - 1 Review
      1. Chain Reaction by Thomas Byrne Edsall and Mary D. Edsall
    12. [+]
      Labor's Love Lost by Paul Glastris, pp. 50-52 - 1 Review
      1. Which Side Are You On? by Thomas Geoghegan
    13. [+]
      Political Booknotes (4 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review The Hearsts, by Jack Casserly and William Rand... by Loren Ghiglione, p. 53 - 1 Review
        The Hearsts by Jack Casserly and William Randolph Hearst, Jr., ...
      2. [+]
        Review Ed School Follies, by Rita Kramer by Sara Mosle, pp. 53-55 - 1 Review
        Ed School Follies by Rita Kramer
      3. [+]
        Review Rights Talk, by Mary Ann Glendon by Yehudah Mirsky, p. 56 - 1 Review
        Rights Talk by Mary Ann Glendon
      4. [+]
        Review Galileo's Revenge, by Peter William Huber by William Booth, pp. 57-59 - 1 Review
        Galileo's Revenge by Peter William Huber
    14. Political Puzzle, pp. 60-62
  8. [+]
    October 1991 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-5
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 6-10
    3. Who's Who, p. 11
    4. Inherit the Mint by Evan Thomas, pp. 12-23
    5. Tidbits and Outrages, p. 24
    6. Empire of the Son by James David Barber, pp. 25-29
    7. Memo of the Month, p. 30
    8. How Congress Won the War in the Gulf by Katherine Boo, pp. 31-37
    9. Political Puzzle, p. 38
    10. Blind Data by David Hamilton, pp. 39-42
    11. Socialized Medicine Now--Without the Wait by Nancy Watzman, pp. 43-49
    12. Monthly Journalism Award, p. 50
    13. [+]
      Hoover Damned by Taylor Branch, pp. 51-54 - 1 Review
      1. J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets by Curt Gentry
    14. [+]
      Political Booknotes (4 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby, by ... by Gary Lee, p. 55 - 1 Review
        Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby by Stephen L. Carter
      2. [+]
        Review Three Blind Mice, by Ken Auletta by Matthew Miller, p. 56 - 1 Review
        Three Blind Mice by Ken Auletta
      3. [+]
        Review The Kingfish and His Realm, by William Ivy Hair by Ferrel Guillory, pp. 57-58 - 1 Review
        The Kingfish and His Realm by William Ivy Hair
      4. [+]
        Review Los Angeles: Capital of the Third World, by Da... by Richard Turner, pp. 59-62 - 1 Review
        Los Angeles: Capital of the Third World by David Rieff
  9. [+]
    November 1991 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-5
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 6-12
    3. Why American Roads All Go to Pot by Betsy Dance, pp. 13-16
    4. Who's Who, p. 17
    5. The Flack Pack by James Bennet, pp. 18-28
    6. How the Geezers Cashed in on the Gulf War by Edward Ericson, pp. 29-30
    7. Monthly Journalism Award, p. 31
    8. Tidbits and Outrages, p. 32
    9. Ollie Oops by Peter Kornbluh, Malcolm Byrne, and Tom Blanton, p. 33
    10. The Beat-the-Rap Sheet, pp. 34-36
    11. Byting the Hand That Feeds Them by Daniel Gross, pp. 37-41
    12. Memo of the Month, p. 42
    13. [+]
      Propheteers by Gregg Easterbrook, pp. 43-47 - 1 Review
      1. Healing the Planet by Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich
    14. [+]
      Brothers in Arms by James LeMoyne, pp. 48-51 - 1 Review
      1. Children of Cain by Tina Rosenberg
    15. [+]
      The Great Ingratiator by Robert Shogan, pp. 52-55 - 1 Review
      1. The Bush Presidency: First Appraisals by Colin Campbell, S.J. and Bert A. Rockman
    16. Political Puzzle, p. 56
    17. [+]
      Political Booknotes (4 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review The Media Show, by Edwin Diamond by Geoffrey Stokes, p. 57 - 1 Review
        The Media Show by Edwin Diamond
      2. [+]
        Review Trinity's Children, by Tad Bartimus and Scott ... by Liza Mundy, p. 57 - 1 Review
        Trinity's Children by Tad Bartimus and Scott McCartney
      3. [+]
        Review In the Shadow of the Reich, by Niklas Frank by Susan Benesch, p. 58 - 1 Review
        In the Shadow of the Reich by Niklas Frank
      4. [+]
        Review Eagle on the Street, by David A. Vise and Stev... by Joseph Nocera, pp. 59-62 - 1 Review
        Eagle on the Street by David A. Vise and Steve Coll
  10. [+]
    December 1991 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-3
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-10
    3. Soft-Boiled Regs by Sheila Kaplan, pp. 11-18
    4. Who's Who, p. 19
    5. Drug Fiends by Morton Mintz, pp. 20-28
    6. Memo of the Month, p. 29
    7. Tidbits and Outrages, p. 30
    8. Divided the Stands by Jonathan S. Cohn, pp. 31-33
    9. Monthly Journalism Award, p. 34
    10. Nonprofiteers by David Shenk, pp. 35-39
    11. Political Puzzle, p. 40
    12. Recreation Without Taxation by Scott Sleek, pp. 41-43
    13. The Organization Woman by Katherine Boo, pp. 44-50
    14. [+]
      Promiscuous Sects by Thomas Byrne Edsall, pp. 51-52 - 1 Review
      1. Culture Wars by James Davison Hunter
    15. [+]
      The Great Divide by Morris Fiorina, pp. 53-54 - 1 Review
      1. Divided We Govern by David R. Mayhew
    16. [+]
      The Second Resurrection of Richard Nixon by Jules Witcover, pp. 55-57 - 1 Review
      1. Nixon: Ruin and Recovery, 1973-1990 by Stephen E. Ambrose
    17. [+]
      Political Booknotes (3 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review In Search of Excess, by Graef S. Crystal by Mary Billard, p. 58 - 1 Review
        In Search of Excess by Graef S. Crystal
      2. [+]
        Review See How They Ran, by Gil Troy by Ann Grimes, p. 59 - 1 Review
        See How They Ran by Gil Troy
      3. [+]
        Review Mystic Chords of Memory, by Michael Kammen by Mark Feeney, pp. 60-62 - 1 Review
        Mystic Chords of Memory by Michael Kammen
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5. [+]
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6. [+]
  Issues of 1995 = 10 Issues, 202 Articles
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  Issues of 1997 = 10 Issues, 232 Articles
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  Issues of 1998 = 10 Issues, 200 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 10 Issues, 211 Articles
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Issues of the 2000s = 10 Years, 88 Issues, 1,675 Articles
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  Issues of 2000 = 10 Issues, 212 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 10 Issues, 220 Articles
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  Issues of 2002 = 10 Issues, 219 Articles
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  Issues of 2003 = 10 Issues, 204 Articles
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