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May 1996 Issue - 25 ArticlesDepartments
- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 4-7 Madame Chiang Kai-Sean-Penn... The Monthly goes to bat... Massaging the law... and othe...
- Rush's Medicine Show
Michael Crowley
, pp. 8-9 The dubious world of Rush Limbaugh's advertisers.
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 10
- A F.O.B. and the Mob
John E. Mulligan and Dean Starkman
, pp. 11-16 The Laborers' Arthur Coia has built himself into a Washington power player. But his uni...
- A Bad IDEA
Dante Chinni
, pp. 17-19 How the nation's special education law is hurting our schools--and why Congress won't t...
- Blowing Smoke Rings Around the Statehouses
Morton Mintz
, pp. 20-22 How the states roll over for the tobacco industry.
- The Real Blood Sport: The Whitewater Scandal Machine
Amy Waldman
, pp. 23-31 Critics say Whitewater is about the Clintons' effort to contain a scandal. But even mor...
- Who's Who, pp. 32-33
- Where Have You Gone, Andrew Carnegie?
Peter Henle and Mark Drajem
, pp. 34-36 Why today's big earners should be big givers too.
- Memo of the Month, p. 37
- Bill Clinton: How to Save the Public Schools, pp. 38-39
The President prescribes surprisingly strong medicine for our ailing schools.
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 40
On Political Books
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Don Quixote With a Badge (Review) Donald E. Graham
, pp. 41-42 How one New York cop took on the system--and paid the price.
- Crusader by James Lardner
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Mozart & Salieri (Review) Richard Reeves
, pp. 43-44 The rivalry and friendship between Kennedy and Nixon that dominated post-war America.
- Kennedy and Nixon by Christopher J. Matthews
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Lost at Sea (Review) Scott Shuger
, pp. 45-47 How the Reagan-era Navy sold taxpayers--and its own officers--down the river.
- Fall from Glory by Gregory L. Vistica
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Political Booknotes (8 Reviews) , p. 48 -
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Review They Only Look Dead, by E.J. Dionne, Jr. (Review) James Fallows
, p. 48 - They Only Look Dead by E.J. Dionne, Jr.
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Review The Ends of the Earth, by Robert D. Kaplan (Review) Geraldine Brooks
, pp. 49-52 - The Ends of the Earth by Robert D. Kaplan
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2 Reviews Life Without Father, by David Popenoe (2 Reviews) William A. Galston
, p. 53 - Life Without Father by David Popenoe
- Divorce by George Feifer
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Review The High Priests of American Politics, by Mark... (Review) Robert F. Nagel
, p. 54 - The High Priests of American Politics by Mark C. Miller
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Review The Mexican Shock, by Jorge G. Castaneda (Review) Ken Silverstein
, p. 55 - The Mexican Shock by Jorge G. Castaneda
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Review Second Coming, by Mark J. Rozell and Clyde Wilcox (Review) Alan Greenblatt
, p. 56 - Second Coming by Mark J. Rozell and Clyde Wilcox
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Review Combat, by Warren Rudman (Review) Ross K. Baker
, p. 57 - Combat by Warren Rudman
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Review Enforcement at the EPA, by Joel A. Mintz (Review) Donald F. Kettl
, pp. 58-59 - Enforcement at the EPA by Joel A. Mintz
Departments
- Political Puzzle, pp. 60-62