The Washington Monthly Archives The Washington Monthly • 42 Years, 418 Issues, 7,592 Articles, 27,230pp
Show MoreShow AllFinding...Find More
October 1998 Issue - 22 ArticlesDepartments
- Letters, pp. 2-3
Features
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 4-8 The Folly of Impeachment... Lee's Miserables Shortchanging Students... The Booze Boys ....
- A New Prescription
Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
, pp. 9-11 Investing in substance-abuse treatment would take a big bite out of crime.
Cover
- Love Potion No. 9.1
Michelle Cottle
, pp. 12-13 Viagra is just the latest weapon in Americans' battle with Mother Nature.
Departments
- Who's Who, pp. 14-16
Features
- Achilles Heel
Jason Bryson-Alderman
, pp. 17-18 Why the Capitol is still an easy target for terrorism.
Departments
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 19
Features
- Sex, Lies, & Presidents
Rick Shenkman
, pp. 20-21 Clinton's not the first president to shade the truth.
- Republicans at the Trough
Tyler Bridges
, pp. 22-25 In the states, as in Washington, Republicans are just as fond of pork as Democrats.
- Monicagate, pp. 26-27
Which Side Are You On?
Departments
- Memo of the Month, pp. 28-29
Features
- Potty Politics
Ben Lieberman
, pp. 30-31 Doesn't the federal government have anything better to worry about?
On Political Books
-
[+]
The Good Citizen (Review) Nicholas Lemann
, pp. 32-33 How our ideals of citizenship are changing.
- The Good Citizen by Michael Schudson
-
[+]
The Limits of the Law (Review) James Fallows
, pp. 34-36 Arthur Liman's career sheds light on scandals from Iran-Contra to Monicagate.
- Lawyer by Arthur L. Liman and Peter Israel
-
[+]
Worlds Apart (Review) Robert Worth
, pp. 37-38 At the heart of our racial problems is the failure of integration.
- Someone Else's House by Tamar Jacoby
-
[+]
Red Army Blues (Review) Ralph Peters
, pp. 39-40 The untold story of the Russian Army's disintegration.
- The Collapse of the Soviet Military by William E. Odom
-
[+]
Lost Solutions (Review) Timothy Noah
, pp. 41-44 What we've forgotten about what worked in the War on Drugs
- The Fix by Michael Massing
Departments
- Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 45-47
Political Booknotes
-
[+]
Internal Dissent (Review) Thomas E. Ricks
, p. 48 To End A War, by Richard Holbrooke
- To End A War by Richard Holbrooke
-
[+]
Us vs. Them (Review) Esther Schrader
, pp. 49-50 Strangers Among Us, by Roberto Suro
- Strangers Among Us by Roberto Suro
-
[+]
L.A. Exposed (Review) Jim Newton
, pp. 51-54 Ecology of Fear, by Mike Davis
- Ecology of Fear by Mike Davis
- Cover Art
Joshua Barlow