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December 2000 Issue - 19 ArticlesDepartments
- Letters, pp. 2-3
Features
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 4-8 Professional Eyebrow Pluckers... Pruned Tree Trimmers . Drunken Gamblers . . . Zogby th...
- Mixing Classes
Richard D. Kahlenberg
, pp. 9-14 Why economic desegregation holds the key to school reform
Departments
- Tidbits & Outrages, pp. 15-16
Features
- Decontrol Freaks
Erik Wemple
, pp. 17-19 How Clinton won the Cold War at the Commerce Department and saved Silicon Valley
Departments
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 20
Features
- Racial Profiling
Jim Sleeper
, pp. 21-26 The mislabeling of black conservatives
Cover Story
- Graduating with Honors
Nicholas Thompson
, pp. 27-33 The hits and misses of a protean president
Departments
- Memo of the Month, p. 34
Features
- Benched
Peter H. Schuck
, pp. 35-42 The pros and cons of having judges make the law
- The Princess
Suzannah Lessard
, pp. 43-45 Why progress for women will require a dose of Machiavelli
- Shotgun Diplomacy
Melvin Goodman
, pp. 46-49 The dangers of letting the military control foreign policy
Departments
- Who's Who, pp. 50-51
Political Booknotes
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Bush League (Review) David Plotz
, p. 52 The Last Amateurs, by John Feinstein
- The Last Amateurs by John Feinstein
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Nightmare in Kigali (Review) Nicholas Confessore
, pp. 52-53 A People Betrayed, by Linda Melvern
- A People Betrayed by Linda Melvern
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Government Gospel (Review) Roy Ulrich
, pp. 54-55 Government Works, by Milton J. Esman
- Government Works by Milton J. Esman
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Fathers and Sons (Review) Scott Thompson
, p. 56 Long Distance, by Bill McKibben
- Long Distance by Bill McKibben
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Diary of a Couch Potato (Review) Joe Dempsey
, p. 56 Can't Take My Eyes Off of You, by Jack Lechner
- Can't Take My Eyes Off of You by Jack Lechner
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Feminism for Dummies (Review) Patricia Simon
, pp. 57-62 Manifesta, by Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards
- Manifesta by Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards