February 9, 1998 Issue, THE NEW REPUBLIC

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- Correspondence, pp. 4-5
  Managing health care, harassing men, etc.
- TRB: Castro Inconvertible
  Charles Lane
  , p. 6
  Why the only policy worse than maintaining the U.S. embargo against Cuba would be lifti...
- Sex, Lies, and Audiotape
  The Editors
  , p. 7
  Sorting out the latest Clinton scandal
- Notebook, p. 8
  The Pope absolves Saddam, the Times smears Bibi, etc.
- The Hard Questions: Bad Seed
  Jean Bethke Elshtain
  , p. 9
  A would-be cloner's moral hauteur
- On the Hill: Hagelianism
  Jason Zengerle
  , pp. 10-11
  Why is the junior senator from Nebraska suddley so interested in killing the global war...
- Non-Census
  Matthew M. Hoffman
  , pp. 12-13
  Republicans v. statistical accuracy
- Chicago Postcard: True Blues
  Jonathan Eig
  , pp. 14-15
  How the Blues Brothers destroyed the Windy City's musical heritage
- Old Faithful
  Michael Sean Winters
  , pp. 16-17
  Fidel Castro and his foes want the Pope as an ally. But John Paul II is fighting a batt...
- Pilgrim's Promise
  Anna Husarska
  , pp. 18-19
  The Pope won't spark a revolution in Cuba. But his visit might energize Cuba's incipien...
- Money for Nothing
  Sean Wilentz
  , pp. 20-22
  The deficit may be gone, but liberalism is still in trouble
- Reactivated
  Jonathan Chait
  , pp. 23-25
  President Clinton's latest policy proposals may look modest on paper. But taken togethe...
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  On Films: A Death, A Devolution (2 Reviews)
  Stanley Kauffmann
  , p. 26
  Mother and Son (1998 Film), by Aleksandr Sokurov
  1. Mother and Son (1998 Film) by Aleksandr Sokurov
  2. The Boxer (1997 Film) by Jim Sheridan
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  Homage to Varian Fry (Review)
  Alfred Kazin
  , pp. 27-29
  A real and unlikely hero
  1. Surrender on Demand by Varian Fry
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  The Return of Che Guevara (3 Reviews)
  Enrique Krauze
  , pp. 30-35
  Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life, by Jon Lee Anderson
  1. Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson
  2. Companero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara by Jorge G. Castaneda
  3. Guevara, Also Known as Che by Paco Ignacio Taibo II
- Fever
  Karen Chase
  , p. 36
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  Life & Times of John C. (Review)
  Caryl Phillips
  , pp. 37-41
  Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life, by J.M. Coetzee
  1. Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life by J.M. Coetzee
- Washington Diarist: Epistle to the Hebrews
  Leon Wieseltier
  , pp. 42-44
- Cover
  Eric Baker