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May 18, 1998 Issue - 20 Articles- Correspondence, pp. 4-5
Communism in Vietnam, the test-prep problem, etc.
- TRB: Wrong Roth
Charles Lane
, p. 6 The Roth IRA may or may not be a good deal for you and your family. But it's definitely...
- Tax Tales
The Editors
, p. 7 The IRS show trials return
- Notebook, pp. 8-9
Saddam stymies UNSCOM, the facts stymie the Concord Coalition, etc.
- The Hard Questions: Charles II
Glenn C. Loury
, p. 10 The author of The Bell Curve is up to his old tricks again
- Washington Scene: Hack Heaven
Stephen Glass
, p. 11 Teenage computer vandals make software companies an offer they can't refuse
- On the Hill: Housebroken
David Grann
, p. 12 The absurdity known as Dan Burton's campaign finance hearings
- Lagos Dispatch: Sani Days
Marcus Mabry
, p. 13 Why is Nigeria's dictator still in power? In part, because Nigerians care more about th...
- Kosovo Dispatch: The Warpath
Theresa Agovino
, pp. 14-15 How the West's determination to avoid an Albanian revolt in the Balkans led to bloodshe...
- Bankrupt Policy
Joshua Wolf Shenk
, pp. 16-17 Defenders of a proposed bankruptcy reform claim it would help consumers. How come the c...
- The Fat Tax: Why taxing Ronald McDonald might actually make more sense than taxing Joe Camel
Hanna Rosin
, p. 18 - White House Watch: Wonderwork
Dana Milbank
, pp. 19-20 The administration hasn't had much to say about the McCain tobacco bill. That's probabl...
- The Great Liberal Smokeout
Jonathan Chait
, pp. 21-23 The cigarette tax probably can't cut teen smoking as much as proponents say, and it cer...
Books and the Arts
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On Films: In a Different Light (Review) Stanley Kauffmann
, p. 24 Wilde (1997 Film), by Brian Gilbert
- Wilde (1997 Film) by Brian Gilbert
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The Pluralist (Review) Tomas Venclova
, pp. 25-31 The First Hundred Years of Mikhail Bakhtin, by Caryl Emerson
- The First Hundred Years of Mikhail Bakhtin by Caryl Emerson
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More is Less (Review) Cass R. Sunstein
, pp. 32-36 Seeing Like a State, by James C. Scott
- Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott
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All Mere Complexities (Review) Adam Kirsch
, p. 37 Autobiography of Red, by Anne Carson
- Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson
- Middle Distance
Jorie Graham
, pp. 38-41 - Washington Diarist: On the Pill
Andrew Sullivan
, pp. 42-44 - Cover, Illustration
Eric Baker and Robert Grossman
