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July 1982 Issue - 19 Articles- Letters, pp. 1-4
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 5-13 Ships that melt... Loveseats from Daddy... and other odds and ends
- Trial and Tribulation
Hal Riedl
, pp. 14-22 In a Baltimore courtroom, the punishment fit the crime--for once
- "Cost Overruns Plague Pentagon Weapons System"
Gregg Easterbrook
, p. 23 Certain headlines--"New Jersey Official Indicted"; "Corruption Alleged in Teamsters Uni...
- How to Make a Billion from a Bankrupt Railroad
Phil Keisling
, pp. 24-35 Twelve years after Penn Central's bankruptcy, the gravy train rolls on.
- Political Puzzle, p. 36
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 37
- Ten Heresies that Could Save the Economy
Jonathan Alter
, pp. 38-43 Spend, Don't Save. Bust the Budget. And that's just for starters.
- Democracy in America, Reconsidered
Richard Reeves
, pp. 44-48 A journey in Tocqueville's trail finds the values Americans share at once frightening a...
- Monthly Journalism Award, pp. 49-52
- Memo of the Month, p. 53
- Where to Stay in Washington, pp. 54-55
- Who's Who, p. 56
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Political Booknotes (5 Reviews) , p. 57 -
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Review B.S.---The Bureaucratic Syndrome, by Byron L. ... (Review) Charles Peters
, p. 57 - B.S.---The Bureaucratic Syndrome by Byron L. Johnson and Robert Ewegen
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Review The Destined Hour, by Barbara Rosen and Barry ... (Review) Michael Waldman
, p. 57 - The Destined Hour by Barbara Rosen and Barry Rosen
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Review The New Deal Lawyers, by Peter H. Irons (Review) David Jonathan Cohen
, p. 58 - The New Deal Lawyers by Peter H. Irons
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Review Post-Conservative America, by Kevin P. Phillips (Review) Jonathan Alter
, p. 59 - Post-Conservative America by Kevin P. Phillips
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Review Russian Roulette, by Arthur Macy Cox (Review) Dan Weil
, pp. 59-62 - Russian Roulette by Arthur Macy Cox
- Cover illustration
Jean Tuttle