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April 1983 Issue - 23 Articles- Letters, pp. 1-5
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 6-11 A nun who knows massage... A Reaganite who can't write a letter... and other odds and e...
- America's Real Farm Problem: It Can Be Solved
Representative Byron Dorgan
, pp. 12-22 In a candid look at federal farm policies, a congressman from North Dakota prescribes s...
- Memo of the Month, pp. 23-24
- The Imperial Ex-Presidency
Teresa Riordan
, pp. 25-28 Jimmy's Turkish rug, Jerry's swimming pool, and other golden parachutes for our former ...
- Who's Who, p. 29
- Debt, Where Is Thy Sting?
Richard Meyer
, pp. 30-34 Our federal loan programs are rife with deadbeats. It's time to call on the IRS.
- Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 35-36
- Liberals: The NRA's Best Friends
Leslie Gould, Jr.
, pp. 37-40 Hunters don't kill gun control--snobs do.
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 41
- Unsafe at Any Altitude
Howard S. Abramson
, pp. 42-46 How the FAA makes flying less safe than you may think.
- Registration Drive
Franklin Lavin
, pp. 47-48 Making the punishment for not registering for the draft fit the crime.
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On Political Books (Review) Taylor Branch
, pp. 49-57 Hannah Arendt was an intellectual who believed the middle class was worth thinking about.
- Hannah Arendt: For the Love of the World by Elisabeth Young-Bruehl
- Political Puzzle, p. 58
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Political Booknotes (8 Reviews) , p. 59 -
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Review Acid Rain, by Robert H. Boyle (Review) James Gibney
, p. 59 - Acid Rain by Robert H. Boyle
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Review Contract on America, by David E. Scheim (Review) Phil Keisling
, p. 59 - Contract on America by David E. Scheim
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Review Industrial Renaissance, by William J. Abernath... (Review) Phil Keisling
, p. 59 - Industrial Renaissance by William J. Abernathy, Kim B. Clark, and Alan M. Kantrow, ...
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Review Marie, by Peter Maas (Review) Charles Peters
, p. 59 - Marie by Peter Maas
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Review The Strategic Metals War, by James E. Sinclair... (Review) Thomas Freedman
, p. 60 - The Strategic Metals War by James E. Sinclair and Robert Parker
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Review Thinking About National Security, by Harold Brown (Review) Ronald Brownstein
, p. 60 - Thinking About National Security by Harold Brown
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Review U.S.S.R. in Crisis, by Marshall I. Goldman (Review) Charlie Euchner
, p. 60 - U.S.S.R. in Crisis by Marshall I. Goldman
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Review Working Together, by John Simmons and William ... (Review) Nina Easton
, pp. 60-62 - Working Together by John Simmons and William Mares
- Cover illustration
Tom O. Miller