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March 1986 Issue - 17 Articles- Letters, pp. 1-5
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 6-11 Frozen snobs... cabbies and cowboys... the Manila Hotel... and other odds and ends....
- Executions Aren't News
Jason DeParle
, pp. 12-21 Why they should be.
- Who's Afraid of the FEC?
Colleen O'Connor
, pp. 22-26 Many candidates would rather pay a $250 fine than obey the federal election laws.
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 27
- The Man Who Would Be Speaker
Steven Waldman
, pp. 28-37 Can't we do better than Jim Wright?
- Selling Out With a Smirk: Lessons from David Letterman, Susan Sontag, and David Byrne
William McGowan
, pp. 38-41 The most fashionable form of irony these days is also the least threatening.
- Memo of the Month, p. 42
- Tunnels to Nowhere
Harrison Rainie
, pp. 43-49 How New York's subway system dug itself into a billion-dollar hole.
- Who's Who, p. 50
On Political Books
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Take the Money and Run (Review) , pp. 51-54 Ken Auletta sets a new standard for business journalism.
- Greed and Glory on Wall Street by Ken Auletta
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 55
- Political Puzzle, p. 56
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Political Booknotes (3 Reviews) , p. 57 -
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Review Mirror of Language, by Kenji Hakuta (Review) James Fallows
, p. 57 - Mirror of Language by Kenji Hakuta
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Review The Dream of Deliverance in American Politics,... (Review) Nicholas Lemann
, p. 58 - The Dream of Deliverance in American Politics by Mona Harrington
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Review Witnesses at the Creation, by Richard B. Morris (Review) James David Barber
, pp. 59-62 - Witnesses at the Creation by Richard B. Morris
- Cover
Vint Lawrence