The Washington Monthly Archives The Washington Monthly • 42 Years, 418 Issues, 7,592 Articles, 27,230pp
Show MoreShow AllFinding...Find More
January 1989 Issue - 20 Articles- Letters, pp. 1-5
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 6-9 Putting Kissinger in his place... the Eastern Media Conspiracy... the Reagan rule I lov...
- "Ma'am, What You Need Is a New, Improved Hoover"
Matthew Miller
, pp. 10-12 Instead of wasting time catching Soviet spies, William Webster's FBI went after the rea...
- Monthly Journalism Award, pp. 13-18
- And Why They Let Anyone Be An Informant
Steven Burkholder
, pp. 19-20 And we mean anyone.
- Revenge of the Nerds
Nicholas Martin
, pp. 21-24 The real problem with computer viruses isn't genius programmers, it's careless ones.
- The Start-Up Blues
Jeremy Schlosberg
, pp. 25-29 You thought banks and venture capital firms help entrepreneurs launch their businesses....
- My Banker Wouldn't Back My Building
Jim DeParle
, pp. 30-31 An entrepreneur's lament.
- Memo of the Month, p. 32
- The Worst City Government in America
Jason DeParle
, pp. 33-36 When it comes to screwing the poor and feathering their nests, the District of Columbia...
- It's Not Just Washington
Katherine Boo
, pp. 37-45 It's big cities all over the country.
- Tidbits and Outrages, pp. 46-47
- Who's Who, p. 48
On Political Books
-
[+]
You Little Tort (Review) Daniel Farber
, pp. 49-53 We clog the courts with crazy liability cases while the real crooks get off.
- The Product Liability Mess by Richard Neely
- Political Puzzle, p. 54
-
[+]
Political Booknotes (4 Reviews) , p. 55 -
[+]
Review Day of Reckoning, by Benjamin M. Friedman (3 Reviews) Alan Murray
, p. 55 - Day of Reckoning by Benjamin M. Friedman
- On Borrowed Time by Peter G. Peterson and Neil Howe
- Rendezvous With Reality by Murray Weidenbaum
-
[+]
Review Countdown, by Frank Borman and Robert J. Serling (Review) Alex Gibney
, pp. 56-57 - Countdown by Frank Borman and Robert J. Serling
-
[+]
Review Honest Graft, by Brooks Jackson (Review) Philip M. Stern
, p. 58 - Honest Graft by Brooks Jackson
-
[+]
Review Rainbow's End, by Steven P. Erie (Review) George V. Higgins
, pp. 59-62 - Rainbow's End by Steven P. Erie
- Cover photo
Karen Ruckman