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June 1991 Issue - 21 Articles- Letters, pp. 2-5
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 6-9 Betting on Aunt Betsy... the sweet-and-sour stock option... Les Aspin's joy ride... the...
- Why Are Droves of Unqualified, Unprepared Kids Getting into Our Top Colleges?
John Larew
, pp. 10-15 Because their dads are alumni.
- Hack in the USSR
Maxim Kniazkov
, pp. 16-23 Taking dictation, clipping Kissinger's columns, feigning allegiance, and other noble pu...
- Who's Who, p. 24
- Lethal Weapon
Richard Shumate
, pp. 25-27 When thousands die in high-speed police chases, who do we really need protecting from?
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 28
- The W-2 Step
James Bennet
, pp. 29-32 The Democrats are right that the Social Security tax is unfair, but they're wrong about...
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 33
- What Mother Teresa Could Learn in a Leather Bar
Katherine Boo
, pp. 34-40 Gay men's response to AIDS shows how the larger community can help heal itself.
- Memo of the Month, p. 41
- Bookshelves of the Vanities
John Freeman Gill
, pp. 42-47 Tom Wolfe, Jackie O, and other literati lavishly raise millions for the New York Public...
On Political Books
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Cliffhanging (Review) Jonathan Alter
, pp. 48-50 How the consummate counsel came to need a lawyer.
- Counsel to the President by Clark Clifford and Richard Holbrooke
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National Endowment for Administrators (Review) Liza Mundy
, pp. 51-53 The NEA's real problem isn't crucifixes in urine--it's bureaucrats in Dubuque.
- Public Money and the Muse by Stephen Benedict
- Political Puzzle, p. 54
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Political Booknotes (6 Reviews) , p. 55 -
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Review Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography, by K... (Review) Sandra McElwaine
, p. 55 - Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography by Kitty Kelley
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Review Cold Warrior, by Tom Mangold (Review) Tom Braden
, p. 56 - Cold Warrior by Tom Mangold
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Review Fighting for Air, by Liz Trotta (Review) Sam Donaldson
, p. 57 - Fighting for Air by Liz Trotta
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Review Panama: The Whole Story, by Kevin Buckley (Review) Charles Lane
, p. 58 - Panama: The Whole Story by Kevin Buckley
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Review Coming to Public Judgment, by Daniel Yankelovich (Review) Nicholas Wurf
, p. 59 - Coming to Public Judgment by Daniel Yankelovich
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Review Israel's Secret Wars, by Ian Black and Benny M... (Review) Murray Polner
, pp. 60-62 - Israel's Secret Wars by Ian Black and Benny Morris