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December 1994 Issue - 21 ArticlesDepartments
- Letters, pp. 2-3
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 4-9 The case against campaign ads... what Clinton could learn from FDR... cigarettes, race,...
- How Washington Insiders Ambushed Mickey Mouse
Charles W. Bailey
, pp. 10-13 When America's best-loved entertainment company tried to build a history theme park, LB...
- Monthly Journalism Award, pp. 14-15
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 16
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The Case Against The Bell Curve (Review) Gregg Easterbrook
, pp. 17-19 Common sense and sound science show that the IQ debate is far from black and white.
- The Bell Curve by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray
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Welfare Lines (Review) Charlotte Allen
, pp. 20-25 In the span of a decade, Charles Murray has moved from hating welfare because it hurts ...
- The Bell Curve by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray
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The Jew Curve (Review) Art Levine
, pp. 26-27 What would happen if Charles Murray wrote a book about Jews, greed, and genes, and The ...
- The Bell Curve by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray
- What We've Won and What We've Lost: A Monthly Scorecard
Charles Peters
, pp. 28-32 The successes and failures of this magazine's first 25 years--and what remains to be done.
- How Colin Powell Plays the Game
Jon Meacham
, pp. 33-41 The general is everybody's dream candidate: more pleasant than Dole, more eloquent than...
- Who's Who, pp. 42-43
On Political Books
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The Book on Campaign '92 (Review) Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
, pp. 44-48 From George and Barbara Bush's irritation with James Baker to Clinton's temper tantrums...
- Quest for the Presidency 1992 by Peter Louis Goldman, Thomas M. Defrank, and Mark Miller, ...
- Memo of the Month, p. 49
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(Mis)Adventures in Foreign Policy (Review) Walter Pincus
, pp. 50-51 Robert McFarlane's memoirs are a timely reminder that foreign-policy ineptness can be a...
- Special Trust by Robert C. McFarlane and Zofia Smardz
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Southern Discomfort (Review) Peter Applebome
, pp. 52-54 A new book about the South between the thirties and the sixties makes the case in these...
- Speak Now Against the Day by John Egerton
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Political Booknotes (4 Reviews) , p. 55 -
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Review Lenin: A New Biography, by Dmitri Volkogonov (Review) Peter Pringle
, p. 55 - Lenin: A New Biography by Dmitri Volkogonov
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Review Just Good Politics, by Raymond Chafin and Topp... (Review) Joe Savage
, pp. 56-57 - Just Good Politics by Raymond Chafin and Topper Sherwood
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Review What Went Wrong?, by Murray Friedman and Peter... (Review) John Berbers
, p. 58 - What Went Wrong? by Murray Friedman and Peter Binzen
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Review The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston (Review) Timothy Noah
, p. 59 - The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
Departments
- Political Puzzle, pp. 60-62
- Cover illustration
John Kascht