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June 1997 Issue - 24 ArticlesDepartments
- Letters, pp. 2-3
Features
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 4-7 Remembering Allen... The Ambassador's Secret... Lawyers to the Stars... Looney Libertar...
- Breaking the Rules
Nurith C. Aizenman
, pp. 8-13 As Congress frets over Clinton, two of its most ethically challenged Republicans are ge...
Departments
- Memo of the Month, p. 14
Features
- When It Comes to Day Care, You Can't Trust the Media
Sherri Eisenberg
, p. 15 - Expensive Tastes
Adam Piore
, pp. 16-19 How the military has spent years gold-plating itself out of a cheap and effective unman...
- Mr. Smooth Comes to Washington
Michelle Cottle
, pp. 20-25 Vernon Jordan is the ultimate Washington insider--rich, powerful, and unaccountable.
Departments
- Who's Who, pp. 26-27
Features
- Carrots Over Sticks
Alexander Volokh
, pp. 28-31 The Case for Environmental Self-Audits.
- History 101 for Gen Xers
Dante Chinni
, pp. 32-33 Lessons for the future from a past that the present generation doesn't know.
- A Win-Win Situation
Colman McCarthy
, pp. 34-36 The real benefits of volunteerism.
Departments
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 37
Features
- Local News
Steven D. Stark
, pp. 38-42 The Biggest Scandal on TV
On Political Books
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Noriega Tells All--Almost (Review) , pp. 43-45 This kiss-and-tell memoir leaves out some inconvenient--and incriminating--details.
- The Memoirs of Manuel Noriega by Peter Eisner and Manuel Noriega
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The Wasteland (Review) Esther Schrader
, pp. 46-48 Beneath a veneer of environmental consciousness, Mexico continues to pillage its natura...
- Endangered Mexico by Joel Simon
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Smart Sex (Review) Scott Shuger
, pp. 49-50 How do we preserve the best of the sexual revolution, while remedying the worst?
- Promiscuities by Naomi Wolf
Departments
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 51
Political Booknotes
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Dry---With a Twist (Review) Sandra McElwaine
, p. 52 Wry Martinis, by Christopher Buckley
- Wry Martinis by Christopher Buckley
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Change Comes Slowly (Review) Jon Meacham
, pp. 53-54 The Band Played Dixie, by Nadine Cohodas
- The Band Played Dixie by Nadine Cohodas
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Redefining Judaism (2 Reviews) Murray Polner
, p. 55 The Vanishing American Jew, by Alan M. Dershowitz
- The Vanishing American Jew by Alan M. Dershowitz
- Faith or Fear by Elliott Abrams
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Common Bond (Review) Chalmers Roberts
, p. 56 Pledging Allegiance, by Lawrence R. Samuel
- Pledging Allegiance by Lawrence R. Samuel
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Fresh Blood (Review) Greig M. O'Brien
, p. 57 The Other Americans, by Joel Millman
- The Other Americans by Joel Millman
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One School's Success (Review) Michael K. Mayo
, pp. 58-62 Against the Current, by Michael Brosnan
- Against the Current by Michael Brosnan
- Cover Art
Roman Genn