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May 1997 Issue - 24 ArticlesDepartments
- Letters, pp. 2-3
Features
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 4-7 William III... Clean Favors... Dialing for Dollars... The First China Lobby... Natural ...
- Government Can Work
Michelle Cottle and Sherri Eisenberg
, pp. 8-10 The Santa Monica story.
Departments
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 11
Saving Medicare
- A cure that will work
Eric B. Schnurer
, pp. 12-13 - HMO Rip-Off
Elizabeth Austin
, pp. 14-15 - The Truth About Fraud
Chris Farnsworth
, pp. 16-19 Departments
- Memo of the Month, p. 20
Features
- Stop the Madness!
Curtis Gans
, pp. 21-24 Outlaw those phony campaign commercials.
Departments
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 25
Features
- Stop Dissing The Washington Times!
Nurith C. Aizenman
, pp. 26-33 It's not just "that Moonie paper" anymore.
Departments
- Who's Who, pp. 34-37
Features
- Stately Living
Amanda Ripley
, pp. 38-39 How to lose money in real estate Uncle Sam's way.
On Political Books
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Apocalypse Later (Review) Gregg Easterbrook
, pp. 40-42 Alarmist predictions of global warming only obscure the real danger.
- The Heat Is on by Ross Gelbspan
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An American in Africa (Review) Kenneth Noble
, pp. 43-44 Richburg is right to note the horrors of Africa, but wrong to claim they are unique.
- Out of America by Keith B. Richburg
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Just Your Average Aristocrat (Review) Kai Bird
, pp. 45-47 David E. Bruce had money, charm, and an unoriginal mind.
- The Last American Aristocrat by Nelson D. Lankford
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The New Specter (Review) Charles William Maynes
, pp. 48-51 China is dangerous, but the authors' suggestions are even more so.
- The Coming Conflict with China by Richard Bernstein and Ross H. Munro
Political Booknotes
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Great Expectations (Review) Alasdair Roberts
, pp. 52-53 Banishing Bureaucracy, by David Osborne and Peter Plastrik
- Banishing Bureaucracy by David Osborne and Peter Plastrik
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Back in the USSR (2 Reviews) Martin Walker
, pp. 54-55 Translating History, by Igor Korchilov
- Translating History by Igor Korchilov
- My Years With Gorbachev and Shevardnadze by Pavel Palazchenko
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Flashback (Review) Suzannah Lessard
, p. 56 Reassessing the Sixties, by Stephen Macedo
- Reassessing the Sixties by Stephen Macedo
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The Holy Grail (Review) Lewis Wolfson
, p. 57 Mirage, by George Hager and Eric Pianin
- Mirage by George Hager and Eric Pianin
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Setting a Limit on Markets (Review) David Reich
, pp. 58-59 Everything for Sale, by Robert Kuttner
- Everything for Sale by Robert Kuttner
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Hooked on Hardward (Review) Lawrence J. Korb
, pp. 60-62 Defense Addiction, by Sanford Gottlieb
- Defense Addiction by Sanford Gottlieb
- Cover Art
La Mouche