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November 1997 Issue - 26 ArticlesDepartments
- Letters, pp. 2-3
Features
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 4-8 The Joy of Jaywalking... Beauty School Dropouts... How Luciano Got Lucky... D.C.'s Unde...
Departments
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 9
Features
- One Man's Activist...
Herman Schwartz
, pp. 10-13 What Republicans really mean when they condemn judicial activism.
- There Is Hope After O.J.
Nurith C. Aizenman
, pp. 14-19 D.C. Mayor Barry still tries to cover up his incompetence with cries of racism, but som...
Cover
- You've Come a Long Way, Maybe
Michelle Cottle
, pp. 20-24 JonBenet, Diana, the princess myth, and what it has done to women.
Features
- From the Eye of the Storm
Theodore C. Sorensen
, pp. 25-29 The key moments of the Cuban missile crisis--as seen by a man who was in the thick of it.
- Apocalypse Ahead
John Leifer
, pp. 30-31 Everyone's talking about the film "The Peacemaker"--but when it comes to nuclear terror...
Departments
- Who's Who, pp. 32-34
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 35
Features
- The Double-Edged Helix
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
, pp. 36-37 Advances in genetic testing reveal yet another reason we need national health insurance.
- Those Were the Days
Stanley Karnow
, pp. 38-41 On being a journalist in Paris in the '50s.
On Political Books
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Kooks Around the Corner (Review) Christopher Buckley
, pp. 42-44 Why we can't get enough of conspiracy theories, and what our obsession is costing us.
- Conspiracy by Daniel Pipes
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Prodigal Son (Review) Gene Lyons
, pp. 45-48 How Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus went from hillbilly populist to segregationist icon.
- Faubus by Roy Reed
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Friedan Goes Fuzzy (Review) Marjorie Williams
, pp. 49-50 The godmother of feminism searches for a new paradigm and comes up empty-handed.
- Beyond Gender by Betty Friedan
Departments
- Memo of the Month, p. 51
Political Booknotes
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A Win for the Good Guys (Review) John L. Parker, Jr
, p. 52 The Black O, by Steve Watkins
- The Black O by Steve Watkins
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Selling Out Strauss (Review) Michael Lind
, pp. 52-53 Leo Strauss and the American Right, by Shadia B. Drury
- Leo Strauss and the American Right by Shadia B. Drury
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The Baby in the Bath Water (Review) Judith Havemann
, p. 54 Common Purpose, by Lisbeth Schorr
- Common Purpose by Lisbeth Schorr
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Hunting Che (Review) Joseph A. Page
, p. 55 The Fall of Che Guevara, by Henry Butterfield Ryan
- The Fall of Che Guevara by Henry Butterfield Ryan
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Spies Like Us (Review) Sandeep Puri
, p. 56 The File, by Timothy Garton Ash
- The File by Timothy Garton Ash
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Aide Memoire (Review) Matthew Cooper
, p. 57 Aboard Airforce One, by Ken Chitester
- Aboard Airforce One by Ken Chitester
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Brain Drain (Review) Matthew Miller
, p. 58 How the Mind Works, by Steven Pinker
- How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker
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A Famous Feud (Review) Kevin A. Swope
, p. 59 Mutual Contempt, by Jeff Shesol
- Mutual Contempt by Jeff Shesol
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A Weak Antidote (Review) Steven E. Schier
, pp. 60-62 Poison Politics, by Victor Kamber
- Poison Politics by Victor Kamber
- Cover Art
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