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May 1998 Issue - 20 ArticlesDepartments
- Letters, pp. 2-3
Features
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 4-7 Junketing Judges... Killers on the Loose ... Bill Gates, Bully... The Man Who Brought U...
- A Lobby the Media Won't Touch
Arthur E. Rowse
, pp. 8-13 How the media lobby wields its power in Washington--and how it gets away with it.
Departments
- Tidbits and Outrages, p. 14
Features
- A Western Showdown
Kathie Durbin
, pp. 15-18 Before he can reinvent the Forest Service, Mike Dombeck will have to outsmart Western R...
Departments
- Memo of the Month, p. 19
Features
- Reforming the Teachers' Unions
Robert Worth
, pp. 20-24 What the good guys have accomplished--and what remains to be done.
- A Vital Compromise
Richard Whitmire
, pp. 25-26 It's time to give vouchers a try in our worst public schools.
Departments
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 27
Features
- A Kinder, Gentler Burma
Ken Silverstein
, pp. 28-29 For the right price, Washington lobbyists can put a positive face on the most oppressiv...
Departments
- Who's Who, pp. 30-31
Art & Politics
- Turning Boys Into Girls
Michelle Cottle
, pp. 32-37 How men's magazines are making guys as neurotic, insecure, and obsessive about their ap...
On Political Books
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The Lives Behind the Dream (2 Reviews) Jon Meacham
, pp. 38-40 Remembering the foot soldiers of the civil rights movement.
- Walking with the Wind by John Lewis and Michael D'Orso
- The Children by David Halberstam
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A Man Obsessed (Review) Charles W. Bailey
, pp. 41-42 LBJ was passionate, possessed--and one of the most complex men of our times.
- Flawed Giant by Robert Dallek
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Race and Reason (2 Reviews) Michael Lind
, pp. 43-45 Moving beyond demagogues toward a color-blind society.
- The Color Bind by Lydia Chavez
- Making Race and Nation by Anthony W. Marx
Political Booknotes
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Playing the Market (Review) James Surowiecki
, pp. 46-47 Toy Wars, by G. Wayne Miller
- Toy Wars by G. Wayne Miller
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An 800-Pound Gorilla on the Ropes (Review) Phillip J. Longman
, p. 48 Trust Betrayed, by Dale Van Atta
- Trust Betrayed by Dale Van Atta
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Too Pat (2 Reviews) Dani Rodrik
, p. 49 The Great Betrayal, by Patrick J. Buchanan
- The Great Betrayal by Patrick J. Buchanan
- Prosperity by Bob Davis
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the Uncivil Society (Review) Adam Goodheart
, p. 50 Civility, by Stephen L. Carter
- Civility by Stephen L. Carter
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Crime and Common Sense (Review) John DiIulio
, pp. 51-54 Getting Away With Murder, by Susan Estrich
- Getting Away With Murder by Susan Estrich