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Abolish the 5th AmendmentRobert M. Kaus
It protects the guilty without helping the innocent.



Agenda: Can Creeeping Socialism Cure Creaking Capitalism?Robert M. Kaus
Suddenly, everyone wants an "industrial policy." But what is it?

Agenda: Jobs for EveryoneRobert M. Kaus
There's work to do, and there are people to work. So what's the problem?

An American Melting PlotMickey Kaus
Why whine about our increasing class segregation? Let's end it.


Appetites: Designs for DrivingRobert M. Kaus
Some small hope for car consumers who want to Buy American

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Arianna's World (Review) Mickey Kaus
Greetings from the Lincoln Bedroom, by Arianna Huffington
- Greetings from the Lincoln Bedroom by Arianna Huffington

BastardsMickey Kaus
Many Republicans would rather wring their hands about illegitimacy than really get seri...


On Political Books
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Building St. Patrick's Cathedral (Review) Mickey Kaus
We've lionized Moynihan for asking the right questions about poverty, even though he's ...
- Family and Nation by Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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Cheap Seats and White Knuckles (Review) Robert M. Kaus
The perils of economic deregulation.
- Rebuilding America by Frederick C. Thayer, Jr.

A Clinton NightmareMickey Kaus
It's March 1995. Our pundit rummages through the wreckage of the Clinton presidency...

Features
ClintoneseMickey Kaus
Clinton's new language for the presidency

Confessions of a Car LoverRobert M. Kaus
You'll get me out of my car when you pry my cold dead foot from the accelerator.

The Constitution, the Press, and the Rest of UsRobert M. Kaus
The biggest threats to the First Amendment are the press' own claims of special privilege.

The Dark Side of DeregulationRobert M. Kaus
When the airlines care only about maximizing profits, people get screwed.
The Washington Monthly, May 1979, pp. 33-40

At Issue
Debating Welfare ReformMickey Kaus and Michael Horowitz


The End of Equality (1992)Mickey Kaus
13 Reviews, 2 Readable


The End of EquilityMickey Kaus
In the new American economy, the distribution of income ever more rigorously reflects t...

Facts for HacksMickey Kaus
Favorite half-truths of Democratic speechwriters

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First Serve (Review) Mickey Kaus
Gratitude, by William F. Buckley, Jr.
- Gratitude by William F. Buckley, Jr.


For a New EqualityMickey Kaus
Liberals are still preoccupied with the idea of reducing the income gap between the ric...


Putting America Back in Business
Getting Tough on TradeRobert M. Kaus
For years, America has played the gentle giant of international commerce, practicing th...

My Favorite Reform
Give Everyone a JobMickey Kaus
"There are people who need work. There is work that needs doing. Why not pay the people...

The GodmotherMickey Kaus
Marian Wright Edelman, foundre of the Children's Defense Fund, is the patron saint of B...

The Hit List: FOB StoryMickey Kaus
Mickey Kantor's totally typically sleaziness

The Decline and Fall of the American Way of Regulation
How the People Lost ControlRobert M. Kaus
Where the New Dealers had hoped to replace the inefficient courts with efficient agenci...

How the Supreme Court Sabotaged Civil Service ReformRobert M. Kaus
Jimmy Carter said he wanted to make it easier to fire incompetent federal employees. Th...

In Education: Teaching The Colleges A LessonRobert M. Kaus
Teachers who teach, students who study, and other revolutionary ideas for higher educat...

The Law: The Plaintiff's HouseRobert M. Kaus
What's freedom for if not to call Lillian hellman a liar?


Making the Case: Has Welfare Reform Worked?Wendell Primus and Mickey Kaus
Primus says reform's success depended on the 1990s boom, and may falter in a recession....

Maximum SecurityMickey Kaus
The president's unified field theory




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On Political Books (Review) Robert M. Kaus
The Enigma of Felix Frankfurter, by H.N. Hirsch
- The Enigma of Felix Frankfurter by H.N. Hirsch

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On Political Books (Review) Robert M. Kaus
The Hayden Manifesto
- The American Future by Tom Hayden

Paradigm's LossMickey Kaus
Why Jim Pinkerton, George Bush's celebrity policy wonk, should be working for Bill Clinton

The Policy HustlerMickey Kaus
The man who may be Bill Clinton's economic czar has had many bright ideas. Unfortunatel...

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Political Booknotes (Review) Robert M. Kaus
Antitrust Action and Market Structure, by Don E. Waldman
- Antitrust Action and Market Structure by Don E. Waldman

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Political Booknotes (Review) Robert M. Kaus
Corporate Strategies of the Automotive Manufacturers, by John B. Schnapp
- Corporate Strategies of the Automotive Manufacturers by John B. Schnapp

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Political Booknotes (Review) Robert M. Kaus
The Tribes of America, by Paul Cowan
- The Tribes of America by Paul Cowan

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Political Booknotes (Review) Robert M. Kaus
Earl Warren, by Jack Harrison Pollack
- Earl Warren by Jack Harrison Pollack

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Political Booknotes (Review) Robert M. Kaus
Nuclear Power and Legal Advocacy, by Constance Ewing Cook
- Nuclear Power and Legal Advocacy by Constance Ewing Cook

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Political Booknotes (Review) Robert M. Kaus
The Ultimate Tyranny, by Eugene J. McCarthy
- The Ultimate Tyranny by Eugene J. McCarthy

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Political Booknotes (Review) Robert M. Kaus
Marxism: For and Against, by Robert L. Heilbroner
- Marxism: For and Against by Robert L. Heilbroner

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Political Booknotes (Review) Robert M. Kaus
Congressional Odyssey, by T.R. Reid
- Congressional Odyssey by T.R. Reid

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Political Booknotes (Review) Robert M. Kaus
None of the Above, by Robert Shogan
- None of the Above by Robert Shogan

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Political Booknotes (Review) Mickey Kaus
Let's Put America Back to Work, by Paul Simon
- Let's Put America Back to Work by Paul Simon

Politics: First, Forget the IssuesRobert M. Kaus
How to size up presidential candidates

Postcard Los AngelesMickey Kaus
Neoliberals Keep Out

Postcard Los AngelesMickey Kaus
Sleaze Factor

Power to the People: Making the Constitution Work AgainRobert M. Kaus
The Constitution has been out of date for the last 40 years and the the result is a gov...

The Press: Sound-BittenMickey Kaus
The death of the network campaign

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Reaganism With a Human Face (Review) Robert M. Kaus
The Road From Here, by Paul Tsongas
- The Road From Here by Paul Tsongas

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Redistributing Misery (Review) Mickey Kaus
Two cheers for a "share economy."
- The Share Economy by Martin L. Weitzman

Revenge of the SoftheadsMickey Kaus
Remember the great new "consensus" on what to do with welfare? Well, it's falling apart

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"The Author to His Body on Their Fifteenth Birthday" (Review) Robert M. Kaus
Democracy and Distrust, by John Hart Ely
- Democracy and Distrust by John Hart Ely

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Political Booknotes (Review) Mickey Kaus
Dollars and Dreams, by Frank S. Levy
- Dollars and Dreams by Frank S. Levy

RFK EnvyMickey Kaus
Everyone says Bill Clinton is no Bobby Kennedy when it comes to addressing urban proble...



Should Gary Hart Be President?Robert M. Kaus
He's done it on defense. Now he's looking for "third options" on other issues.

The Smokeless Gun: Billygate and the PressRobert M. Kaus
Tracking the Comet Kahoutek of scandals.

Strike It Rich For Socialism!Robert M. Kaus
For one defender of the working man, virtue has special rewards.


TANF and "Welfare"Mickey Kaus
Further Steps Toward the Work-Ethic State

They Blew ItMickey Kaus
Welfare reform was Clinton's winning card. Despite a strong plan, he bungled it. What t...

Political Book Award Co-Winners
They Were Wrong About The BrethrenRobert M. Kaus
It tells us something new--and important.

Tommy's New TuneMickey Kaus
Wisconsin has a radical new scheme for ending dependency, and it might just change the ...

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Too Much Technology, Not Enough Soul (Review) Mickey Kaus
The gospel according to Randall Rothenberg.
- The Neoliberals by Randall Rothenberg

Tough EnoughMickey Kaus
Luckily, Clinton's welfare reform plan wasn't designed by Ira Magaziner. In other words...

TRB: Alice in ChainsMickey Kaus
Who's really lying about Social Security?

TRB: Bad WagnerMickey Kaus
Old Democrats, New Democrats: a case study

TRB: Blame GeorgeMickey Kaus
The case against Stephanopoulos

TRB: City LimitsMickey Kaus
A cure for urban hell: abolish the suburbs

TRB: Class Is InMickey Kaus
The hot new affirmative action idea

TRB: Credit Where DueMickey Kaus
One promise Clinton rightly kept

TRB: Culture ClubbingMickey Kaus
Bill Bennett, victim of the Beltway

TRB: CyberbunkMickey Kaus
The dubious threat of hyperdemocracy

TRB: Cynics' LessonMickey Kaus
Reading the fine print of Clinton's welfare plan

TRB: Devolution BluesMickey Kaus
The states break the contract

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TRB: Flopulists (Review) Mickey Kaus
The real villains in The Agenda
- The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House by Bob Woodward

TRB: Getting SleepyMickey Kaus
The baby boomers collapse

TRB: Gilded AgeMickey Kaus
The case for irresponsible Social Security cuts

TRB: Haute ClotureMickey Kaus
Who do these Republican senators think they are?

TRB: HMOphobiaMickey Kaus
The case for expensive health care

TRB: Left on BaseMickey Kaus
To get re-elected, Clinton should spurn the left

TRB: Library of CongressMickey Kaus
Novelist Newt has some competition

TRB: Life RiftMickey Kaus
Will the Contract with America induce abortions?

TRB: Local HeroMickey Kaus
Janet Reno's orgy of nonrecrimination

TRB: Moderate ThreatMickey Kaus
Ruth Ginsburg's convenient caution

TRB: Monkey BusinessMickey Kaus
Why politicians are such animals

TRB: Morning-After BillMickey Kaus
The search for Clinton's fatal flaw

TRB: No ExegesisMickey Kaus
What Betsy all wetsy?

TRB: Roe to RuinMickey Kaus
The case for a litmus test

TRB: Room to MoveMickey Kaus
Why Clinton has the drop on the GOP

TRB: Ruse You Can UseMickey Kaus
Coming Republican budget scams

TRB: Separation AnxietyMickey Kaus
A defense of Clinton's school prayer stand

TRB: Somalia SyndromeMickey Kaus
Haiti should be such a debacle

TRB: Speech DefectMickey Kaus
The First Amendment and Leonard Jeffries

TRB: Street HassleMickey Kaus
Wolf-whistles as a social problem

TRB: Such a Deal?Mickey Kaus
The Republican line on the deficit is bunk

TRB: Switch and BaitMickey Kaus
Why did the right dump tax credits for the poor?

TRB: Taint SoMickey Kaus
A modest cure for the pretrial publicity problem

TRB: Thanks for SharingMickey Kaus
A good idea whose time has come

TRB: The CureMickey Kaus
How to revive the Clinton presidency

TRB: The Fairness TrapMickey Kaus
Why progressivity isn't everything

TRB: The Madison CurseMickey Kaus
Real governments don't need "focus"

TRB: The VanishingMickey Kaus
Clinton's disappearing welfare reform plan

TRB: Thinking of HillaryMickey Kaus
The perils of creeping Rodhamism

TRB: Tribal HatredMickey Kaus
How come the press doesn't like Bill?

TRB: Unusual SuspectsMickey Kaus
Is the gay ban unconstitutional?

TRB: Virtual PresidentMickey Kaus
News analysis from a parallel universe

TRB: Waging BullMickey Kaus
The Democrats' iffy plans to raise incomes

TRB: Who's Sorry NowMickey Kaus
Robert McNamara's flexible response

TRB: Workfare Wimp-OutMickey Kaus
How the GOP gutted its own reform plan




Vetoed VetoRobert M. Kaus




Washington Diarist: UnderstatementsMickey Kaus
What did I do in the war again?

Washington Monthly's Reagan ScorecardRobert M. Kaus
Will Reagan follow through? Will he sell out? You can't tell the sellouts without a sco...

Washington: There's No Shame AnymoreRobert M. Kaus
Influence peddling comes out of the closet

Watch What You Call WelfareMickey Kaus
And don't abolish Social Security.

Welfare WaffleMickey Kaus
Where exactly does Clinton stand on reform?

What's Wrong With RootsRobert M. Kaus
The ethnic movement urges us to recapture our separate pasts, but the culture of the me...

Annual Political Book Section
Where Marxists Go RightRobert M. Kaus
Radical economics has gone soggy, but it's milquetoast that may do the rest of us some ...

Why California Hates PoliticsMickey Kaus
And why it shouldn't.


Zbig for Life?Robert M. Kaus
The way the Supreme Court is going, we could be stuck with him.
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