Moral Capital, by Jacob Heilbrunn, THE NEW REPUBLIC

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Moral Capital

Why Christian conservatives think Cheerios are destroying America's families

by Jacob Heilbrunn

The New Republic, October 6, 1997, p. 20

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      16. [+]
        Sexing the Jewry by Robert Alter, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
        Gut Symmetries by Jeanette Winterson
      17. [+]
        Beyond Pangloss by Peter Berkowitz, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        Leibniz' "Universal Jurisprudence by Patrick Riley
      18. Hollywood Diarist: Season's Greetings by William Powers, pp. 42-44
      19. Cover, illustration by Eric Baker and Eugene Mihaesco
    2. [+]
      April 14, 1997 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: A Toast by Michael Kelly, pp. 6-8
      3. Applauding Murder by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. Kinshasa Dispatch: Zaire Crashes by Howard W. French, pp. 12-13
      6. Out of Commission by John B. Judis, p. 14
      7. Trading Places by John Maggs, pp. 15-17
      8. Dip-Lock by Susan Ellingwood, p. 18
      9. Black Check by Edward Roeder, pp. 19-20
      10. Shades of Gray by Hanna Rosin, pp. 21-23
      11. Dysfunction Junction by Ruth Shalit, pp. 24-26
      12. The Hard Questions: Last Rights by Michael J. Sandel, p. 27
      13. [+]
        On Films: Hates, Loves, Addictions by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 28-29 - 3 Reviews
        Nothing Personal (1997 Film) by Thaddeus O'Sullivan
        Drunks (1997 Film) by Peter Cohn
        Love Jones (1997 Film) by Theodore Witcher
      14. [+]
        Love, American Style by Margaret Talbot, pp. 30-37 - 2 Reviews
        The Divorce Culture by Barbara Dafoe Whitehead
        The Abolition of Marriage by Maggie Gallagher
      15. [+]
        The Dualist by Tony Judt, pp. 38-43 - 1 Review
        Whittaker Chambers: A Biography by Sam Tanenhaus
      16. [+]
        What Henry Knew by Richard Jenkyns, pp. 44-47 - 1 Review
        Henry James: The Young Master by Sheldon M. Novick
      17. Part Speech by Muriel Nelson, pp. 48-49
      18. Washington Diarist: Hit and Miss by Andrew Sullivan, pp. 50-52
      19. Cover, illustration by Eric Baker and Polly Becker
    3. [+]
      April 21, 1997 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. TRB: Webb Site by Michael Kelly, pp. 4-5
      2. Correspondence, pp. 6-8
      3. Fed Acoompli by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. Class Conflict by Robyn Gearey, pp. 12-13
      6. Pigtown Dispatch: Business as Usual by Joe Mathews, pp. 14-15
      7. A Fine Mess by Stephen Glass, pp. 16-17
      8. Who's To Judge by Gish Jen, pp. 18-19
      9. Mao More Than Ever by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 20-24
      10. The Hard Questions: Ordinary People by Ronald Steel, p. 25
      11. [+]
        On Films: Collision Course by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 26-27 - 2 Reviews
        Crash (1996 Film) by David Cronenberg
        The Devil's Own (1997 Film) by Alan J. Pakula
      12. Representing Indians by Richard White, pp. 28-33
      13. [+]
        The Prince of Protest by Paul Berman, pp. 34-35 - 1 Review
        Bayard Rustin: Troubles I've Seen by Jervis Anderson
      14. The Swarm by Jorie Graham, pp. 36-38
      15. [+]
        The Uncivilizing Process by Jeffrey Herf, pp. 39-41 - 1 Review
        The Germans by Norbert Elias
      16. Washington Diarist: Strait Was the Gate by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 42-44
      17. Cover by Eric Baker
    4. [+]
      April 28, 1997 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. TRB: Breach of Promise by Michael Kelly, pp. 4-5
      2. Correspondence, pp. 6-8
      3. Our Man in Kinshasa by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. Dishonest Labor by Jonathan Chait, pp. 12-15
      6. If I Forget Thee by Daniel Pipes, pp. 16-19
      7. The Men Who Would Be Newt by Hanna Rosin, pp. 20-23
      8. When We Were Philosopher Kings by Ruth Shalit, pp. 24-28
      9. The Hard Questions: Piracy Isn't What It Used to Be by Michael Walzer, p. 29
      10. [+]
        On Films: Acting and Offending by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 30 - 2 Reviews
        Inventing the Abbotts (1997 Film) by Pat O'Connor
        Liar Liar (1997 Film) by Tom Shadyac
      11. On Art: Impersonal Enchantment by Jed Perl, pp. 31-33
      12. Dickcissel by John Hollander, pp. 34-35
      13. [+]
        The Waste Sad Time by Richard Poirier, pp. 36-44 - 1 Review
        Inventions of the March Hare by T.S. Eliot and Christopher Ricks
      14. [+]
        The Unmarooned by Caryl Phillips, pp. 45-49 - 1 Review
        Texaco by Patrick Chamoiseau
      15. Washington Diarist: A Broad Deduction by Susan Ellingwood, pp. 50-52
      16. Cover by Eric Baker
    5. [+]
      May 5, 1997 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Banality and Evil by Michael Kelly, p. 6
      3. Judgment Day by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, p. 8
      5. Out of Order by Joseph Landau, p. 9
      6. Balanced Books by Catherine Elton, pp. 10-11
      7. On the Hill: Left Hook by David Grann, pp. 12-13
      8. Minsk Dispatch: Back to the U.S.S.R. by Anna Husarska, p. 14
      9. Age of Innocence by Alexandra Pelosi, pp. 15-16
      10. Going Through the Emotions by John B. Judis, pp. 17-19
      11. Superhighway Robbery by Paul Taylor, pp. 20-22
      12. The Hard Questions: Heaven Can Wait by Jean Bethke Elshtain, p. 23
      13. [+]
        On Films: Young People and Others by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 24-25 - 3 Reviews
        Chasing Amy (1997 Film) by Kevin Patrick Smith
        Hollow Reed (1997 Film) by Angela Pope
        Anna Karenina (1997 Film) by Bernard Rose
      14. [+]
        Originalist Sin by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 26-35 - 2 Reviews
        A Matter of Interpretation by Antonin Scalia and Amy Gutmann
        Original Meanings by Jack N. Rakove
      15. [+]
        Master and Man by Stephen Owen, p. 36 - 2 Reviews
        The Analects of Confucius by Simon Leys and Confucius
        The Analects of Confucius by Chichung Huang and Confucius
      16. Everybody by Mark Levine, pp. 37-38
      17. [+]
        Meet the Platters by David A. Bell, pp. 39-41 - 1 Review
        The Beggar and the Professor by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
      18. Cambridge Diarist: My Wives Club by Dana Milbank, pp. 42-44
      19. Cover by Eric Baker
    6. [+]
      May 12, 1997 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: What, Me Worry? by Michael Kelly, p. 6
      3. Human Wrongs by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Ralph Reed crusades for Mammon, Tommy Hilfiger gets snared in the Net, etc. by Notebook, p. 8
      5. Mauritania Dispatch: Virtual Slavery by David Hecht, p. 9
      6. Falklands Postcard: Cry for Me by Joshua Hammer, pp. 10-11
      7. Jerusalem Dispatch: The Outsiders by Gershom Gorenberg, pp. 12-13
      8. Hollywood Shufflers by Romesh Ratnesar, pp. 14-16
      9. Raising Caen by William Powers, pp. 17-24
      10. The Hard Questions: Homegrown by Nathan Glazer, p. 25
      11. [+]
        On Films: Disneyland and Elsewhere by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 3 Reviews
        Grosse Pointe Blank (1997 Film) by George Armitage
        Ulysses' Gaze (1995 Film) by Theodoros Angelopoulos
        Pereira Declares (1996 Film) by Roberto Faenza
      12. On Theater: The Descent of Man by Robert Brustein, pp. 27-29
      13. [+]
        He is Finished by James Wood, pp. 30-34 - 1 Review
        The Gospel According to the Son by Norman Mailer
      14. [+]
        Keeping Us In Hysterics by Frederick Crews, pp. 35-41 - 1 Review
        Hystories: Hysterical Epidemics and Modern Culture by Elaine Showalter
      15. Success by Beth Gylys, p. 42
      16. [+]
        A Brief Shining Moment by Christine Stansell, pp. 43-49 - 1 Review
        Gender and Jim Crow by Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore
      17. Washington Diarist: Housebound by Margaret Talbot, pp. 50-52
      18. Cover by Eric Baker
    7. [+]
      May 19, 1997 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. TRB: I Volunteer by Michael Kelly, pp. 4-5
      2. Correspondence, pp. 6-8
      3. Obstruction of Justice by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, p. 10
      5. Conejos County Postcard: Shtetlers by Florence Williams, p. 11
      6. New York Postcard: Roots by Lillian Ross, pp. 12-13
      7. Blah-Blah by Hanna Rosin, p. 14
      8. London Dispatch: Major Changes by James Wood, pp. 15-16
      9. Bonn Mots by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 17-18
      10. The Numbers Game by Robyn Gearey, pp. 19-24
      11. The Hard Questions: Pride and Prejudice by Glenn C. Loury, p. 25
      12. [+]
        On Films: Contradictory Characters by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 26-27 - 2 Reviews
        Traveller (1997 Film) by Jack N. Green
        Hamsun (1996 Film) by Jan Troell
      13. [+]
        The Suit in History by Fouad Ajami, pp. 28-30 - 1 Review
        Egypt's Road to Jerusalem by Boutros Boutros-Ghali
      14. Night by Laurie Lamon, pp. 31-32
      15. [+]
        Identity and Diffidence by Robert Boyers, pp. 33-35 - 1 Review
        Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane
      16. [+]
        Fear Not by Jagdish Bhagwati, pp. 36-41 - 3 Reviews
        The Good Life and Its Discontents by Robert J. Samuelson
        The End of Affluence by Jeff Madrick
        America Unequal by Sheldon H. Danziger and Peter Gottschalk
      17. Cambridge Diarist: Forward and Back by Martin Peretz, pp. 42-44
      18. Cover by Eric Baker
    8. [+]
      May 26, 1997 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Wonk New World by Michael Kelly, p. 6
      3. Big Deal;Does the balanced budget agreement really matter? by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Singapore Postcard: Good Clean Fun by Gerry Cardinale, p. 10
      6. On the Hill: The Games Begin by David Grann and Sarah Pekkanen, pp. 11-13
      7. After the All by Stephen Glass, pp. 14-17
      8. Fatal Revision by Ruth Shalit, pp. 18-21
      9. The Selling of Doctor Death by Michael Betzold, pp. 22-28
      10. The Hard Questions: Lemon Aid by Michael J. Sandel, p. 29
      11. [+]
        On Films: In a Cruel City by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 30-31 - 1 Review
        Rosetta (1999 Film) by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
      12. [+]
        Hate in the Time of Cholera by Sherwin B. Nuland, pp. 32-37 - 1 Review
        Quarantine! by Howard Markel
      13. [+]
        Spawn of Fantasies by Mark Ford, pp. 38-39 - 2 Reviews
        The Lost Lunar Baedeker by Mina Loy and Roger L. Conover
        Becoming Modern: The Life of Mina Loy by Carolyn Burke
      14. Jealousy by Henri Cole, pp. 40-41
      15. [+]
        Misrule Britannia by Anthony Pagden, pp. 42-45 - 1 Review
        The Rise and Fall of the British Empire by Lawrence James
      16. Washington Diarist: Brainstorms by Ann Hulbert, pp. 46-48
      17. Cover by Eric Baker
    9. [+]
      June 2, 1997 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Feint Victory by Michael Kelly, p. 6
      3. Trading Up by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Boston Postcard: The Setting Son by Michael Crowley, pp. 10-11
      6. Media Rex: Ad Newseum by William Powers, pp. 12-14
      7. London Dispatch: The Coming Blair by James Wood, pp. 15-16
      8. The Wisdom of Repugnance by Leon R. Kass, pp. 17-26
      9. The Hard Questions: Our Town by Ronald Steel, p. 27
      10. [+]
        On Films: French Phenomena by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 28-29 - 2 Reviews
        Ponette (1996 Film) by Jacques Doillon
        Letters: Inventing the Cinema by Auguste Lumiere and Louis Lumiere
      11. [+]
        On Art: Apollo and Dionysus by Jed Perl, pp. 30-33 - 2 Reviews
        A Life of Picasso, Vol II: 1907-1917 by John Richardson
        Paintings of Paul Cezanne by John Rewald, Walter Feilchenfeldt, and Jayne Warman, ...
      12. Untitled by Tomas Venclova, p. 34
      13. [+]
        The Jeremiah Racket by Alan Wolfe, pp. 35-38 - 1 Review
        The Assault on Parenthood by Dana Mack
      14. [+]
        The Scrutineer by Denis Donoghue, pp. 39-45 - 1 Review
        F.R. Leavis: A Life in Criticism by Ian MacKillop
      15. Washington Diarist: Tropic of Cancer by Catherine Sack, pp. 46-48
      16. Cover by Eric Baker
    10. [+]
      June 9, 1997 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: In Principle by Michael Kelly, p. 6
      3. Voice Lessons by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. The John-John Interview: Mobutu by Hanna Rosin, p. 10
      6. Media Rex: Getting Kathie Lee by William Powers, p. 11
      7. Bust Busting by John B. Judis, pp. 12-14
      8. What I Sold at the Revolution by Tucker Carlson, pp. 15-19
      9. Peddling Poppy by Stephen Glass, pp. 20-28
      10. The Hard Questions: Feed the Face by Michael Walzer, p. 29
      11. [+]
        On Films: In the Course of Time by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 30-31 - 3 Reviews
        Brassed Off! (1997 Film) by Mark Herman
        Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997 Film) by Joe Mantello
        Eye on the World by Judy Stone
      12. On Theater: Funding Audiences by Robert Brustein, pp. 32-33
      13. [+]
        Bad Faith by Richard A. Posner, pp. 34-37 - 1 Review
        A Critique of Adjudication by Duncan Kennedy
      14. [+]
        The Tramp Rush by Anne Hollander, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        Charlie Chaplin and His Times by Kenneth S. Lynn
      15. Gift by Eamon Grennan, pp. 42-43
      16. [+]
        The Penitent by Clare Cavanagh, pp. 44-49 - 1 Review
        Aleksander Wat by Tomas Venclova
      17. Washington Diarist: Immemorial by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 50-52
      18. Cover by Eric Baker
    11. [+]
      June 16, 1997 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Class by Michael Kelly, p. 6
      3. The End and The Beginning by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Trick of the Trade;An unreleased memo shows that the White House cut a secret textile d... by John B. Judis, p. 10
      6. Run Away by Sydney Freedberg Jr., pp. 11-13
      7. Exposed by Jeffrey Rosen, p. 14
      8. The More Things Change by Keith B. Richburg, pp. 15-18
      9. Going Back by Henry Louis Gates Jr., pp. 19-22
      10. The New Games in Town by Peter Beinart, pp. 23-26
      11. The Hard Questions: Scrilege by Jean Bethke Elshtain, p. 27
      12. [+]
        On Films: Stage-Struck by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28 - 1 Review
        Night Falls On Manhattan (1997 Film) by Sidney Lumet
      13. On Dance: Hot Fire by Mindy Aloff, pp. 29-32
      14. [+]
        The Threat of Death by David Rieff, pp. 33-40 - 2 Reviews
        A Month and a Day by Ken Saro-Wiwa
        The Open Sore of a Continent by Wole Soyinka
      15. [+]
        Essences Rising by James Wood, pp. 41-43 - 1 Review
        The Actual by Saul Bellow
      16. Golden Bough by Susan Mitchell, pp. 44-45
      17. Cambridge Diarist: When They Were Kings by Martin Peretz, pp. 46-48
      18. Cover by Eric Baker
    12. [+]
      June 23, 1997 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: In the Pipeline by Michael Kelly, p. 6
      3. C'est Fini by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Mediz Rex: Feeding Tube by William Powers, p. 10
      6. Hud Sucker Proxy by Jonathan Chait, pp. 11-13
      7. Unsound Constitution by George P. Fletcher, pp. 14-18
      8. Sleeping With the Enemy by Hanna Rosin, pp. 19-21
      9. Offices and Gentlemen by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 22-28
      10. The Hard Questions: Unsolved Mysteries by Nathan Glazer, p. 29
      11. [+]
        On Films: Around the World in Twenty Films by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 30 - 4 Reviews
        Bye-Bye Babushka (1997 Film) by Rebecca Feig
        Stories of Honor and Shame (1997 Film) by Antonia Caccia
        A Petal (1996 Film) by Sun-Woo Jang
        Flame (1996 Film) by Ingrid Sinclair
      12. [+]
        Swan's Way by John Banville, pp. 31-35 - 1 Review
        W. B. Yeats: A Life, Vol. I by R.F. Foster
      13. [+]
        The Art of Shi by Arthur Waldron, pp. 36-38 - 1 Review
        Cultural Realism by Alastair Iain Johnston
      14. Centenary by Melanie Rehak, pp. 39-40
      15. [+]
        Thou Shalt Not Kill by Peter Berkowitz, pp. 41-45 - 1 Review
        The Curse of Cain by Regina M. Schwartz
      16. London Diarist: Bombed by Reality by David J. Lynch, pp. 46-48
      17. Cover by Eric Baker
    13. [+]
      June 30, 1997 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: The Reich Stuff by Michael Kelly, p. 6
      3. The Healing Game by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Less Is More by Jonathan Chait, p. 10
      6. On the Hill: Troubled Waters by Robyn Gearey, pp. 11-12
      7. Baghdad Dispatch: Sounds of Silence by Anna Husarska, pp. 13-15
      8. The Pride of the Cities by Peter Beinart, pp. 16-24
      9. The Hard Questions: Getting a Fix by Glenn C. Loury, p. 25
      10. [+]
        On Films: Old Places, New Looks by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996 Film) by Elia Suleiman
        When the Cat's Away (1997 Film) by Cedric Klapisch
      11. [+]
        Finite Jest by Alexander Star, pp. 27-33 - 2 Reviews
        A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never do Again by David Foster Wallace
        Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
      12. [+]
        Pluribus by Alan Taylor, p. 34 - 1 Review
        American Scripture by Pauline Maier
      13. A Roman by Baron Wormser, pp. 35-37
      14. [+]
        Boxed Spirit by Mark Polizzotti, pp. 38-42 - 1 Review
        Utopia Parkway by Deborah Solomon
      15. Washington Diarist: Beating the Wrap by Romesh Ratnesar, pp. 43-44
      16. Cover by Eric Baker
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1997 = 10 Issues, 182 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 7, 1997 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: The Great Divider by Michael Kelly, p. 6
      3. Capital Loss by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Bad Medicine by Romesh Ratnesar, p. 10
      6. On the Hill: Courting Disaster by Peter Beinart, p. 11
      7. Gold Diggers by Stephen Glass, pp. 12-14
      8. Media Rex: Censor This by William Powers, p. 15
      9. A Real Turkey by Ann Louise Bardach, pp. 16-18
      10. Christian Rights by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 19-24
      11. The Hard Questions: Crying for Justice by Michael J. Sandel, p. 25
      12. [+]
        On Films: The Work of Their Lives by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Ulee's Gold (1997 Film) by Victor Nunez
        Gabbeh (1997 Film) by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
      13. On Theater: Homogenized Diversity by Robert Brustein, pp. 27-28
      14. [+]
        Devotion and Hostility by Jonathan Spence, pp. 29-31 - 1 Review
        The Courage to Stand Alone by Jingsheng Wei
      15. [+]
        Hidden Injuries by Alan Wolfe, pp. 32-35 - 1 Review
        Contempt and Pity by Daryl Michael Scott
      16. [+]
        The Indigenous Berserk by Robert Boyers, pp. 36-39 - 1 Review
        American Pastoral by Philip Roth
      17. Departure by Rosanna Warren, pp. 40-41
      18. Cambridge Diarist: Off the Map by Martin Peretz, pp. 42-44
      19. Cover by Tika Buchanan
    2. [+]
      July 14, 1997 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Take Your Medicine by Michael Kelly, p. 6
      3. Overdue Process by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. On the Hill: Rebel Rousers by Hanna Rosin, p. 10
      6. The Enabler by Jonathan Chait, p. 11
      7. Mount Vernon Postcard: Slavery Chic by Stephen Glass, p. 12
      8. No Initiative by John J. Miller, pp. 13-15
      9. The Dayton Game by Susan Ellingwood, pp. 16-17
      10. Partners in Crime by Fredric Dannen, pp. 18-24
      11. Dire Straits by Emily Macfarquhar, pp. 25-26
      12. The Hard Questions: Eastern Exposure by Ronald Steel, p. 27
      13. [+]
        On Films: Apocalypse Now by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 28-29 - 1 Review
        Waco - The Rules of Engagement (1997 Film) by William Gazecki
      14. On Art: Earth by Jed Perl, pp. 30-31
      15. The Lucky Ones by James Longenbach, p. 32
      16. Human Rights and Asian Values by Amartya Sen, pp. 33-39
      17. [+]
        Wolf in Wolf's Clothing by Ian Buruma, pp. 40-42 - 1 Review
        Man Without A Face by Markus Wolf and Anne McElvoy
      18. [+]
        Last Exit to Brooklyn by Robert Worth, pp. 43-45 - 1 Review
        The Ordinary Seaman by Francisco Goldman
      19. Washington Diarist: Red Letter Day by Andrew Sullivan, pp. 46-48
      20. Cover by Eric Baker
    3. [+]
      July 28, 1997 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. TRB: The China Syndrome by Michael Kelly, pp. 4-5
      2. Correspondence, pp. 6-8
      3. Following the Money by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, p. 10
      5. Szczecin Postcard: Pole Vaulting by Andrew Nagorski, p. 11
      6. Space Oddity by Stephen Glass, pp. 12-13
      7. Careless by John B. Judis, pp. 14-15
      8. Dual Sovereigns by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 16-18
      9. The Double Man by Charles Lane, pp. 19-24
      10. The Hard Questions: Outside Agitation by Michael Walzer, p. 25
      11. [+]
        On Films: Human Rites by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Guantanamera (1994 Film) by Juan Carlos Tabio and Tomas Gutierrez Alea
        My Best Friend's Wedding (1997 Film) by P.J. Hogan
      12. [+]
        The Saint by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 27-31 - 1 Review
        Locked in the Cabinet by Robert Reich
      13. [+]
        An Unsentimental Education by Stanislaw Baranczak, pp. 32-35 - 1 Review
        A Book of Memories by Peter Nadas
      14. [+]
        The Rough Rider by Sean Wilentz, pp. 36-39 - 1 Review
        American Visions by Robert Hughes
      15. Symphonie Fantastique by Eliza Griswold, pp. 40-41
      16. New Hampshire Diarist: Missing by David Grann, pp. 42-44
      17. Cover by Eric Baker
    4. [+]
      August 4, 1997 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: What News? by Michael Kelly, p. 6
      3. Hun the Attila by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, p. 8
      5. Philadelphia Postcard: Lamefellas by Mark F. Bernstein, p. 9
      6. Mexico City Dispatch: Viva La Devolucion by Alejandro Ramirez, p. 10
      7. Jerusalem Dispatch: Soldier of Fortune by Gershom Gorenberg, p. 11
      8. Mexia Rex: Might Have Been by William Powers, pp. 12-15
      9. About Face by Hanna Rosin, pp. 16-19
      10. Under the Underclass by Dana Milbank, pp. 20-24
      11. The Hard Questions: Our Bodies, our Clones by Jean Bethke Elshtain, p. 25
      12. [+]
        On Films: Intimacies by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Mrs. Brown (1997 Film) by John Madden
        Alive and Kicking (1997 Film) by Nancy Meckler
      13. [+]
        Sinn Feign by R.F. Foster, pp. 27-31 - 1 Review
        Before the Dawn: An Autobiography by Gerry Adams
      14. [+]
        Levity's Rainbow by James Wood, pp. 32-35 - 1 Review
        Mason and Dixon by Thomas Pynchon
      15. "Scatology Series" by Estha Weiner, pp. 36-37
      16. [+]
        Reason the Need by Colin McGinn, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        The Last Word by Thomas Nagel
      17. Washington Diarist: Low Blows by Stephen Glass, pp. 42-44
      18. Cover by Tika Buchanan
    5. [+]
      August 11, 1997 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Geronimo! by Michael Kelly, p. 6
      3. Security Counsel by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, p. 8
      5. Media Rex: Oh My! by William Powers, p. 9
      6. On the Hill: Deja Coup by Stephen Glass, p. 10
      7. Jakarta Dispatch: Riady's Bank Shot by Bob Drogin, pp. 11-13
      8. Cash and Carey by Jeffrey Goldberg, pp. 14-17
      9. Baghdad on the Plains by Margaret Talbot, pp. 18-21
      10. New Bedfellows by Peter Beinart, pp. 22-26
      11. The Hard Questions: Monumental Mess by Nathan Glazer, p. 27
      12. [+]
        On Films: Theater of the Absurd by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28 - 1 Review
        Love's Debris (1997 Film) by Werner Schroeter
      13. On Theater: The Heritage of MXAT by Robert Brustein, pp. 29-30
      14. On Art: A Serpent, A Smile, A Prayer by Jed Perl, pp. 31-35
      15. [+]
        Rage and Reason by Martha C. Nussbaum, pp. 36-41 - 1 Review
        Life and Death by Andrea Dworkin
      16. [+]
        The Beginning of the End by Istvan Deak, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review
        Nazi Germany and the Jews, Vol. I by Saul Friedlander
      17. Joy by Carl Dennis, pp. 44-45
      18. New York Diarist: Buckle Up by Roger Rosenblatt, pp. 46-48
      19. Cover by Tika Buchanan
    6. [+]
      August 25, 1997 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: The Freelance by Michael Kelly, p. 6
      3. Unfearless Leader by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. On the Hill: Dodd Man Out by Ed Henry, p. 10
      6. Rubin Sandwich by John B. Judis, p. 11
      7. Kinder Cut by Craig Turk, pp. 12-13
      8. Myths of the Unloved by Cinque Henderson, pp. 14-15
      9. Defining Disability Down by Ruth Shalit, pp. 16-22
      10. The Hard Questions: Double Talk by Glenn C. Loury, p. 23
      11. [+]
        On Films: Regarding Realism by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
        Air Force One (1997 Film) by Wolfgang Petersen
        Career Girls (1997 Film) by Mike Leigh
      12. The Night of the Murdered Poets by Joshua Rubenstein, pp. 25-29
      13. [+]
        The Writer In His Labyrinth by Charles Lane, pp. 30-37 - 1 Review
        News of a Kidnapping by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
      14. [+]
        Hostility in America by James Q. Wilson, pp. 38-39 - 1 Review
        Crime Is Not the Problem by Franklin E. Zimring and Gordon Hawkins
      15. Four Corners, Vermont by Stephen Sandy, pp. 40-41
      16. Washington Diarist: Out of Context by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 42-44
      17. Cover by Tika Buchanan
    7. [+]
      September 1, 1997 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: A Promise Kept by Michael Kelly, p. 6
      3. Offensive Line by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, p. 8
      5. Jerusalem Dispatch: Unorthodox Riot by Jeffrey Goldberg, p. 9
      6. Speech Impediment by Jonathan Rauch, p. 10
      7. Before and NAFTA by John Maggs, pp. 11-13
      8. From the Ramparts by Fred Siegel and Jeff Itell, p. 14
      9. Cambridge Postcard: Heil Harvard by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 15-16
      10. National Insecurity: The Spy Who Got Left in the Cold by Charles Lane, pp. 17-18
      11. The Spinster by William Powers, pp. 19-22
      12. The Hard Questions: Ad Nauseum by Michael J. Sandel, p. 23
      13. [+]
        On Films: No Trifling With Love by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 1 Review
        In the Company of Men (1997 Film) by Neil LaBute
      14. [+]
        Man the Machine by Jackson Lears, pp. 25-31 - 1 Review
        The One Best Way by Robert Kanigel
      15. [+]
        Paris Blues by David A. Bell, pp. 32-34 - 1 Review
        Realms of Memory by Lawrence D. Kritzman
      16. Fessing Up by Rick Hilles, p. 35
      17. [+]
        The Political Moralist by Peter Berkowitz, pp. 36-41 - 1 Review
        Hypocrisy and Integrity by Ruth W. Grant
      18. Washington Diarist: The Old Country by Peter Beinart, pp. 42-44
      19. Cover by Eric Baker
    8. [+]
      September 8, 1997 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. The God That Did Not Fail by Martin Peretz, pp. 2-3
      2. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      3. TRB: Op City by Michael Kelley, p. 6
      4. Bad Cop, Good Cops by The Editors, p. 7
      5. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      6. Largess Oblige by James Carney, p. 10
      7. Cambridge Postcard: Geek Chic by Gary Bass, p. 11
      8. Growth Pains by Rich Lowry, pp. 12-14
      9. Reformulation by Jonathan Chait, pp. 15-17
      10. Baltimore Postcard: Murder, I Wrote by David Simon, pp. 18-19
      11. The Young and the Feckless by Stephen Glass, pp. 20-26
      12. The Hard Questions: Re-Orient by Ronald Steel, p. 27
      13. On Films: A Lost Love? by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28
      14. [+]
        Chicks and Chuckles by Margaret Talbot, pp. 29-37 - 1 Review
        Bettie Page by Karen Essex and James L. Swanson
      15. [+]
        After the Revolution by Hugh Thomas, pp. 38-40 - 1 Review
        Mexico: Biography of Power by Enrique Krauze
      16. [+]
        Love in the Ruins by Christopher Benfey, pp. 41-43 - 2 Reviews
        Walker Percy: A Life by Patrick H. Samway
        The Correspondence of Shelby Foote and Walker Percy by Jay Tolson, Shelby Foote, and Walker Percy
      17. Mole Rhapsody by Jo Ann Clark, pp. 44-45
      18. Washington Diarist: Zionism at 100 - Distinctionism by Leon Wieseltier, p. 46
      19. Zionism at 100 by Daniel Bell, Leon Botstein, and Arthur Hertzberg, ..., pp. 1-48
      20. Cover by Eric Baker
    9. [+]
      September 22, 1997 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. TRB: Taking Sides by Michael Kelly, pp. 4-7
      2. Correspondence, pp. 8-10
      3. Whitewash by The Editors, p. 11
      4. Notebook, pp. 12-13
      5. Medix Rex: The Feast of Diana by William Powers, pp. 14-15
      6. Class Struggle by Sydney Freedberg Jr., p. 16
      7. Parral Dispatch: Lost Colony by Joshua Hammer, p. 17
      8. Bull in a China Scandal by John B. Judis, pp. 18-23
      9. Live and Let Lie by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 24-28
      10. The Hard Questions: The Underworked American by Michael Walzer, p. 29
      11. [+]
        On Films: French Wars by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 30 - 2 Reviews
        A Self-Made Hero (1997 Film) by Jacques Audiard
        Capitaine Conan (1996 Film) by Bertrand Tavernier
      12. On Art: The Incredible Shrinking Classics by Jed Perl, pp. 31-35
      13. [+]
        Crimes and Misdemeanors by Tony Judt, pp. 36-41 - 1 Review
        Europe: A History by Norman Davies
      14. [+]
        The Scandal of Certainty by Michael Ignatieff, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review
        Fools, Martyrs, Traitors by Lacey Baldwin Smith
      15. My Sister, the Queen by Edward Field, pp. 44-45
      16. Washington Diarist: The Princess Bride by Andrew Sullivan, pp. 46-48
      17. Cover by Eric Baker
    10. [+]
      September 29, 1997 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-6
      2. Getting Testy by The Editors, p. 7
      3. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      4. On the Hill: Deja Coup II by Sandy Hume, p. 10
      5. Berlin Dispatch: Re-edification by Michael Z. Wise, p. 11
      6. Taos County Postcard: Washed Out by Florence Williams, pp. 12-13
      7. Illiberal Arts by Jonathan Chait, pp. 14-16
      8. Island of Disenchantment by Charles Lane, pp. 17-24
      9. The Hard Qustions: Mourning in America by Jean Bethke Elshtain, p. 25
      10. [+]
        On Films: A Wry Look at Hell by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 1 Review
        My Mother's Courage (1996 Film) by Michael Verhoeven
      11. [+]
        The Facts and the Feelings by Alan Wolfe, pp. 27-31 - 2 Reviews
        America in Black and White by Stephan Thernstrom and Abigail Thernstrom
        A Country of Strangers by David K. Shipler
      12. Friends by John Koethe, p. 32
      13. [+]
        Beneath the Waves by James Wood, pp. 33-37 - 1 Review
        Virginia Woolf by Hermione Lee
      14. [+]
        The Chrysalis Years by Joseph Rykwert, pp. 38-41 - 2 Reviews
        Le Corbusier's Formative Years by H. Allen Brooks
        The Final Testament of Pere Corbu by Le Corbusier
      15. Jerusalem Diarist: Shell-Shocked by Gershom Gorenberg, pp. 42-44
      16. Cover by Eric Baker
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1997 = 13 Issues, 240 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 6, 1997 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. TRB: Impeach Gore by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 4-5
      2. Correspondence, pp. 6-8
      3. The Editors, p. 9
      4. Getting Even , p. 10
      5. Notebook, p. 10
      6. Washington Scene: Slumming It by Michael Brus, p. 11
      7. Lima Dispatch: Creeping Coup by Roger Atwood, pp. 12-14
      8. Cheap Suits by Stephen Glass, p. 15
      9. Unplanned by Susan Ellingwood, pp. 16-19
      10. Moral Capital by Jacob Heilbrunn, p. 20
      11. Hard Labor by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 21-26
      12. The Hard Questions: Old School by Nathan Glazer, p. 27
      13. [+]
        On Films: Cinema Scope by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28 - 3 Reviews
        Lawrence of Arabia (1962 Film) by David Lean
        The Myth of Fingerprints (1997 Film) by Bart Freundlich
        Going All the Way (1997 Film) by Mark Pellington
      14. On Theater: Mend It, Don't End It by Robert Brustein, pp. 29-30
      15. [+]
        The Church of Appearances by Andrew Delbanco, pp. 31-36 - 1 Review
        Just As I Am by Billy Graham
      16. [+]
        The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by Peter Schneider, pp. 37-39 - 1 Review
        The Ghosts of Berlin by Brian Ladd
      17. Marilyn Monroe on a Merry-go-round by Kevin Cantwell, pp. 40-41
      18. Hamburg Diarist: Photo Negative by Hanna Rosin, pp. 42-44
      19. Cover by Eric Baker
    2. [+]
      October 13, 1997 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. TRB: Minefield of Dreams by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 4-7
      2. Correspondence, pp. 8-10
      3. Carey Out by The Editors, p. 11
      4. Notebook, pp. 12-13
      5. Weld Wishers by Jonathan Chait, pp. 14-15
      6. Radical Chicks by Hanna Rosin, pp. 16-17
      7. Srebrenica Dispatch: Polling Alone by Anna Husarska, pp. 18-19
      8. What About Bob? by James Risen, pp. 20-22
      9. We Have Overcome by Stephan Thernstrom and Abigail Thernstrom, pp. 23-28
      10. The Hard Questions: Comparative Disadvantage by Glenn C. Loury, p. 29
      11. [+]
        On Films: Storms, Fake and Real by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 30 - 2 Reviews
        The Ice Storm (1997 Film) by Ang Lee
        Riding the Rails (1997 Film) by Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell
      12. [+]
        Doctors and Deities by Sherwin B. Nuland, pp. 31-39 - 1 Review
        The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
      13. [+]
        The Skin Trade by Richard A. Posner, pp. 40-42 - 1 Review
        Beyond All Reason by Daniel A. Farber and Suzanna Sherry
      14. [+]
        War and Fleece by Bernard Knox, pp. 43-45 - 1 Review
        The Argonautika by Peter Green and Apollonios Rhodios
      15. Dinosaur to Dragon by Sarah Lindsay, pp. 46-47
      16. [+]
        The Penultimate Horror by Omer Bartov, pp. 48-53 - 1 Review
        The Order of Terror by Wolfgang Sofsky
      17. Amman Diarist: King of Peace by Martin Peretz, pp. 54-56
      18. Cover by Eric Baker
    3. [+]
      October 20, 1997 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. TRB: Honor Code by John B. Judis, pp. 4-5
      2. Correspondence, pp. 6-8
      3. The McCain Mutiny by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. Jail Baiting by Catherine Elton, p. 12
      6. On the Hill: Kicked Out by Stephen Glass, p. 13
      7. Penalty Box by Jonathan Chait, pp. 14-16
      8. Washington Scene: Con Games by Jacob Heilbrunn, p. 17
      9. Exhibiting Bias by Jason Zengerle, pp. 18-19
      10. An Illusion for Our Time by Peter Beinart, pp. 20-24
      11. The Hard Questions: Baby Bazaar by Michael J. Sandel, p. 25
      12. [+]
        On Films: Domestic Mischief by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Washington Square (1997 Film) by Agnieszka Holland
        In and Out (1997 Film) by Frank Oz
      13. On Art: Latest and Greatest by Jed Perl, pp. 27-31
      14. [+]
        The Typist by Frederick Brown, pp. 32-35 - 1 Review
        Simenon: A Biography by Pierre Assouline
      15. [+]
        The Road From Serfdom by Cass R. Sunstein, pp. 36-39 - 1 Review
        Socialism and War: Essays, Documents, Reviews by Friedrich A. Hayek and Bruce Caldwell
      16. Portrait of a Girl as the Letter A by Kathy Fagan, pp. 40-42
      17. [+]
        A Minor Master by Daniel Aaron, pp. 43-45 - 1 Review
        Robert Penn Warren: A Biography by Joseph Blotner
      18. Seattle Diarist: Gates's Heaven by Margaret Talbot, pp. 46-48
      19. Cover by Eric Baker
    4. [+]
      October 27, 1997 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. TRB: Passing the Buckley by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 4-5
      2. Correspondence, pp. 6-8
      3. Go Ballistic by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, p. 10
      5. Promise Weepers by Hanna Rosin, p. 11
      6. Bittersweet by Katherine Pfleger, p. 12
      7. Orange County Postcard: Hasta La Vista by Kenneth Lee, p. 13
      8. Testing, Testing by Peter Schrag, pp. 14-16
      9. Sexual Healing by Ruth Shalit, pp. 17-19
      10. Robespierre of the Right by David Grann, pp. 20-24
      11. The Hard Questions: Superpower Failure by Ronald Steel, p. 25
      12. [+]
        On Films: Wait a While by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        The Edge (1997 Film) by Lee Tamahori
        U-Turn (1997 Film) by Oliver Stone
      13. [+]
        Prometheus Unhinged by Richard Wolin, pp. 27-30 - 1 Review
        The Aryan Christ by Richard Noll
      14. A Portrait by Phillis Levin, pp. 31-34
      15. [+]
        Who Killed Frank Steunenberg? by Alan Brinkley, pp. 35-37 - 1 Review
        Big Trouble by J. Anthony Lukas
      16. [+]
        Incest and Idealism by Adam Kirsch, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        Desire by Frank Bidart
      17. Washington Diarist: Bus Boy by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 42-44
      18. Cover by Eric Baker
    5. [+]
      November 3, 1997 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Degree of Separation by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-8
      3. Shut Up and Smile by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. No Free Launch by Stephen Glass, pp. 12-13
      6. Beast of Burton by Hanna Rosin, pp. 14-15
      7. Sierra Leone Dispatch: Magic Kingdom by David Hecht, pp. 16-17
      8. Calling Canard by Susan Estrich and Kathleen M. Sullivan, pp. 18-19
      9. Superiority Complex by Paul Krugman, pp. 20-21
      10. The Sun Also Rises by John B. Judis, pp. 22-26
      11. The Hard Questions: The Fraud Fraud by Michael Walzer, p. 27
      12. [+]
        On Films: Seeing Is, Initially, Believing by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28 - 2 Reviews
        The Peacemaker (1997 Film) by Mimi Leder
        Forgotten Silver (1997 Film) by Peter Jackson and Costa Botes
      13. On Theater: The Decline of High Culture by Robert Brustein, pp. 29-31
      14. [+]
        Boogie Nights by Terry Castle, pp. 32-33 - 2 Reviews
        Casanova: The Man Who Really Loved Women by Lydia Flem
        History of My Life by Giacomo Casanova
      15. They Felt It Was Time by Elizabeth Macklin, pp. 34-35
      16. [+]
        Oy Gevalt! by Alfred Kazin, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
        The Old Religion by David Mamet
      17. [+]
        Family Values.com by Ann Hulbert, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        The Connected Family by Seymour Papert
      18. Washington Post: Going Postal by Jonathan Chait, pp. 42-44
      19. Cover by Eric Baker
    6. [+]
      November 10, 1997 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. TRB: Choose or Lose by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 4-5
      2. Correspondence, pp. 6-8
      3. A New China Strategy by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. The Hard Questions: True Confessions by Jean Bethke Elshtain, p. 12
      6. Trick and Mistreat by Nicholas Eberstadt, p. 13
      7. Colombia Dispatch: Running Scared by Joshua Hammer, pp. 14-15
      8. Cure All by Richard Wurtman, pp. 16-18
      9. Swamped in Jersey by Matthew Cooper, pp. 19-20
      10. College Cop-Out by Robyn Gearey, pp. 21-23
      11. Don't Touch This by Hanna Rosin, pp. 24-31
      12. [+]
        On Films: The Rake's Progress by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 32 - 1 Review
        Boogie Nights (1997 Film) by Paul Thomas Anderson
      13. [+]
        On Dance: Enigma Variations by Mindy Aloff, pp. 33-37 - 1 Review
        Secret Muses by Julie Kavanagh
      14. [+]
        Black Noise by James Wood, pp. 38-43 - 1 Review
        Underworld by Don DeLillo
      15. [+]
        The Contagion of Liberty by Caryl Phillips, pp. 44-45 - 1 Review
        Black Jacks by W. Jeffrey Bolster
      16. Epiphanies against the dark by Birgitta Trotzig, pp. 46-47
      17. [+]
        Divine Criticism by Andrew Delbanco, pp. 48-49 - 1 Review
        God and the American Writer by Alfred Kazin
      18. New York Diarist: Benched by Florence Williams, pp. 50-52
      19. Cover by Eric Baker
    7. [+]
      November 17, 1997 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: The Parent Trap by Margaret Talbot, p. 6
      3. Half Nelson by The Eidtors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. Strong-arm Tactic by Phillip Whitten, pp. 10-11
      6. On the Hill: Stump Speech by Jonathan Chait, p. 12
      7. The Hard Questions: Coming and Going by Nathan Glazer, p. 13
      8. Philadelphia Postcard: Sisterly Love by Eric Westervelt, pp. 14-15
      9. Losing Patients by Ivan Oransky, p. 16
      10. Panic Attack by Andrew Morse, p. 17
      11. Breaking Windows by Ian Ayres, pp. 18-19
      12. The New New Democrats by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 20-21
      13. Anatomy of a Policy Fraud by Stephen Glass, pp. 22-25
      14. [+]
        On Films: Intriguers by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Beaumarchais, the Scoundrel (1997 Film) by Edouard Molinaro
        Gattaca (1997 Film) by Andrew Niccol
      15. [+]
        Millions of Strange Shadows by Frank Kermode, pp. 27-31 - 1 Review
        The Art of Shakespeare's Sonnets by Helen Vendler
      16. [+]
        Foul Play by Martha C. Nussbaum, pp. 32-37 - 1 Review
        The Anatomy of Disgust by William Ian Miller
      17. [+]
        Bullets of Milk by Robert Boyers, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        Toward the End of Time by John Updike
      18. [+]
        As We Lay Dying by John W. Krakauer, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review
        The Measure of Our Days by Jerome Groopman
      19. The Reunion by Ross Leckie, pp. 44-45
      20. Washington Diarist: Home Base by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 46-48
      21. Cover by Eric Baker
    8. [+]
      November 24, 1997 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 5
      2. TRB: Disorderly Conduct by Charles Lane, p. 6
      3. Zeroism by The Editors, pp. 7-9
      4. Notebook, pp. 10-11
      5. Books of Virtue by Hanna Rosin, p. 12
      6. The Hard Questions: Exclusionary Rule by Glenn C. Loury, p. 13
      7. Oscar Wild by James Wood, pp. 14-15
      8. Framingham Postcard: Newcomers by Joel Millman, pp. 16-17
      9. Home Wreckers by Warren Cohen, pp. 18-19
      10. Water Over the Dam by Jason Zengerle, pp. 20-21
      11. Ambassador Feelgood by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 22-27
      12. Hide and Seek by W. Seth Carus, pp. 28-29
      13. [+]
        On Films: Verdicts and Appeals by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 30 - 1 Review
        Red Corner (1997 Film) by Jon Avnet
      14. [+]
        The Professor of Desire by Alan Wolfe, pp. 31-37 - 1 Review
        Alfred C. Kinsey: A Public/Private Life by James H. Jones
      15. [+]
        The Obelisks' Tale by Anthony Grafton, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        Moses the Egyptian by Jan Assmann
      16. [+]
        London Calling by David A. Bell, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review
        The Pleasures of the Imagination by John Brewer
      17. Remembering My Visit to Martha's Vineyard Last Winter by Ann Claremont Le Zotte, pp. 44-45
      18. Cambridge Diarist: Capitalist Tools by Martin Peretz, pp. 46-48
      19. Cover by Eric Baker
    9. [+]
      December 1, 1997 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Lee's Way by Jeffrey Rosen, p. 6
      3. The Editors, pp. 7-11
      4. Wrong Track , p. 12
      5. Notebook , p. 12
      6. The Hard Questions: Picking Winners by Michael J. Sandel, pp. 13-15
      7. Underbooked by Roger Rosenblatt, p. 16
      8. Chicago Dispatch: House Hunting by Jonathan Eig, pp. 17-19
      9. The Nationalist Revolt by Peter Beinart, pp. 20-26
      10. "When a Sage Dies, All Are His Kin" by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 27-31
      11. [+]
        On Films: Scheming, Then and Now by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 32 - 3 Reviews
        The Wings of the Dove (1997 Film) by Iain Softley
        Bent (1997 Film) by Sean Mathias
        Critical Care (1997 Film) by Sidney Lumet
      12. On Art: Transformations by Jed Perl, pp. 33-37
      13. [+]
        Money Changes Everything by Richard White, pp. 38-45 - 3 Reviews
        Days of Gold by Malcolm J. Rohrbough
        Oil! by Upton Sinclair
        The Dream Endures by Kevin Starr
      14. Shore Derelict by Laurence Lieberman, p. 46
      15. [+]
        Holy Minimalism! by Peter Phillips, pp. 47-53 - 1 Review
        Arvo Part by Paul Hillier
      16. Washington Diarist: A Broken Chain by Bruce Steinke, pp. 54-56
      17. Cover by Eric Baker
    10. [+]
      December 8, 1997 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. TRB: Huntington's Disease by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 4-5
      2. Correspondence, pp. 6-8
      3. The Saddam Syndrome by The Editors, pp. 9-13
      4. Notebook, p. 14
      5. Hartford Postcard: Phone Home by Dante Chinni, p. 15
      6. In Camera by Terry Moran, pp. 16-17
      7. The Hard Questions: Unbalanced by Ronald Steel, p. 18
      8. Over a Barrel by Ted Oehmke, pp. 19-20
      9. Air Bradley by Ruth Shalit, p. 21
      10. Grand Army of the Republicans by Andrew J. Bacevich and Richard H. Kohn, pp. 22-24
      11. The Boys on the Bus by Stephen Glass, pp. 25-29
      12. [+]
        On Films: A Stricken Town by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 30 - 1 Review
        The Sweet Hereafter (1997 Film) by Atom Egoyan
      13. [+]
        America Image Disorder by Margaret Talbot, pp. 31-37 - 1 Review
        The Healing the Soul of America by Marianne Williamson
      14. [+]
        One-Way Street by Michael Andre Bernstein, pp. 38-41 - 3 Reviews
        Walter Benjamin: Selected Writings, Vol. I, 1913-1926 by Marcus Bullock, Michael W. Jennings, and Walter Benjamin, ...
        Walter Benjamin: A Biography by Momme Brodersen
        Benjamin's Crossing by Jay Parini
      15. Rilke's Fear of Dogs by Jeffrey Harrison, pp. 42-45
      16. [+]
        Scot Free by Karl Miller, pp. 46-49 - 2 Reviews
        Busted Scotch by Kelman James
        Picador Book of Contemporary Scottish Fiction by Peter Kravitz
      17. Washington Diarist by Susan Ellingwood, pp. 50-52
      18. Cover by Eric Baker
    11. [+]
      December 15, 1997 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. TRB: The Next NAFTA by Peter Beinart, pp. 4-5
      2. Correspondence, p. 6
      3. Simple Does It by The Editors, pp. 7-10
      4. Notebook, p. 11
      5. On the Hill: Impeachy Keen by Erika Niedowski, p. 12
      6. The Hard Questions: Judgment Days by Michael Walzer, p. 13
      7. Vladivostok Postcard: City of Blights by Anna Husarska, pp. 14-16
      8. Peter Chase by Akhil Reed Amar, pp. 17-19
      9. Middle Man by Karen Ball, pp. 20-22
      10. The Flat Tax Scam by Jonathan Chait, pp. 23-27
      11. On Films: The Fresh and the Weatherbeaten by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 28-29
      12. On Theater: Reclaiming a Ruined Colossus by Robert Brustein, pp. 30-31
      13. [+]
        Liberalism Strikes Back by Peter Berkowitz, pp. 32-36 - 1 Review
        The Era of the Individual by Alain Renaut
      14. [+]
        The Fuhrer Furor by Istvan Deak, pp. 37-39 - 1 Review
        The Hitler of History by John Lukacs
      15. The Russian by Robert Bly, pp. 40-41
      16. [+]
        Unphantasmal Peace by Adam Kirsch, pp. 42-45 - 1 Review
        The Bounty by Derek Walcott
      17. Washington Diarist: Unclean Thoughts by Hanna Rosin, pp. 46-48
      18. Cover by Eric Baker
    12. [+]
      December 22, 1997 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 6-7
      2. TRB: Numbers Racket by Jonathan Chait, p. 8
      3. The Real Linkage by The Editors, pp. 9-10
      4. The Hard Questions: Authority Figures by Jean Bethke Elshtain, p. 11
      5. Paper Tiger by Sebastian Mallaby, pp. 12-13
      6. Washington Scene: Married in a Mob by Margaret Talbot, p. 14
      7. Tijuana Postcard: Frontier Medicine by Dana Calvo, p. 15
      8. Making a Name by Cinque Henderson, pp. 16-17
      9. The Gospel According to John by Jason Zengerle, pp. 18-20
      10. Disarmed and Dangerous by Anatol Lieven, pp. 21-23
      11. [+]
        On Films: Of Human Bondage by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Amistad (1997 Film) by Steven Spielberg
      12. [+]
        The Mandarin and the Rebel by Sean Wilentz, pp. 25-33 - 2 Reviews
        John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life by Paul C. Nagel
        Amistad (1997 Film) by Steven Spielberg
      13. [+]
        The Stain by Anthony Pagden, pp. 34-39 - 1 Review
        The Slave Trade by Hugh Thomas
      14. PC by David Lehman, pp. 40-41
      15. Washington Diarist: Ratted Out by Stephen Glass, pp. 42-44
      16. Cover by Eric Baker
    13. [+]
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      1. Correspondence, pp. 8-9
      2. TRB: The Powell Puzzle by Charles Lane, p. 10
      3. Foul Shots by The Editors, p. 11
      4. Notebook, p. 12
      5. Lady's Night by Steven D. Stark, p. 13
      6. The Hard Questions: Film Projects by Nathan Glazer, p. 14
      7. Croatia Dispatch: On Edge by Marc Champion, p. 15
      8. Matter Matters by Edward Witten, pp. 16-17
      9. Men Behaving Badly by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 18-19
      10. Miss Treatment by Susan E. Reed, pp. 20-22
      11. The Sick Business by Katherine Eban Finkelstein, pp. 23-27
      12. [+]
        On Films: Around the World by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28 - 3 Reviews
        Welcome to Sarajevo (1997 Film) by Michael Winterbottom
        Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997 Film) by Clint Eastwood
        Kiss or Kill (1997 Film) by Bill Bennett
      13. On Theater: Ivanov Revisited by Robert Brustein, p. 29
      14. Dido in the Underworld by Sidney Wade, pp. 30-31
      15. [+]
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        The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
        Mirrorwork by Salman Rushdie and Elizabeth West
        A Dragonfly in the Sun by Muneeza Shamsie
      16. [+]
        The King Is Dead by Peter Green, pp. 36-40 - 1 Review
        Alexander the Great by Richard Stoneman
      17. [+]
        Logocentrism by Jessica Helfand, pp. 41-45 - 1 Review
        From Lascaux to Brooklyn by Paul Rand
      18. Cambridge Diarist: I'm Not Pomerantz by Martin Peretz, pp. 46-48
      19. Cover by Eric Baker
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