Language Barrier, by Peter Schrag, THE NEW REPUBLIC

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Language Barrier

Bilingual education may be a disaster in California, but a ballot initiative to reform it will on...

by Peter Schrag

The New Republic, March 9, 1998, pp. 14-15

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      6. School's Out by Katherine Pfleger, p. 11
      7. On the Hill: Broken Rules by David Grann, pp. 12-13
      8. Savings Grace by Martin Feldstein, pp. 14-15
      9. Rwanda Dispatch: Life After Death by Samantha Power, pp. 16-17
      10. In Defense of Preference by Nathan Glazer, pp. 18-19
      11. Testing Texas by James Traub, pp. 20-25
      12. [+]
        On Films: Cops and Perpetrators by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Fireworks (1998 Film) by Takeshi "Beat" Kitano
        The Big Lebowski (1998 Film) by Joel Coen
      13. Canny and Lacy by Ruth Shalit, pp. 27-31
      14. [+]
        This Magic Moment by Richard A. Posner, pp. 32-34 - 1 Review
        We the People, Vol. II: Transformations by Bruce Ackerman
      15. No Port Now by Anne Carson, p. 35
      16. [+]
        The Book of Love by Denis Donoghue, pp. 36-37 - 2 Reviews
        Pages Passed from Hand to Hand by Mark Mitchell and David Leavitt
        A History of Gay Literature by Gregory Woods
      17. [+]
        Big by David A. Bell, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        Victor Hugo: A Biography by Graham Robb
      18. Catskills Diarist: Klezmania by James Loeffler, pp. 42-44
      19. Cover by Eric Baker
    2. [+]
      April 13, 1998 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Exam Questions by Charles Lane, p. 6
      3. Not So Welfare by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, p. 8
      5. The Hard Questions: Bad Bidding by Michael J. Sandel, p. 9
      6. Washington Scene: Monica Sells by Stephen Glass, p. 10
      7. Los Angeles Dispatch: Union Bust by Harold Meyerson, pp. 11-13
      8. Underprivileged by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 14-15
      9. The Open Society by Peter H. Schuck, pp. 16-18
      10. Mr. Nice Guy by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 19-23
      11. [+]
        On Films: More from a Master by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 24-25 - 1 Review
        Taste of Cherry (1997 Film) by Abbas Kiarostami
      12. [+]
        Stealing the State by Stephen Kotkin, pp. 26-31 - 5 Reviews
        Stealing the State by Steven L. Solnick
        The Political History of Economic Reform in Russia, 1985-1994 by Vladimir A. Mau
        Privatizing Russia by Maxim Boycko, Andrei Shleifer, and Robert Vishny, ...
        Kremlin Capitalism by Joseph R. Blasi, Maya Kroumova, and Douglas Kruse, ...
        Boris Yeltsin by Aleksandr Korzhakov
      13. Notes from the Provinces by David Young, p. 32
      14. [+]
        The Old and the New by Robert Alter, pp. 33-36 - 1 Review
        The Castle by Franz Kafka
      15. [+]
        "In a Strange Way" by Alan Taylor, pp. 37-41 - 1 Review
        The Name of War by Jill Lepore
      16. Washington Diarist: March Sadness by Jason Zengerle, pp. 42-44
      17. Cover, Illustration by Eric Baker and Robert Grossman
    3. [+]
      April 20, 1998 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Preemptive Strike by Peter Beinart, p. 6
      3. Case Closed by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, p. 8
      5. The Hard Questions: Sorry About That by Ronald Steel, p. 9
      6. On the Hill: Ads Hominem by Erika Niedowski, p. 10
      7. Warheadache by David S. Cloud, p. 11
      8. Very Pat by Jonathan Chait, pp. 12-14
      9. The New Order by Edward A. Gargan, pp. 15-16
      10. All the Way to Timbuktu by Henry Louis Gates Jr., pp. 17-18
      11. Roll Out the Barrel by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 19-23
      12. [+]
        On Films: Wag the Tale by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Primary Colors (1998 Film) by Mike Nichols
      13. On Art: Death and Realism by Jed Perl, pp. 25-29
      14. Corvo, for Levi by Ann Snodgrass, pp. 30-31
      15. The Incompatibilities by Norman Manea, pp. 32-37
      16. [+]
        The Enemy Within by Roy Porter, pp. 38-39 - 1 Review
        The Gospel of Germs by Nancy Tomes
      17. [+]
        Late Expectations by Karl Miller, pp. 40-41 - 1 Review
        Jack Maggs by Peter Carey
      18. Washington Diarist: High Lying by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 42-44
      19. Cover Photograph by Tim Davis
    4. [+]
      April 27, 1998 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Boxed In by Charles Lane, p. 6
      3. A Current Affair by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. The Hard Questions: Lone Ranger by Michael Walzer, p. 10
      6. Taxing the Truth by Robert Greenstein, Iris Lav, and Isaac Shapiro, p. 11
      7. Family Man by Peter Rubin, pp. 12-13
      8. Trial and Error by Deborah Hellman, pp. 14-16
      9. Swiss Bunk by Itamar Levin, pp. 17-18
      10. The 1099 Rebellion by Daniel H. Pink, pp. 19-20
      11. The Conversion of Steve Forbes by Dana Milbank, pp. 21-25
      12. [+]
        On Films: Trickery and Tradition by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        The Spanish Prisoner (1997 Film) by David Mamet
        Sonatine (1997 Film) by Takeshi Kitano
      13. On Theater: The Two O'Neills by Robert Brustein, pp. 27-28
      14. [+]
        The Surrender to Nature by Tzvetan Todorov, pp. 29-31 - 1 Review
        Consilience by Edward O. Wilson
      15. John Rock by Michael White#2, pp. 32-33
      16. [+]
        The Protection of Poetry by Peter Green, pp. 34-37 - 3 Reviews
        The Odes of Horace by David Ferry and Horace
        Horace: A Life by Peter Levi
        Horace in English by D.S. Carne-Ross, Kenneth Haynes, and Horace
      17. [+]
        A Severe Ecstasy by Yehudah Mirsky, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        The Faith of the Mithnagdim by Allan Nadler
      18. Washington Diarist: The End of the Story by David Grann, pp. 42-44
      19. Cover, Illustration by Eric Baker and Warren Linn
    5. [+]
      May 4, 1998 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: No Cigar by Charles Lane, p. 6
      3. Investigation Negation by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, p. 8
      5. The Hard Questions: Beyond Consent by Jean Bethke Elshtain, p. 8
      6. White House Watch: No-Comment Man by Dana Milbank, pp. 9-10
      7. Trimble's Troubles by Fintan O'Toole, p. 11
      8. The Ignoble Bard by Nurith C. Aizenman, pp. 12-13
      9. Baltimore Dispatch: Chaos High by Mark Stricherz, p. 14
      10. No Fault, No Foul by Peter H. Schuck, pp. 15-16
      11. Gold Diggers by Ryan Lizza, pp. 17-19
      12. Hot and Not Bothered by Gregg Easterbrook, pp. 20-23
      13. Clean Machines by Michael B. McElroy, pp. 24-25
      14. [+]
        On Films: Leaning on the Past by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Marius and Jeannette (1997 Film) by Robert Guediguian
        Chinese Box (1997 Film) by Wayne Wang
      15. Arthur Koestler Resigns by Michael Scammell, pp. 27-32
      16. [+]
        Janeism by Richard Jenkyns, pp. 33-35 - 2 Reviews
        Jane Austen: A Life by Claire Tomalin
        Jane Austen: A Life by David Nokes
      17. Apprentice Chef by Martin Galvin, pp. 36-37
      18. [+]
        Eyeless in Zion by Steven J. Zipperstein, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        The Founding Myths of Israel by Zeev Sternhell
      19. New York: Cooked Book by Jonathan Mahler, pp. 42-44
      20. Cover, Illustration by Eric Baker and Seymour Chwast
    6. [+]
      May 11, 1998 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Gone To Pot by Charles Lane, pp. 6-8
      3. The Editors, p. 9
      4. A Poet Passes , p. 10
      5. Notebook , p. 10
      6. The Hard Questions: Enroll On by Nathan Glazer, p. 11
      7. White House Watch: Morris Mania by Dana Milbank, pp. 12-14
      8. "My Nation Lives" by Yehuda Amichai, pp. 15-17
      9. The Henchmen by William Branigin, pp. 18-19
      10. Literary License by David Grann, pp. 20-22
      11. Dollar Democrats by Peter Beinart, pp. 23-27
      12. [+]
        On Films: Tragic and Otherise by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 28-29 - 2 Reviews
        The Truce (1996 Film) by Francesco Rosi
        Wild Man Blues (1997 Film) by Barbara Kopple
      13. [+]
        The Closing of the American City by James Q. Wilson, pp. 30-37 - 2 Reviews
        Official Negligence by Lou Cannon
        Someone Else's House by Tamar Jacoby
      14. [+]
        The Two Evils by Ronald Radosh, pp. 38-39 - 2 Reviews
        Many Are the Crimes by Ellen Schrecker
        The Soviet World of American Communism by Harvey Klehr, John Earl Haynes, and Kyrill Anderson, ...
      15. River Mornings by Alfred Kazin, pp. 40-48
      16. [+]
        The Roads Not Taken by Michael Wood, pp. 49-53 - 1 Review
        The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
      17. Diaspora Diarist: Jubilee! by Martin Peretz, pp. 54-56
      18. Cover, Illustration by Eric Baker and Steve Brodner
    7. [+]
      May 18, 1998 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Wrong Roth by Charles Lane, p. 6
      3. Tax Tales by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. The Hard Questions: Charles II by Glenn C. Loury, p. 10
      6. Washington Scene: Hack Heaven by Stephen Glass, p. 11
      7. On the Hill: Housebroken by David Grann, p. 12
      8. Lagos Dispatch: Sani Days by Marcus Mabry, p. 13
      9. Kosovo Dispatch: The Warpath by Theresa Agovino, pp. 14-15
      10. Bankrupt Policy by Joshua Wolf Shenk, pp. 16-17
      11. The Fat Tax: Why taxing Ronald McDonald might actually make more sense than taxing Joe ... by Hanna Rosin, p. 18
      12. White House Watch: Wonderwork by Dana Milbank, pp. 19-20
      13. The Great Liberal Smokeout by Jonathan Chait, pp. 21-23
      14. [+]
        On Films: In a Different Light by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 1 Review
        Wilde (1997 Film) by Brian Gilbert
      15. [+]
        The Pluralist by Tomas Venclova, pp. 25-31 - 1 Review
        The First Hundred Years of Mikhail Bakhtin by Caryl Emerson
      16. [+]
        More is Less by Cass R. Sunstein, pp. 32-36 - 1 Review
        Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott
      17. [+]
        All Mere Complexities by Adam Kirsch, p. 37 - 1 Review
        Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson
      18. Middle Distance by Jorie Graham, pp. 38-41
      19. Washington Diarist: On the Pill by Andrew Sullivan, pp. 42-44
      20. Cover, Illustration by Eric Baker and Robert Grossman
    8. [+]
      May 25, 1998 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: To Tell the Truth by Charles Lane, p. 6
      3. The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. The Hard Questions: Spoiled Sports by Michael J. Sandel, pp. 10-13
      6. White House Watch: Snog Job by Dana Milbank, p. 14
      7. On the Hill: People of Gender by Hanna Rosin, pp. 15-16
      8. Divided They Stand by Peter Schrag, pp. 17-18
      9. Battle Wary by Andrew J. Bacevich and Lawrence F. Kaplan, pp. 19-20
      10. The Sanctions Sellout by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 21-25
      11. [+]
        On Films: Injustices by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Les Miserables (1998 Film) by Bille August
        Healing by Killing (1998 Film) by Nitzan Aviram
      12. On Theater: Calamity Jane by Robert Brustein, pp. 27-28
      13. [+]
        The Jerusalem Syndrome by Hillel Halkin, pp. 29-31 - 1 Review
        Damascus Gate by Robert Stone
      14. [+]
        The Explanations by Jagdish Bhagwati, pp. 32-34 - 2 Reviews
        The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David S. Landes
        World Economic Primacy, 1500-1990 by Charles P. Kindleberger
      15. Sky by Wislawa Szymborska, p. 35
      16. [+]
        An Unsentimental Journey by Robert Boyers, pp. 36-41 - 2 Reviews
        The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
        Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis
      17. Washington Diarist: Yidfellas by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 42-44
      18. Cover, Illustration by Eric Baker and Malcolm Tarlofsky
    9. [+]
      June 1, 1998 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-6
      2. "A Crisis of Partnership" by The Editors, p. 7
      3. To Our Readers, p. 8
      4. Broken Home by Jessica Korn, p. 9
      5. London Postcard: Bed, Bath, & Bard by Susan Ellicott, p. 10
      6. The Hard Questions: Eurotrash by Ronald Steel, pp. 11-12
      7. White House Watch: Clinton Agonistes by Dana Milbank, p. 13
      8. Shifting Sands by Robert Satloff, pp. 14-15
      9. Small Men on Campus by David Greenberg, pp. 16-23
      10. [+]
        On Films: Named for Jesus by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
        He Got Game (1998 Film) by Spike Lee
        Life of Jesus (1997 Film) by Bruno Dumont
      11. On Art: Being Geniuses Together by Jed Perl, pp. 25-27
      12. Honest Iago by J.D. McClatchy, pp. 28-30
      13. [+]
        The Master of the Not Quite by James Wood, pp. 31-35 - 2 Reviews
        Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann
        Letters of Heinrich and Thomas Mann, 1900-1949 by Hans Wysling, Thomas Mann, and Heinrich Mann
      14. [+]
        Groups and Happiness by Alan Wolfe, pp. 36-41 - 1 Review
        Membership and Morals by Nancy L. Rosenblum
      15. San Francisco Diarist: Historionics by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 42-44
      16. Cover, Illustration by Eric Baker and Anthony Russo
    10. [+]
      June 8, 1998 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Power to the Party by Peter Beinart, pp. 6-8
      3. Living Dangerously by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, p. 10
      5. The Hard Questions: Crass Demos by Michael Walzer, p. 11
      6. Washington Scene: Mining Microsoft by Hanna Rosin, pp. 12-13
      7. Overreaction? by Arthur Allen, p. 14
      8. White House Watch: Small Talk by Dana Milbank, pp. 15-16
      9. Exploding Myths by Pratap Bhanu Mehta, pp. 17-18
      10. Silicon Smoothies by Jason Zengerle, pp. 19-23
      11. [+]
        On Films: Color Lines by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 24-25 - 1 Review
        Bulworth (1998 Film) by Warren Beatty
      12. [+]
        Manly Agitations by Richard Poirier, pp. 26-33 - 2 Reviews
        Gertude Stein, Vol. I: Writings 1903-1932 by Catharine R. Stimpson, Harriet Chessman, and Gertrude Stein, ...
        Gertrude Stein, Vol. II: Writings 1932-1946 by Catharine R. Stimpson, Harriet Chessman, and Gertrude Stein, ...
      13. [+]
        Out of the Past by Istvan Deak, pp. 34-39 - 2 Reviews
        Kosovo: A Short History by Noel Malcolm
        Between Serb and Albanian by Miranda Vickers
      14. [+]
        Impurity and Danger by Elliott Horowitz, pp. 40-43 - 1 Review
        The Singular Beast: Jews, Christians, and the Pig by Claudine Fabre-Vassas
      15. Cantus / Sanctus by Andrew Zawacki, pp. 44-45
      16. Washington Diarist: Twister by James Wood, pp. 46-48
      17. Cover, Illustration by Eric Baker and Otto Steininger
    11. [+]
      June 15, 1998 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Bad Ban by Nurith C. Aizenman, pp. 6-8
      3. Barry Bows Out by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, p. 10
      5. The Hard Questions: The Right Rights by Jean Bethke Elshtain, p. 11
      6. On the Hill: Talked to Death by David Grann, p. 12
      7. Trenton Postcard: People's Prep by Mark Francis Cohen, pp. 13-15
      8. Unsilenced by Margot Cohen, pp. 16-17
      9. A True Test by Adrian Wooldridge, pp. 18-20
      10. Party Crashers by Dana Milbank, pp. 21-25
      11. [+]
        On Films: Pilgrim's Progress by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 1 Review
        The Horse Whisperer (1998 Film) by Robert Redford
      12. [+]
        The Mouse That Roared by Jackson Lears, pp. 27-33 - 1 Review
        The Magic Kingdom by Steven Watts
      13. [+]
        Poetical Correctness by Helen Vendler, pp. 34-36 - 1 Review
        World Poetry by Katharine Washburn and John S. Major
      14. [+]
        The Pen and the Mask by Michael Ravitch, pp. 37-39 - 1 Review
        Stendhal by Jonathan Keates
      15. A Phonebook Cover Hermes of the Nineteen-Forties by Robert Pinsky, pp. 40-41
      16. Cambridge Diarist: Habibie's Hour by Martin Peretz, pp. 42-44
      17. Cover, Illustration by Eric Baker and Robert Grossman
    12. [+]
      June 22, 1998 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Dangerous Liaison by Jonathan Chait, p. 6
      3. The Editors, p. 7
      4. Tongue Twister , p. 8
      5. Notebook , p. 9
      6. The Hard Questions: Diversity Dilemma by Nathan Glazer, pp. 10-13
      7. Silent Treatment by David Van Sickel, p. 14
      8. Barry's Way by John B. Judis, p. 15
      9. Kashmir Dispatch: Borderline by Ana Menendez, pp. 16-18
      10. The Next Reconstruction by Tamar Jacoby, pp. 19-21
      11. Which Doctors? by Robert Dreyfuss, pp. 22-25
      12. [+]
        On Films: Survivors by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998 Film) by Terry Gilliam
        Beyond Silence (1996 Film) by Caroline Link
      13. [+]
        Trade Free or Die by Robert J. Samuelson, pp. 27-33 - 1 Review
        The Great Betrayal by Patrick J. Buchanan
      14. [+]
        Fear and Loathing in Antiquity by Bernard Knox, pp. 34-36 - 1 Review
        Judeophobia by Peter Schafer
      15. [+]
        Sourpuss Eidolon by Srikanth Reddy, p. 37 - 1 Review
        Canaan by Geoffrey Hill
      16. Ghazal by Agha Shahid Ali, pp. 38-41
      17. Washington Diarist: Guns 'n' Moses by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 42-44
      18. Cover, Illustration by Eric Baker and Anthony Russo
    13. [+]
      June 29, 1998 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Grover Cornered by Jonathan Cohn, p. 6
      3. The Editors, p. 7
      4. Alfred Kazin , p. 8
      5. To Our Readers , pp. 8-9
      6. Notebook , p. 10
      7. Washington Scene: Plato's Plan by Jason Zengerle, p. 10
      8. Mum's the Word by Simon J. Frankel, pp. 11-13
      9. The Hard Questions: Uneconomical by Glenn C. Loury, p. 14
      10. White House Watch: Business by Dana Milbank, pp. 15-16
      11. Bungling Boris by Anatol Lieven, pp. 17-18
      12. Thunder on the Right by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 19-21
      13. [+]
        On Films: Caught in the Act by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 22 - 1 Review
        The Truman Show (1998 Film) by Peter Weir
      14. On Theater: Stephen Sondheim's Progress by Robert Brustein, pp. 23-24
      15. [+]
        In Defense of Gender-Blindness by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 25-30 - 2 Reviews
        In Harm's Way by Catharine A. MacKinnon and Andrea Dworkin
        Heterophobia by Daphne Patai
      16. The Baby by Rex Wilder, pp. 31-34
      17. [+]
        The Saint by Alan Wolfe, pp. 35-38 - 1 Review
        Just As I Thought by Grace Paley
      18. [+]
        The Life of a Picture by E.V. Thaw, pp. 39-41 - 1 Review
        The Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Cynthia Saltzman
      19. Montegro Diarist: Hopeless by Anna Husarska, pp. 42-44
      20. Cover Illustration by Anthony Russo
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1998 = 10 Issues, 186 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 6, 1998 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Trouble Spot by Charles Lane, pp. 6-8
      3. A Question of Content by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, p. 10
      5. The Hard Questions: My RFK by Michael J. Sandel, p. 11
      6. Vouched For by Eugene Volokh, pp. 12-13
      7. Goldman Rush by Paul L. Isaac, pp. 14-15
      8. White House Watch: Day Tripper by Dana Milbank, p. 16
      9. High Drama by Maura Moynihan, p. 17
      10. Protest.org by William J. Dobson, pp. 18-20
      11. Beijing Bull by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 21-22
      12. Barney Rumbles by David Grann, pp. 23-27
      13. [+]
        On Films: Classics and Confrontations by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28 - 5 Reviews
        Passion in the Desert (1997 Film) by Lavinia Currier
        Cousin Bette (1998 Film) by Des McAnuff
        Coming Out (1989 Film) by Heiner Carow
        Gerrie and Louise (1997 Film) by Sturla Gunnarsson
        Beyond Barbed Wire (1997 Film) by Steve Rosen
      14. [+]
        Almost Justice by David Rieff, pp. 29-37 - 1 Review
        To End A War by Richard Holbrooke
      15. [+]
        The Right Thread by James Wood, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald
      16. [+]
        To Criticize the Critic by Robert Alter, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review
        Irving Howe: Socialist, Critic, Jew by Edward Alexander
      17. On the Bus to Utica by Carl Dennis, pp. 44-45
      18. Washington Diarist: Indirect Rule by Peter Beinart, pp. 46-48
      19. Cover, Illustration by Steven Brower and Ron Barrett
    2. [+]
      July 13, 1998 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Profit Motives by Jonathan Cohn, p. 6
      3. Courting Disaster by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. The Hard Questions: Hijacked by Ronald Steel, p. 10
      6. Pahrump Postcard: Libertrianville by Florence Williams, p. 11
      7. Party Politics by Ryan Lizza, pp. 12-14
      8. New Nuances by Robert Satloff, p. 15
      9. Boston Dispatch: Beantown Bedlam by Michael Crowley, pp. 16-17
      10. San Francicos Postcard: Sim City by Romesh Ratnesar, pp. 18-19
      11. Minority Rules by Jonathan Paris, pp. 20-21
      12. Honest John by Jonathan Chait, pp. 22-25
      13. [+]
        On Films: A Mystery, A Romance by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Henry Fool (1997 Film) by Hal Hartley
        The Land Girls (1998 Film) by David Leland
      14. [+]
        The Traveler's Luck by Fouad Ajami, pp. 27-33 - 1 Review
        Beyond Belief by V.S. Naipaul
      15. [+]
        Fear and Thinking by Peter Berkowitz, pp. 34-37 - 2 Reviews
        Political Thought and Political Thinkers by Judith N. Shklar and Stanley Hoffmann
        Redeeming American Political Thought by Judith N. Shklar, Stanley Hoffmann, and Dennis F. Thompson, ...
      16. Pool Hall by Michael White#2, p. 38
      17. [+]
        The Trouble With Lively by Adam Kirsch, pp. 39-41 - 1 Review
        Green Sees Things in Waves by August Kleinzahler
      18. Washington Diarist: Li'l Helpers by Margaret Talbot, pp. 42-44
      19. Cover, Photograph by Steven Brower and Frederick Reglain
    3. [+]
      July 20, 1998 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Control Freaks by Jacob Heilbrunn, p. 6
      3. Anti-Expressionism by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. The Hard Questions: Disunited by Michael Walzer, p. 10
      6. White House Watch: The Deputy by Dana Milbank, pp. 11-12
      7. On the Hill: Noble's Cause by Nurith C. Aizenman, p. 13
      8. China Closet by Robert A. Manning, pp. 14-15
      9. Firestarters by David Grann, pp. 16-18
      10. Stop the Celebration by Sebastian Mallaby, pp. 19-21
      11. [+]
        On Films: Culture Gapping by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 22-23 - 1 Review
        Differences in the Dark by Michael T. Gilmore
      12. [+]
        Quality Wings by Ruth Shalit, pp. 24-31 - 5 Reviews
        When Angels Speak by Martha Williamson
        Angel Voices by Karen Goldman
        Angelspeake: A Guide by Barbara Mark and Trudy Griswold
        Angel Energy by John Randolph Price
        Ask Your Angels by Alma Daniel, Timothy Wyllie, and Andrew Ramer
      13. [+]
        The Perfectionist by Margaret Talbot, pp. 32-34 - 1 Review
        Maybe One by Bill McKibben
      14. Calendar Girl by Brian Swann, pp. 35-37
      15. [+]
        The Good Old Bad Old Days by Jeffrey Herf, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        Parting from Phantoms by Christa Wolf
      16. New York Diarist: Leader of the Pack by Jed Perl, pp. 42-44
      17. Cover Illustration by Robert Grossman
    4. [+]
      August 3, 1998 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Vietnam Syndrome by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 6-8
      3. Japan Crashing by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, p. 10
      5. The Hard Questions: Back to Nature by Jean Bethke Elshtain, p. 11
      6. Sundown by Jacob M. Schlesinger, pp. 12-13
      7. White House Watch: Getting Busy by Dana Milbank, pp. 14-15
      8. St. Louis Dispatch: Bus Battle by Erika Niedowski, pp. 16-17
      9. The Golfing of America by Scott Stossel, pp. 18-21
      10. The Return of the Bomb by Peter Beinart, pp. 22-27
      11. [+]
        On Films: A Cop and a Robber by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28 - 1 Review
        Out of Sight (1998 Film) by Steven Soderbergh
      12. On Theater: Still Searching for Theater by Robert Brustein, pp. 29-30
      13. On Art: Seeing and Time by Jed Perl, pp. 31-36
      14. [+]
        Devil in a Blue Dress by Alan Taylor, pp. 37-41 - 1 Review
        The Lord Cornbury Scandal by Patricia U. Bonomi
      15. [+]
        The Year of Writing Dangerously by John Brewer, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review
        England in 1819 by James Chandler
      16. Elegy after a Photograph of Henry and William James at the Houghton Library by Susan Lasher, pp. 44-45
      17. Washington Diarist: The Case Against Myself by Jonathan Chait, pp. 46-48
      18. Cover Illustration by Anthony Russo
    5. [+]
      August 10, 1998 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Unprotected by Charles Lane, p. 6
      3. Cash Crop by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. The Hard Questions: Back to Schools by Nathan Glazer, p. 10
      6. There Yugo Again by Stephen Holmes, p. 11
      7. UFO Stories by Lawrence R. Jacobs and Robert Y. Shapiro, p. 12
      8. Beyond the Grave by Michael Ignatieff, pp. 13-14
      9. On the Hill: Mangling Care by Jonathan Cohn, p. 15
      10. Mighty Mice by Arthur Allen, pp. 16-18
      11. Up In Schmoke by Jason Zengerle, pp. 19-23
      12. [+]
        On Films: A Felon, A Fellini by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 24-25 - 2 Reviews
        The Thief (1997 Film) by Pavel Chukhraj
        Nights of Cabiria (1957 Film) by Federico Fellini
      13. [+]
        The Road from Seneca Falls by Christine Stansell, pp. 26-29 - 4 Reviews
        In the School of Anti-Slavery, 1840 to 1866 by Ann D. Gordon, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony, ...
        Harriot Stanton Blatch and the Winning of Woman Suffrage by Ellen Carol DuBois
        Woman Suffrage and the Origins of Liberal Feminism in the United States, 1820-1920 by Suzanne M. Marilley
        Other Powers by Barbara Goldsmith
      14. Pity by Czeslaw Milosz, pp. 30-31
      15. Power of Speech by Czeslaw Milosz, pp. 32-33
      16. The Past by Czeslaw Milosz, pp. 34-37
      17. [+]
        Karma Chameleon by Stephen Owen, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        Prisoners of Shangri-La by Donald S. Lopez, Jr.
      18. Traveler's Diarist: Festival by Martin Peretz, pp. 42-44
      19. Cover by Jim Holloway
    6. [+]
      August 17, 1998 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Double Trouble by Charles Lane, p. 6
      3. The Editors, p. 7
      4. Rusty Got His Gun , p. 8
      5. Notebook , p. 8
      6. White House Watch: Cornered by Dana Milbank, pp. 8-9
      7. Not So Grand by Robert Dreyfuss, pp. 10-11
      8. The Hard Questions: Color-Blinded by Glenn C. Loury, pp. 12-13
      9. Bookdumb by James Wood, p. 14
      10. Cambodian Dispatch: The Voting Fields by Anna Husarska, p. 15
      11. Playing Defense by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 16-17
      12. Cincinnati Dispatch: Citizen Carl by Arthur Allen, pp. 18-19
      13. Cosmetic Surgery by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 20-23
      14. [+]
        On Films: War; and More by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 24 - 2 Reviews
        Saving Private Ryan (1998 Film) by Steven Spielberg
        There's Something About Mary (1998 Film) by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly
      15. The Birth of Inwardness by James Wood, pp. 25-28
      16. [+]
        Disestablishment by Robert Kagan, pp. 29-34 - 1 Review
        A Tangled Web by William Bundy
      17. [+]
        The Anti-American Revolution by Richard Wolin, p. 35 - 1 Review
        Reconstructing America by James W. Ceaser
      18. Rain by Richard Tillinghast, pp. 36-41
      19. Boston Diarist: Outside the Glare by Jerome Groopman, pp. 42-44
      20. Cover illustration by Taylor Jones
    7. [+]
      August 31, 1998 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: First Fibber by Charles Lane, pp. 6-8
      3. Blasted by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, p. 10
      5. The Hard Questions: Gatsby Returns by Jean Bethke Elshtain, p. 11
      6. White House Watch: Unsemenly by Dana Milbank, pp. 12-13
      7. The Best Defense by Steven L. Pomerantz, p. 14
      8. Saddam Shame by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 15-16
      9. Holy Warrior by Peter Bergen and Frank Smyth, pp. 17-19
      10. The Spirit of '68 by John B. Judis, pp. 20-27
      11. [+]
        On Films: Devolution Now, Deception Then by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 28 - 2 Reviews
        Your Friends and Neighbors (1998 Film) by Neil LaBute
        The Governess (1998 Film) by Sandra Goldbacher
      12. [+]
        The Play Was the Thing by Fintan O'Toole, pp. 29-32 - 2 Reviews
        Kenneth Tynan: Letters by Kathleen Tynan and Kenneth Tynan
        Kenneth Tynan: Profiles by Kathleen Tynan, Ernie Eban, and Kenneth Tynan
      13. [+]
        Persecution and the Art of Painting by Lee Siegel, pp. 33-40 - 1 Review
        Socialist Realist Painting by Matthew Cullerne Bown
      14. [+]
        Complexity in Arms by Richard White, p. 41 - 1 Review
        Tecumseh: A Life by John Sugden
      15. The Appalachian Book of the Dead II by Charles Wright, pp. 42-45
      16. Washington Diarist: Take It Back by Dana Milbank, pp. 46-48
      17. Cover, Photo by Jonathan Houston and Dennis Brack
    8. [+]
      September 7, 1998 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Take the Fourth by Jeffrey Rosen, p. 6
      3. Moment of Truth by The Editors, pp. 7-8
      4. Notebook, p. 9
      5. The Hard Questions: You Bet Your Life by Michael J. Sandel, pp. 9-10
      6. White House Watch: Betrayed by Dana Milbank, p. 11
      7. Unscomscam by Martin Peretz, pp. 12-13
      8. Tallahassee Dispatch: Sunshine Blues by Tyler Bridges, pp. 14-15
      9. Court of Dreams by David Rieff, pp. 16-17
      10. Boston Dispatch: Hanging Barnicle by Dan Kennedy, pp. 18-19
      11. A Pile of Ruble by James S. Henry and Marshall Pomer, pp. 20-21
      12. The Truth About David Schippers by David Grann, pp. 22-23
      13. [+]
        On Films: From London to Louisiana by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 24-25 - 2 Reviews
        A Merry War (1998 Film) by Robert Bierman
        First Love, Last Rites (1998 Film) by Jesse Peretz
      14. On Theater: Pastoral Shakespeare by Robert Brustein, pp. 26-27
      15. [+]
        Freedom and Freedonia by Tony Judt, pp. 28-34 - 2 Reviews
        Inventing Ruritania by Vesna Goldsworthy
        The Coasts of Bohemia by Derek Sayer
      16. What I Said to Him in a Dream As He Eyed the Hanging Beam by J.P. White, p. 35
      17. [+]
        Inside, Outside by Ruth Shalit, pp. 36-41 - 2 Reviews
        Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
        The Body Project by Joan Jacobs Brumberg
      18. Morocco Diarist: Hidden Hazards by Nurith C. Aizenman, pp. 42-44
      19. Cover Illustration by Taylor Jones
    9. [+]
      September 14, 1998 Issue = 21 Articles
      1. TRB: Unresigned by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 4-7
      2. Correspondence, pp. 8-10
      3. Get Personal by The Editors, p. 11
      4. Notebook, p. 12
      5. The Hard Questions: Who Is Us? by Ronald Steel, p. 13
      6. Superior Logic by Erez Kalir, p. 14
      7. Family Therapy by Jason Zengerle, pp. 15-17
      8. Sweet Good-Bye by Timothy Noah, p. 18
      9. Lies That Matter by Andrew Sullivan, pp. 19-21
      10. Unholy War by Steven Emerson, p. 22
      11. The Succession by Richard Mackenzie, p. 23
      12. Silent Struggle by Frank Smyth, pp. 24-27
      13. The Computer Cure by Katherine Eban Finkelstein, pp. 28-33
      14. [+]
        On Films: Transformations by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 34 - 2 Reviews
        Regeneration (1998 Film) by Gillies Mackinnon
        Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center (1998 Film) by Susan Froemke, Bob Eisenhardt, and Albert Maysles, ...
      15. On Art: Levitation by Jed Perl, pp. 35-39
      16. On Dance: Fancy Free by Mindy Aloff, pp. 40-44
      17. [+]
        The Chosen Family by Jean Bethke Elshtain, pp. 45-53 - 4 Reviews
        Family Matters by E. Wayne Carp
        The Adoption Life Cycle by Elinor B. Rosenberg
        The Adoption Reader by Susan Wadia-Ells
        Adoption, Identity, and Kinship by Katarina Wegar
      18. Ships by Conor O'Callaghan, p. 54
      19. [+]
        A Small Blond Firework by Peter Green, pp. 55-61 - 3 Reviews
        Lawrence Durrell: A Biography by Ian S. MacNiven
        Through the Dark Labyrinth by Gordon Bowker
        Lawrence Durrell's Major Novels, or The Kingdom of the Imagination by Donald P. Kaczvinsky
      20. New York Diarist: Morality Plays by Laurence Grafstein, pp. 62-64
      21. Cover, Photograph by Jonathan Houston and Christopher Morris
    10. [+]
      September 28, 1998 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Clean Break by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 6-8
      3. Welfare Check by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, p. 10
      5. The Hard Questions: News Unworthy by Michael Walzer, p. 10
      6. Moscow Dispatch: Kremlin Crumble by Andrew Meier, pp. 11-15
      7. Moscow Postcard: De-Pressed by Masha Gessen, p. 16
      8. Market Bull by Roger Lowenstein, p. 17
      9. White House Watch: Just Whistle by Dana Milbank, pp. 18-20
      10. The Selling of the Scandal 1998 by David Grann, pp. 21-24
      11. Freudian Slip by Jonathan Lear, pp. 25-29
      12. [+]
        On Films: Welles in the Underworld by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 30 - 1 Review
        Touch of Evil (1958 Film) by Orson Welles
      13. [+]
        Originalism for Liberals by Cass R. Sunstein, pp. 31-33 - 2 Reviews
        The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction by Akhil Reed Amar
        For the People by Akhil Reed Amar and Alan Hirsch
      14. After Auschwitz by C.K. Williams, pp. 34-37
      15. [+]
        The Sublime and the Ridiculous by Adam Kirsch, pp. 38-41 - 2 Reviews
        Wakefulness by John Ashbery
        The Mooring of Starting Out by John Ashbery
      16. [+]
        Objectively Good by Charles Larmore, pp. 42-45 - 1 Review
        The Invention of Autonomy by Jerome B. Schneewind
      17. Washington Diarist: Card Carrying by Dana Milbank, pp. 46-48
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1998 = 12 Issues, 224 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 5, 1998 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. TRB: The Turnout Trap by Charles Lane, pp. 4-5
      2. Correspondence, pp. 6-8
      3. As the World Churns by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, p. 10
      5. New York Postcard: Small Tawk by Mark Francis Cohen, p. 11
      6. On the Hill: Saint Lewis by David Grann, pp. 12-13
      7. White House Watch: Pollyannas by Dana Milbank, pp. 14-15
      8. Madame Lewinsky by James Wood, pp. 16-17
      9. Zion's Justice by Stephen G. Breyer, pp. 18-19
      10. A Constitutional Crisis by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 20-22
      11. The Confidence Game by Paul Krugman, pp. 23-25
      12. [+]
        On Films: The Odd Couple by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 26-27 - 1 Review
        Lolita (1998 Film) by Adrian Lyne
      13. On Theater: Sex, Art, and the Supreme Court by Robert Brustein, pp. 28-29
      14. Mohammed and Mill by Fred Halliday, pp. 30-33
      15. [+]
        Venus in Venice by Anne Hollander, pp. 34-39 - 1 Review
        Titian's Women by Rona Goffen
      16. [+]
        The Tender Democrst by Rochelle Gurstein, pp. 40-41 - 1 Review
        Civility by Stephen L. Carter
      17. Sunday Evening by John Koethe, pp. 42-45
      18. Washington Diarist: Kvetcher in the Rye by Ruth Shalit, pp. 46-48
      19. Cover Illustration by Robert Grossman
    2. [+]
      October 12, 1998 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: School of Scandal by Margaret Talbot, p. 6
      3. The Editors, p. 7
      4. Feeling Findings , p. 8
      5. Notebook , p. 8
      6. White House Watch: Sid's Id by Dana Milbank, pp. 8-10
      7. Parliament Envy by Timothy Noah, pp. 11-13
      8. Japanese Jam by John B. Judis, p. 14
      9. Lagos Dispatch: Miles To Go by Roger Cohen, pp. 15-17
      10. Not-So-Badellas by Chrystia Freeland, pp. 18-19
      11. Back to Bosnia by Peter Maass, pp. 20-23
      12. Science Sees the Light by Gregg Easterbrook, pp. 24-29
      13. [+]
        On Films: Heights and Descents by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 30-31 - 2 Reviews
        Firelight (1997 Film) by William Nicholson
        Love Is the Devil (1998 Film) by John Maybury
      14. [+]
        The Sleep of Reason by Thomas Nagel, pp. 32-37 - 1 Review
        Fashionable Nonsense by Alan D. Sokal and Jean Bricmont
      15. [+]
        The Sentimentalist by James Wood, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        I Married a Communist by Philip Roth
      16. Houston, 6 P.M. by Adam Zagajewski, p. 42
      17. [+]
        White Noise by Nathan Glazer, pp. 43-46 - 1 Review
        Whiteness of a Different Color by Matthew Frye Jacobson
      18. [+]
        Sex and the City by Alan Taylor, pp. 47-53 - 1 Review
        The Murder of Helen Jewett by Patricia Cline Cohen
      19. Washington Diarist: Historical Correctness by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 54-56
      20. Cover Illustration by Robert Neubecker
    3. [+]
      October 19, 1998 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 6-7
      2. TRB: No Way by Charles Lane, pp. 8-10
      3. Policy Bomb by The Editors, p. 11
      4. Notebook, p. 12
      5. White House Watch: Rahmbo by Dana Milbank, p. 12
      6. The Hard Questions: Poll Positions by Jean Bethke Elshtain, p. 13
      7. Moscow Postcard: Brain Hemorrhage by Masha Gessen, pp. 14-16
      8. Risky Business by Roger Lowenstein, p. 17
      9. Campaign '98: Dead Man Walking by Jonathan Chait, p. 18
      10. Campaign '98: Chicago Hopeless by Steve Chapman, pp. 19-20
      11. Minority Leader by Gregory Rodriguez, pp. 21-24
      12. Battle for the 'Burbs by Peter Beinart, pp. 25-29
      13. [+]
        On Films: Stars in Their Courses by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 30 - 3 Reviews
        Ronin (1998 Film) by John Frankenheimer
        One True Thing (1998 Film) by Carl Franklin
        Projections 8 by John Boorman and Walter Donohue
      14. On Art: The Trouble with Photography by Jed Perl, pp. 31-37
      15. [+]
        The Flute of Modernity by Amit Chaudhuri, pp. 38-45 - 2 Reviews
        Rabindranath Tagore: An Anthology by Krishna Dutta, Andrew Robinson, and Rabindranath Tagore, ...
        Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad-Minded Man by Krishna Dutta and Andrew Robinson
      16. [+]
        The First Russian by Richard Pipes, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review
        Russia in the Age of Peter the Great by Lindsey Hughes
      17. Bishop Berkeley by Carl Dennis, pp. 48-49
      18. Washington Diarist: Call the Whole Thing off by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 50-52
      19. Cover, Photograph by John Houston and James Randkley
    4. [+]
      October 26, 1998 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Casualty Attitude by Charles Lane, p. 6
      3. The Villain by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, p. 8
      5. The Hard Questions: Watergate Baby by Michael J. Sandel, p. 9
      6. On the Hill: Moral Minority by David Grann, pp. 10-11
      7. New Mexico Postcard: Keeping the Faith by Florence Williams, p. 12
      8. Cheap Sheikh by Patrick Clawson, pp. 13-14
      9. Tragedy of Errors by Roy Gutman, p. 15
      10. Home Fires by Ruzica Rosandic and Eric Chenoweth, pp. 16-19
      11. Multiple Intelligence Disorder by James Traub, pp. 20-23
      12. [+]
        On Films: Afterlives by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 24-25 - 1 Review
        What Dreams May Come (1998 Film) by Vincent Ward
      13. [+]
        Virtue and Democracy by Nicholas Lemann, pp. 26-29 - 1 Review
        The Death of Outrage by William J. Bennett
      14. [+]
        Being and His Time by Michael Andre Bernstein, pp. 30-33 - 1 Review
        Martin Heidegger by Rudiger Safranski
      15. Hardhat Limbo by Laurence Lieberman, pp. 34-37
      16. [+]
        Phallus in Wonderland by Richard Jenkyns, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        Ventures Into Childland by U.C. Knoepflmacher
      17. Washington Diarist: Candid Camera by Margaret Talbot, pp. 42-44
    5. [+]
      November 2, 1998 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Super Markets by Charles Lane, p. 6
      3. The Hate Debate by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, pp. 8-9
      5. White House Watch: The Ladies Vanish by Dana Milbank, p. 10
      6. On the Hill: Trent's Bent by Ryan Lizza, p. 11
      7. Undone Deal by Robert Satloff, pp. 12-13
      8. Campaign '98: Schumer or Later by Peter Beinart, pp. 14-16
      9. The Global Fix by Dani Rodrik, pp. 17-19
      10. Is Deflation Coming?: An Exchange by Charles W. McMillion, p. 20
      11. Don't panic by Martin Feldstein and Kathleen Feldstein, p. 21
      12. Not Your Average Joe by Gregg Easterbrook, pp. 22-25
      13. [+]
        On Films: Two Gatherings by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Bad Manners (1998 Film) by Jonathan Kaufer
        The Celebration (1998 Film) by Thomas Vinterberg
      14. On Theater: Ways to Break the Silence by Robert Brustein, pp. 27-28
      15. [+]
        The Right to Live by Sherwin B. Nuland, pp. 29-33 - 1 Review
        Freedom to Die by Derek Humphry and Mary Clement
      16. Last Afternoon in Athens by Rachel Hadas, pp. 34-35
      17. [+]
        The Spirit of '98 by R.F. Foster, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
        Citizen Lord by Stella Tillyard
      18. [+]
        The Unrealist by Donald Fanger, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol by Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky, and Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol, ...
      19. Warsaw Diarist: Identity Politics by Anna Husarska, pp. 42-44
      20. Cover illustration by Gene Greif
    6. [+]
      November 9, 1998 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-6
      2. TRB: Busted by Charles Lane, pp. 7-8
      3. School Choice by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, p. 10
      5. Campaign '98: Parris Is Burning by Jason Zengerle, p. 11
      6. Campaign '98: Bush Wacked by Art Levine, pp. 12-13
      7. Martin's Move by Seth Gitell, pp. 14-15
      8. Sound Investment by Peter Diamond, pp. 16-17
      9. Get Shorty by Craig Karmin, pp. 18-20
      10. Viewer Discretion Advised by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 21-22
      11. Indian Summer by John B. Judis, pp. 23-27
      12. [+]
        On Films: The Way We Love by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 28-29 - 1 Review
        Happiness (1998 Film) by Todd Solondz
      13. [+]
        The Gay Science by Lee Siegel, pp. 30-41 - 5 Reviews
        A Small Boy and Others by Michael Moon
        Between Men by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
        Novel Gazing by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
        Saint Foucault by David M. Halperin
        Fear of a Queer Planet by Michael Warner
      14. [+]
        Rights Under Fire by Cass R. Sunstein, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review
        All the Laws But One by William H. Rehnquist
      15. The Brief Appearance of the Equable Man by David Wagoner, pp. 44-46
      16. [+]
        A Child of the Century by Daniel Aaron, pp. 47-49 - 1 Review
        Man from Babel by Eugene Jolas, Andreas Kramer, and Rainer Rumold
      17. Washington Diarist: Shrunken by Leon Wieseltier, pp. 50-52
      18. Cover photograph by Jonathan McEwan
    7. [+]
      November 16, 1998 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Money Laundering by Charles Lane, p. 6
      3. A Piece of Peace by The Editors, p. 7
      4. White House Watch: Real People by Dana Milbank, pp. 8-10
      5. Face the Music by Donald Schapiro and Robert A. Schapiro, p. 11
      6. Jerusalem Dispatch: Poll Watcher by Hirsh Goodman, p. 12
      7. Sharon's Game by Ze'ev Schiff and Ehud Yaari, pp. 13-14
      8. Spy Stories by Ronald Radosh, John Earl Haynes, and Harvey Klehr, ..., pp. 15-16
      9. Out of Bounds by Steve Kettmann, pp. 17-18
      10. The Slippery Center by Jonathan Chait, pp. 19-21
      11. Software Baron by Richard Wolffe, pp. 22-25
      12. [+]
        On Films: Of Human Bondages by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 26-27 - 2 Reviews
        La Sentinelle (1998 Film) by Arnaud Desplechin
        Beloved (1998 Film) by Jonathan Demme
      13. On Art: True North by Jed Perl, pp. 28-31
      14. [+]
        Freedom and Charm by Ian Buruma, pp. 32-35 - 1 Review
        Isaiah Berlin: A Life by Michael Ignatieff
      15. [+]
        Culture Wars by Anthony Pagden, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
        Conquests and Cultures by Thomas Sowell
      16. The Search for Lorca's Shadow by Philip Levine, pp. 38-41
      17. [+]
        The Possibilist by John Patrick Diggins, pp. 42-45 - 1 Review
        Max Lerner: Pilgrim in the Promised Land by Sanford A. Lakoff
      18. Cambridge Diarist: Wye Knots by Martin Peretz, pp. 46-48
      19. Cover illustration by David Cowles
    8. [+]
      November 23, 1998 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Inconceivable by Gregg Easterbrook, p. 6
      3. The Moderate Republic by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Election Notebook, pp. 8-10
      5. White House Watch: It's a Rap by Dana Milbank, pp. 11-13
      6. Fussy Russ by Peter Beinart, p. 14
      7. On the Hill: Money Man by Jonathan Chait, pp. 15-17
      8. Washington Scene: Freepers Creepers by Ryan Lizza, p. 18
      9. Switzerland Postcard: Unaccountable by Joseph Finder, pp. 19-20
      10. The Truth Hurts by Ken Owen, pp. 21-22
      11. The Mighty Middle by John B. Judis, pp. 23-25
      12. [+]
        On Films: Changing the Past by Stanley Kauffmann, p. 26 - 2 Reviews
        Pleasantville (1998 Film) by Gary Ross
        Life Is Beautiful (1997 Film) by Roberto Benigni
      13. [+]
        The Heart That Howls by Bernard Knox, pp. 27-31 - 2 Reviews
        Collected Poems, 1920-1954 by Eugenio Montale
        Satura: 1962-1970 by Eugenio Montale and Rosanna Warren
      14. [+]
        Beneath the Skin by Alan Wolfe, pp. 32-33 - 1 Review
        A Dream Deferred by Shelby Steele
      15. Votive by Peter Sacks, pp. 34-37
      16. [+]
        Discipline and Punish by Robert Boyers, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review
        Last Vanities by Fleur Jaeggy
      17. New York Diarist: Left Out by Lee Siegel, pp. 42-44
      18. Cover Illustration by Steve Brodner
    9. [+]
      November 30, 1998 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Cosmic Clunker by Gregg Easterbrook, p. 6
      3. Getting Serious by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, p. 8
      5. Historical Error by John B. Judis, pp. 8-11
      6. On the Hill: Misconceptions by Garance Franke-Ruta, pp. 12-13
      7. Hemings Hawing by Sean Wilentz, pp. 14-15
      8. Uniform Complaint by Martha Raddatz, pp. 16-17
      9. San Francisco Postcard: Smoked Out by Nurith C. Aizenman, pp. 18-19
      10. Shameless by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 20-23
      11. The Permanent Insurrection by David Grann, pp. 24-26
      12. Time Bomb by Robert A. Manning, pp. 27-31
      13. [+]
        On Films: Irish Interiors by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 32-33 - 1 Review
        Dancing at Lughnasa (1998 Film) by Pat O'Connor
      14. On Theater: McNally on the Cross by Robert Brustein, pp. 34-35
      15. On Dance: Swan Dive by Mindy Aloff, pp. 36-40
      16. On Art: Pollock Fever by Jed Perl, pp. 41-43
      17. Now After Many Years by Yehuda Amichai, pp. 44-45
      18. And In Those Days by Yehuda Amichai, pp. 46-47
      19. [+]
        The Seeing I by James Wood, pp. 48-51 - 1 Review
        Blindness by Jose Saramago
      20. Jerusalem Is A Merry-Go-Round by Yehuda Amichai, pp. 52-53
      21. Balaam Balaam by Yehuda Amichai, pp. 54-55
      22. [+]
        The Virtuoso by Adam Kirsch, pp. 56-61 - 1 Review
        Hay by Paul Muldoon
      23. Cambridge Diarist: Siege Mentality by Martin Peretz, pp. 62-64
      24. Cover by Jonathan Houston
    10. [+]
      December 7, 1998 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. TRB: Quota Kings by Charles Lane, pp. 4-5
      2. Correspondence, pp. 6-8
      3. No Hazard by The Editors, p. 9
      4. Notebook, p. 10
      5. Show of Farce by Patrick Clawson, pp. 10-11
      6. Rising Up by Paul Wolfowitz, pp. 12-13
      7. Adjunct U by John N. Hickman, pp. 14-15
      8. Fuerth in Line by Stan Crock, pp. 16-17
      9. Turley's Gig by Jason Zengerle, pp. 18-19
      10. A Man's Place by Jonathan Cohn, pp. 20-25
      11. [+]
        On Films: In the Midst of Life by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 26-27 - 2 Reviews
        Meet Joe Black (1998 Film) by Martin Brest
        The Siege (1998 Film) by Edward Zwick
      12. [+]
        The Influence of Anxiety by Ann Hulbert, pp. 28-31 - 2 Reviews
        The Nurture Assumption by Judith Rich Harris
        Three Seductive Ideas by Jerome Kagan
      13. Signs and Portents by Steve Kronen, pp. 32-35
      14. [+]
        Hell and Humanitarianism by David Rieff, pp. 36-41 - 1 Review
        We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families by Philip Gourevitch
      15. [+]
        The Ancient Postmoderns by Wendy Doniger, pp. 42-45 - 1 Review
        Ka by Roberto Calasso
      16. New Haven Diarist: A Super Market by Peter Beinart, pp. 46-48
      17. Cover, Photograph by Jonathan Houston and Peter Timmermans
    11. [+]
      December 14, 1998 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Snuff Film by Jonathan Cohn, p. 6
      3. Latin Lesson by The Editors, pp. 7-8
      4. Persian Gulf Dispatch: False Alarms by Romesh Ratnesar, p. 9
      5. St. Petersburg Dispatch: Pistol Politics by Masha Gessen, pp. 10-11
      6. Net Gains by Yochai Benkler and Lawrence Lessig, pp. 12-14
      7. Starr Crossed by Jeffrey Rosen, pp. 15-17
      8. The Red and the Black by Lee Siegel, pp. 18-21
      9. Schoolyard Tussle by Dana Milbank, pp. 22-25
      10. [+]
        On Films: Wasted Talent by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 26-27 - 1 Review
        Very Bad Things (1998 Film) by Christian Slater
      11. [+]
        A Trip to Stonesville by Arnold S. Relman, pp. 28-36 - 8 Reviews
        Natural Remedies: Ask Dr. Weil by Steven Petrow and Andrew Weil
        Eight Weeks to Optimum Health by Andrew Weil
        Spontaneous Healing by Andrew Weil
        Natural Health, Natural Medicine by Andrew Weil
        Health and Healing by Andrew Weil
        From Chocolate to Morphine by Andrew Weil and Winifred Rosen
        The Marriage of the Sun and Moon by Andrew T. Weil
        The Natural Mind by Andrew Weil
      12. [+]
        The Flying Trapezius by James Wood, pp. 37-41 - 1 Review
        A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe
      13. [+]
        The Untrustworthy by Roy Porter, pp. 42-43 - 2 Reviews
        In Defense of History by Richard J. Evans
        Tales from the German Underworld by Richard J. Evans
      14. Irresistible by Stephen Dunn, pp. 44-45
      15. Washington Diarist: Show People by Margaret Talbot, pp. 46-48
      16. Cover by Jonathan Houston
    12. [+]
      December 21, 1998 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, pp. 4-5
      2. TRB: Unimpeachable by Charles Lane, p. 6
      3. Gas Up by The Editors, p. 7
      4. Notebook, p. 8
      5. Al's Clear by Michael Kinsley, pp. 8-9
      6. Flying High by Thomas Toch, pp. 10-11
      7. Looted by Itamar Levin, pp. 12-13
      8. California Dispatch: Gray Matters by Peter Schrag, pp. 14-15
      9. Saddam's Trap by Scott Ritter, pp. 16-20
      10. The Secrets of Mississippi by Peter Maass, pp. 21-25
      11. [+]
        On Films: Doodling and Delving by Stanley Kauffmann, pp. 26-27 - 2 Reviews
        Celebrity (1998 Film) by Woody Allen
        Hilary and Jackie (1998 Film) by Anand Tucker
      12. [+]
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        The Castoriadis Reader by David Ames Curtis and Cornelius Castoriadis
        World in Fragments by Cornelius Castoriadis and David Ames Curtis
        Political and Social Writings, 1946-1955 by Cornelius Castoriadis and David Ames Curtis
        Philosophy, Politics, Autonomy by Cornelius Castoriadis and David Ames Curtis
        The Imaginary Institution of Society by Cornelius Castoriadis
      13. [+]
        Night and Day by Terry Castle, pp. 39-41 - 1 Review
        Cole Porter: A Biography by William McBrien
      14. Reliquary by Melanie Rehak, p. 42
      15. [+]
        Virtue's Skin by Alan Wolfe, pp. 43-45 - 1 Review
        The African American Book of Values by Steven Barboza
      16. Washington Diarist: Unqualified Opinions by Jonathan Chait, pp. 46-48
      17. Cover by Jonathan Houston
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