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