April 1, 1991 Issue, THE NEW REPUBLIC

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- Correspondence, pp. 4-5
  Hollywood's political culture, ROTC music, etc.
- TRB: Holy Guacamole!
  Michael Kinsley
  , p. 6
  Bush does something right
- Now, Govern
  The Editors
  , pp. 7-8
  The president has earned himself a historic chance to tackle the nation's problems. But...
- Notebook, p. 9
  Kissydace in Kuwait, etc.
- White House Watch: Brilliant Pebble
  Fred Barnes
  , p. 10
  Meet the latest victor of the Gulf war: a kinder, leaner Strategic Defense Initiative
- Highway to Hell
  Michael Kelly
  , pp. 11-14
  The human detritus of the high-tech Iraq war
- Hold The Presses
  Conor O'Clery
  , p. 15
  As Gorbacheve stuffs Soviet broadcasting back into a stifling Party closet, the indepen...
- Untruth
  Clarence Brown
  , pp. 16-17
  A lament for a once brave Soviet news show, 'Vremya'
- Why Spy?
  Dave McCurdy
  , p. 18
  The case for strengthening intelligence
- After the Battle
  Eliot A. Cohen
  , pp. 19-22
  Winning the cold war and the Gulf war wasn't easy; drawing the right lessons from them ...
- Check, Please
  Eliot A. Cohen
  , p. 23
  Sorry, we need the peace dividend
- Edifice Wrecked
  Jacob Weisberg
  , pp. 24-27
  The Pentagon building is falling down
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  On Films: Music Makers and Shakers (2 Reviews)
  Stanley Kauffmann
  , pp. 28-29
  The Doors (1991 Film), by Oliver Stone
  1. The Doors (1991 Film) by Oliver Stone
  2. A Heart at Fire's Center by Steven C. Smith
- The Landscape of Longing
  Anne Hollander
  , pp. 30-35
  Caspar David Friedrich's long neglected work is now on display at the Metropolitan Muse...
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  In the Beginning (2 Reviews)
  Paul Berman
  , pp. 36-37
  Sandino, by Sergio Ramirez, Robert Edgar Conrad, and Augusto Cesar Sandino, ...
  1. Sandino by Sergio Ramirez, Robert Edgar Conrad, and Augusto Cesar Sandino, ...
  2. To Lead as Equals by Jeffrey L. Gould
- "All We Know of Heaven"
  Judith Hall
  , pp. 38-40
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  The Magic Touch (Review)
  Dennis Wrong
  , pp. 41-42
  Charisma, by Charles Lindholm
  1. Charisma by Charles Lindholm
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  Danging Man (Review)
  Midge Decter
  , pp. 43-45
  Saul Bellow, by Ruth Miller
  1. Saul Bellow by Ruth Miller
- Washington Diarist: Mothers and Battles
  Ann Hulbert
  , pp. 46-48
  Notes from the sandbox
- Cover
  Shannon Jeffries