December 30, 1996 Issue, THE NEW REPUBLIC

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- Correspondence, pp. 4-5
  The readers welcome Michael Kelly, etc.
- TRB: Dangerous Minds
  Michael Kelly
  , p. 6
  Why the fans of charter schools are wrong
- Altered State
  The Editors
  , p. 7
  The formidable Madeleine K. Albright and her not so formidable colleagues
- Notebook, p. 8
  The Washington Times is as bad as you think, Nixon is worse, etc.
- Belgrade Postcard: Unstrung Heroes
  Anna Husarska
  , p. 9
  Puppets v. dictators
- Revolution of '96
  Jonathan Chait
  , pp. 10-11
  The Consumer Price Indes and the world you thought you knew
- Hiss: Still Guilty
  Eric Breindel and Herbert Romerstein
  , pp. 12-14
  Yet more documents show Hiss was, undoubtedly, a spy
- Hawaiian Aye
  Andrew Sullivan
  , p. 15
  Last week, a Honolulu court again popped the gay marriage question. How many other stat...
- Hazardous to Your Mental Health
  Stephen Glass
  , pp. 16-19
  Warning: the Center for Science in the Public Interest's rantings may endanger common s...
- Neocon v. Theocon
  Jacob Heilbrunn
  , pp. 20-24
  The neoconservatives used to have it good. In the arena of right-wing big think, the la...
- The Hard Questions: Paradigm Regained
  Ronald Steel
  , p. 25
  Civilization chic
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  On Films: The Troubles (2 Reviews)
  Stanley Kauffmann
  , p. 26
  Some Mother's Son (1996 Film), by Terry George
  1. Some Mother's Son (1996 Film) by Terry George
  2. A Leap of Faith (1996 Film) by Jenifer McShane and Tricia Regan
- I Don't Know
  Wislawa Szymborska
  , p. 27
  The Nobel Lecture
- Some People
  Wislawa Szymborska
  , p. 28
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  He Couldn't Go On. He Went On (Review)
  Frederick Brown
  , pp. 29-34
  Damned to Fame, by James Knowlson
  1. Damned to Fame by James Knowlson
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  Good Riddance (Review)
  Joseph Finder
  , pp. 35-41
  Dossier: The Secret History of Armand Hammer, by Edward Jay Epstein
  1. Dossier: The Secret History of Armand Hammer by Edward Jay Epstein
- Los Angeles Diarist: Propped Up
  Matthew Miller
  , pp. 42-44
- Cover
  Eric Baker