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October 20, 1997 Issue - 19 Articles- TRB: Honor Code
John B. Judis
, pp. 4-5 The misguided drive to "desegregate" public school classes for gifted students
- Correspondence, pp. 6-8
Nike's factories, MIT's admisssions policy, etc.
- The McCain Mutiny
The Editors
, p. 9 Senator John McCain has bargained away a key element of his campaign finance reform bil...
- Notebook, pp. 10-11
Bill Clinton hugs Betsy McCaughey, Joycelyn Elders hugs herself, etc.
- Jail Baiting
Catherine Elton
, p. 12 The latest dubious idea in the fight against teen pregnancy: locking up the fathers
- On the Hill: Kicked Out
Stephen Glass
, p. 13 The GOP gets nasty with immigrants---again
- Penalty Box
Jonathan Chait
, pp. 14-16 The Republicans' hopeless crusade agianst the "marriage tax"
- Washington Scene: Con Games
Jacob Heilbrunn
, p. 17 Discord spoils yet another Washington jamboree for right-wing pundits
- Exhibiting Bias
Jason Zengerle
, pp. 18-19 The Smithsonian Institution has a new strategy for dealing with its conservative critic...
- An Illusion for Our Time
Peter Beinart
, pp. 20-24 Bill Clinton has embraced a big new idea: that economic interdependence is rendering mi...
- The Hard Questions: Baby Bazaar
Michael J. Sandel
, p. 25 The case against surrogate motherhood
Books and the Arts
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On Films: Domestic Mischief (2 Reviews) Stanley Kauffmann
, p. 26 Washington Square (1997 Film), by Agnieszka Holland
- Washington Square (1997 Film) by Agnieszka Holland
- In and Out (1997 Film) by Frank Oz
- On Art: Latest and Greatest
Jed Perl
, pp. 27-31 The risky perfection of Georges Braque
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The Typist (Review) Frederick Brown
, pp. 32-35 Simenon: A Biography, by Pierre Assouline
- Simenon: A Biography by Pierre Assouline
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The Road From Serfdom (Review) Cass R. Sunstein
, pp. 36-39 Socialism and War: Essays, Documents, Reviews, by Friedrich A. Hayek and Bruce Caldwell
- Socialism and War: Essays, Documents, Reviews by Friedrich A. Hayek and Bruce Caldwell
- Portrait of a Girl as the Letter A
Kathy Fagan
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A Minor Master (Review) Daniel Aaron
, pp. 43-45 Robert Penn Warren: A Biography, by Joseph Blotner
- Robert Penn Warren: A Biography by Joseph Blotner
- Seattle Diarist: Gates's Heaven
Margaret Talbot
, pp. 46-48 - Cover
Eric Baker
