March 2000 Issue, THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY

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  Issues of 2000 = 10 Issues, 212 Articles
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    January 2000 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-3
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-8
    3. Don't Be Down On The Farm by Sen. Byron Dorgan, pp. 9-13
    4. Tidbits & Outrages, p. 14
    5. Beyond Band-Aids by David Nather, pp. 15-21
    6. Reserves and Guard: A More Selective Service, pp. 22-24
    7. Memo of the Month, p. 25
    8. Medicine Wheel by Esther Pan, pp. 26-27
    9. Who's Who, pp. 28-30
    10. Presidential Aptitude Test by Stephen Pomper and Nicholas Thompson, pp. 31-37
    11. Monthly Journalism Award, pp. 38-45
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      Robert Kennedy, Good andBad by Taylor Branch, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review
      1. In Love With Night by Ronald Steel
    13. [+]
      Getting the Scoop by Mark Feldstein, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review
      1. Peace, War, and Politics by Jack Anderson and Daryl Gibson
    14. [+]
      The Great War by Andrew Cockburn, p. 51 - 1 Review
      1. The Pity of War by Niall Ferguson
    15. [+]
      Wannabe by Christine Gray, p. 52 - 1 Review
      1. On the Rez by Ian Frazier
    16. [+]
      Staying at Home by Curtis Cans, p. 53 - 1 Review
      1. Nonvoters by Jack C. Doppelt and Ellen Shearer
    17. [+]
      Anti-Cynic by Richard Kahlenberg, p. 54 - 1 Review
      1. For Common Things by Jedediah Purdy
    18. [+]
      Uncoordinated by Romesh Ratnesar, pp. 55-58 - 1 Review
      1. Flawed by Design by Amy B. Zegart
    19. Cover design, caricatures by Tara Mansbridge and Ron Coddington
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    March 2000 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-3
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-8
    3. Reboot by Nicholas Thompson, pp. 9-13
    4. Who's Who, pp. 14-15
    5. Monthly Journalism Award, p. 16
    6. Hunting the President by Joe Conason and Gene Lyons, pp. 17-18
    7. The Conservative Cabal That'sTransforming American Law by Jerry M. Landay, pp. 19-23
    8. Memo of the Month, p. 24
    9. Canada v. U.S. by Adam Gopnik and Malcolm Gladwell, pp. 25-36
    10. [+]
      Russia's TumultuousDecade by Jeffrey D. Sachs, pp. 37-38 - 1 Review
      1. Days of Defeat and Victory by Yegor T. Gaidar
    11. [+]
      Did the Seventies MakeModern America? by James Fallows, pp. 39-41 - 1 Review
      1. How We Got Here: The Seventies by David Frum
    12. [+]
      Small Things Make a BigDifference by Timothy Noah, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review
      1. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
    13. [+]
      Trade-Offs in a PoliticalCareer by Phil Keisling, pp. 44-47 - 1 Review
      1. In Praise of Public Life by Joseph I. Lieberman and Michael D'Orso
    14. Tidbits & Outrages, p. 48
    15. [+]
      Fraud.com by Paul Taylor, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. Vote.Com by Dick Morris
    16. [+]
      The Frog Factor by Bill McKibben, pp. 50-51 - 1 Review
      1. A Plague of Frogs by William Souder
    17. [+]
      Elite Retreat by Todd Gitlin, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review
      1. The Paradox of American Democracy by John B. Judis
    18. [+]
      Bad Company by Melvin Goodman, p. 54 - 1 Review
      1. Fixing the Spy Machine by Arthur S. Hulnick
    19. Annual Political Book Award, pp. 55-58
    20. Cover design by Tara Mansbridge
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    April 2000 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-3
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-8
    3. Fighting Chance by Michael Eskenazi, pp. 9-13
    4. Who's Who, pp. 14-15
    5. Untruth in Advertising by Howard Isenstein, pp. 16-17
    6. Memo of the Month, p. 18
    7. Pull The Plug by Kip Sullivan, pp. 19-22
    8. He's No Pinocchio by Robert Parry, pp. 23-27
    9. Monthly Journalism Award, p. 28
    10. Overdose by Nicholas Thompson, pp. 29-34
    11. [+]
      Cynicism WithoutSolutions by James Bennet, pp. 35-36 - 1 Review
      1. Government's End by Jonathan Rauch
    12. [+]
      Bush Lite by Myra Macpherson, pp. 37-39 - 1 Review
      1. Shrub by Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose
    13. [+]
      Double Legacy by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 40-42 - 1 Review
      1. Inventing Al Gore by Bill Turque
    14. [+]
      Avoiding the Triangulation Trap by Stephen Pomper, pp. 43-46 - 1 Review
      1. Reinventing Democrats by Kenneth S. Baer
    15. Tidbits & Outrages, p. 47
    16. [+]
      Street life by Amy Waldman, p. 48 - 1 Review
      1. Sidewalk by Mitchell Duneier
    17. [+]
      The New Iran by Andrew Cockburn, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. The Last Great Revolution by Robin Wright
    18. [+]
      The Wright Stuff by John B. Judis, pp. 50-51 - 1 Review
      1. Nonzero by Robert Wright
    19. [+]
      Funding Freedom by Aryeh Neier, p. 52 - 1 Review
      1. Aiding Democracy Abroad by Thomas Carothers
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      Market Failure by Theodore Marmor, pp. 52-55 - 1 Review
      1. Mortal Peril by Richard A. Epstein
    21. [+]
      Owning Nothing by Joshua Rosenblum, pp. 56-58 - 1 Review
      1. The Age of Access by Jeremy Rifkin
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    May 2000 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-3
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
    3. Leg Room by Gregg Easterbrook, pp. 8-9
    4. Memo of the Month, p. 10
    5. Class Act by Alexander Nguyen, pp. 11-13
    6. Who's Who, pp. 14-16
    7. A Newsroom Hero by Tracy Thompson, pp. 17-24
    8. One Eye On The Exit by Nicholas Thompson, pp. 25-28
    9. Monthly Journalism Award, pp. 29-30
    10. Drug Rush by Stephen Pomper, pp. 31-37
    11. Missed Information by Michael Doyle, pp. 38-40
    12. [+]
      Stars In His Eyes by Chalmers Roberts, pp. 41-44 - 1 Review
      1. American Dreamer by John C. Culver and John Hyde
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      Chicago's Cubs by Jonathan Alter, p. 45 - 1 Review
      1. Home and Away by Scott Simon
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      Chicago's Boss by Martin F. Nolan, p. 46 - 1 Review
      1. American Pharaoh by Adam Cohen and Elizabeth Taylor #3
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      Frappacino Generation by Scott Shuger, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review
      1. Bobos in Paradise by David Brooks
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      The Presidency By Parts by Allan J. Lichtman, pp. 48-49 - 1 Review
      1. The Presidential Difference by Fred I. Greenstein
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      Down In Africa by Joshua Hammer, p. 50 - 1 Review
      1. Me Against My Brother by Scott Peterson
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      How To Grow by Kenneth Arrow, p. 51 - 1 Review
      1. Power and Prosperity by Mancur Olson
    19. [+]
      Spies With Poems by Robert de Neufville, p. 52 - 1 Review
      1. The Cultural Cold War by Frances Stonor Saunders
    20. Tidbits & Outrages, p. 53
    21. [+]
      lame Propositions by William Speed Weed, pp. 54-58 - 1 Review
      1. Democracy Derailed by David S. Broder
    22. Cover design by Tara Mansbridge
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    June 2000 Issue = 24 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-3
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
    3. ISO VP ASAP by James Carville and Paul Begala, p. 8
    4. Christine Todd Whitman by Jonathan Alter, p. 9
    5. John Norquist by Mark Mazzetti, p. 9
    6. Robert Rubin by Matthew Miller, p. 10
    7. Joseph Lieberman by David Brooks, p. 11
    8. Ed Rendell by Peter Nicholas, pp. 12-13
    9. Memo of the Month, p. 14
    10. You Still Need A Blackboard by Jonathan Schorr, pp. 15-17
    11. Who's Who, pp. 18-20
    12. Reasonable Doubts by Stephen Pomper, pp. 21-27
    13. The Lost Village by Tom Woll, pp. 28-34
    14. Substance Abuse by Alexandra Robbins, pp. 35-37
    15. Monthly Journalism Award, p. 38
    16. Greenspan? Gipper? Gates? by Nicholas Thompson, pp. 39-45
    17. Tidbits & Outrages, p. 46
    18. [+]
      Private Matters by Paul M. Barrett, pp. 47-50 - 1 Review
      1. The Unwanted Gaze by Jeffrey Rosen
    19. [+]
      Hillary Wars I by Mary McGrory, p. 51 - 1 Review
      1. The Hillary Trap by Laura Ingraham
    20. [+]
      Hillary Wars II by David Brock, p. 51 - 1 Review
      1. The Case Against Hillary Clinton by Peggy Noonan
    21. [+]
      Playing Pandora by Bill McKibben, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review
      1. Life Is a Miracle by Wendell Berry
    22. [+]
      Fast Faith by Walter Shapiro, p. 54 - 1 Review
      1. Compassionate Conservatism by Marvin Olasky
    23. [+]
      Missile Millionaires by Andrew Cockburn, pp. 55-58 - 1 Review
      1. Way Out There in the Blue by Frances FitzGerald
    24. Cover design by Tara Mansbridge
  6. [+]
    July 2000 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-3
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-8
    3. Loosening the Golden Handcuffs by Danny Kennedy, pp. 9-14
    4. Canada's Burning! by Theodore Marmor and Kip Sullivan, p. 15
    5. Who's Who, pp. 16-20
    6. One Cheer for Soft Money by Steven Schier, pp. 21-24
    7. Memo of the Month, pp. 25-26
    8. Sex in the Digital City by Nicholas Thompson, pp. 27-31
    9. Monthly Journalism Award, p. 32
    10. Global Shell Games by Senator Byron Dorgan, pp. 33-36
    11. [+]
      The Courtier's Art by David Ignatius, pp. 37-38 - 1 Review
      1. You're Too Kind by Richard Stengel
    12. [+]
      Class Action by Richard Kahlenberg, pp. 39-40 - 1 Review
      1. Creating Equal by Ward Connerly
    13. Tidbits & Outrages, pp. 41-43
    14. [+]
      Table for One, Please by Curtis Cans, pp. 44-45 - 1 Review
      1. Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam
    15. [+]
      The First Woman by Myra Macpherson, pp. 46-49 - 1 Review
      1. Madam President by Eleanor Clift and Tom Brazaitis
    16. [+]
      Tear Down This Wall by Christopher Buckley, p. 50 - 1 Review
      1. It's My Party by Peter Robinson
    17. [+]
      Up In Arms by Mark Strauss, p. 51 - 1 Review
      1. The Greatest Threat by Richard Butler
    18. [+]
      Starr Lite by Stephen Pomper, p. 52 - 1 Review
      1. Truth at Any Cost by Susan Schmidt and Michael Weisskopf
    19. [+]
      The Truman Show by Paul Duke, pp. 53-54 - 1 Review
      1. The Last Campaign by Zachary Karabell
    20. [+]
      Empty Education by Tom Toch, p. 55 - 1 Review
      1. Left Back by Diane Ravitch
    21. [+]
      A Survivor's Story by James Fallows, pp. 56-58 - 1 Review
      1. No Such Thing As a Bad Day by Hamilton Jordan
    22. Cover design by Tara Mansbridge
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    September 2000 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-3
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
    3. Too Little Time by Paul Taylor, p. 8
    4. Monthly Journalism Award, pp. 9-12
    5. Tidbits & Outrages, p. 13
    6. Monkey See... by Paul Begala, pp. 14-15
    7. Playing With Numbers by Nicholas Thompson, pp. 16-17
    8. Who's Who, pp. 18-23
    9. What's Hot At APSA by Michael Gerber and Rachel Marcus, pp. 24-34
    10. Tax Free Millionaires by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, pp. 35-38
    11. The Legislative Shuffle by Ethan Wallison, pp. 39-41
    12. [+]
      Onward Conservative Soldiers by Jacob Heilbrunn, pp. 42-45 - 1 Review
      1. Gang of Five by Nina J. Easton
    13. [+]
      Capital Mismanagement by James K. Galbraith, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review
      1. When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein
    14. [+]
      Unbalanced Czech Book by Gregg Easterbrook, p. 48 - 1 Review
      1. Vaclav Havel by John Keane
    15. [+]
      Dances with Legislators by David Plotz, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. Indian Gaming by W. Dale Mason
    16. Memos of the Month, pp. 50-51
    17. [+]
      Lady Rats by Liza Mundy, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review
      1. Breaking Out by Laura Fairchild Brodie
    18. [+]
      Playing In The Bandwidth by Blair Levin, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
      1. Telecosm by George Gilder
    19. [+]
      The Jewish State by Joshua Hammer, p. 56 - 1 Review
      1. Jew vs. Jew by Samuel G. Freedman
    20. [+]
      The Senate Contrarian by Tom Brazaitis, p. 56 - 1 Review
      1. The Gentleman from New York by Godfrey Hodgson
    21. [+]
      Misunderstood War by Thomas E. Ricks, p. 57 - 1 Review
      1. Crucible of War by Fred Anderson
    22. [+]
      South African Pieces by Tara Mansbridge, pp. 58-59 - 1 Review
      1. Watching the Wind by Susan Collin Marks
    23. [+]
      The Importance of Being Norman by W. Scott Thompson, pp. 60-62 - 1 Review
      1. My Love Affair with America by Norman Podhoretz
  8. [+]
    October 2000 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-3
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-7
    3. Flying Too High by Stephen Pomper, pp. 8-13
    4. Clarity Through Complexity by Harris Wofford, pp. 14-15
    5. Bobby: Good, Bad, And In Between by Evan Thomas, pp. 16-22
    6. Monthly Journalism Award, p. 23
    7. Memo of the Month, p. 24
    8. Downsizing by Nicholas Thompson, pp. 25-29
    9. Why Homer's My Hero by Elizabeth Austin, pp. 30-35
    10. The Green Monster by Jonathan Rowe, pp. 36-40
    11. The Son Also Rises by Jon Meacham, pp. 41-44
    12. It Takes Two by Eleanor Clift, p. 45
    13. Who's Who, pp. 46-49
    14. [+]
      Reversing Reagan by Michael Waldman, p. 50 - 1 Review
      1. The Right Moment by Matthew Dallek
    15. [+]
      Curious Ron by Timothy Noah, pp. 50-51 - 1 Review
      1. The Secret Parts of Fortune by Ron Rosenbaum
    16. [+]
      From Russia With Loot by Andrew Cockburn, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review
      1. Godfather of the Kremlin by Paul Klebnikov
    17. [+]
      Peace Not Perfection by John Marks, p. 54 - 1 Review
      1. Stay the Hand of Vengeance by Gary Jonathan Bass
    18. Tidbits & Outrages, p. 55
    19. [+]
      Of Moose and Men by Daniel Akst, pp. 56-57 - 1 Review
      1. From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State by David T. Beito
    20. [+]
      The Secret Sharer by Walter Pincus, pp. 58-59 - 1 Review
      1. National Insecurity by Craig Eisendrath
    21. [+]
      Adam's Eden by Alexandra Starr, pp. 60-62 - 1 Review
      1. From Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
  9. [+]
    November 2000 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-3
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-9
    3. The Ghost Of Tom Joad by Lynda McDonnell, pp. 10-14
    4. Monthly Journalism Award, pp. 15-16
    5. Help Wanted by Alexander Nguyen, pp. 17-20
    6. Don't Mean A Thing by James P. Rodney, pp. 21-24
    7. Contempt Of Court by Jonathan Tepperman, pp. 25-28
    8. Finding The Civil Service's Hidden Sex Appeal by Nicholas Thompson, pp. 29-33
    9. Memo of the Month, p. 34
    10. Reach Out And Annoy Someone by Jonathan Rowe, pp. 35-37
    11. Reinventing The Wheel by Joe Dempsey, pp. 38-39
    12. Who's Who, pp. 40-44
    13. Clintonese by Mickey Kaus, pp. 45-47
    14. Tidbits & Outrages, p. 48
    15. [+]
      Bread Or Bullets by Jacob Heilbrunn, p. 49 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Dynamics of Global Dominance by David B. Abernethy
      2. Eastward to Tartary by Robert D. Kaplan
    16. [+]
      The Preacher by Ben Soskis, pp. 50-51 - 1 Review
      1. God's Name in Vain by Stephen L. Carter
    17. [+]
      Against the Grain by Robert Weissman, p. 52 - 1 Review
      1. The Informant by Kurt Eichenwald
    18. [+]
      Today And Tomorrow Abroad by Steve Kettmann, p. 53 - 1 Review
      1. History of the Present by Timothy Garton Ash
    19. [+]
      Exile Blues by Susan Buzzelli, p. 54 - 1 Review
      1. "Communazis" by Alexander Stephan
    20. [+]
      Cosmic Minutia by Christina Larson, pp. 55-57 - 1 Review
      1. Matters of State by Philip Hamburger
    21. [+]
      The Grateful Fed by Merrill Goozner, pp. 58-62 - 1 Review
      1. Greenspan: The Man Behind Money by Justin Martin
  10. [+]
    December 2000 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Letters, pp. 2-3
    2. Tilting at Windmills by Charles Peters, pp. 4-8
    3. Mixing Classes by Richard D. Kahlenberg, pp. 9-14
    4. Tidbits & Outrages, pp. 15-16
    5. Decontrol Freaks by Erik Wemple, pp. 17-19
    6. Monthly Journalism Award, p. 20
    7. Racial Profiling by Jim Sleeper, pp. 21-26
    8. Graduating with Honors by Nicholas Thompson, pp. 27-33
    9. Memo of the Month, p. 34
    10. Benched by Peter H. Schuck, pp. 35-42
    11. The Princess by Suzannah Lessard, pp. 43-45
    12. Shotgun Diplomacy by Melvin Goodman, pp. 46-49
    13. Who's Who, pp. 50-51
    14. [+]
      Bush League by David Plotz, p. 52 - 1 Review
      1. The Last Amateurs by John Feinstein
    15. [+]
      Nightmare in Kigali by Nicholas Confessore, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review
      1. A People Betrayed by Linda Melvern
    16. [+]
      Government Gospel by Roy Ulrich, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
      1. Government Works by Milton J. Esman
    17. [+]
      Fathers and Sons by Scott Thompson, p. 56 - 1 Review
      1. Long Distance by Bill McKibben
    18. [+]
      Diary of a Couch Potato by Joe Dempsey, p. 56 - 1 Review
      1. Can't Take My Eyes Off of You by Jack Lechner
    19. [+]
      Feminism for Dummies by Patricia Simon, pp. 57-62 - 1 Review
      1. Manifesta by Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards
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  Issues of 2002 = 10 Issues, 219 Articles
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  Issues of 2003 = 10 Issues, 204 Articles
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  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 179 Articles
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  Issues of 2005 = 9 Issues, 125 Articles
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  Issues of 2006 = 9 Issues, 145 Articles
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  Issues of 2007 = 10 Issues, 166 Articles
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  Issues of 2008 = 4 Issues, 94 Articles
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  Issues of 2009 = 6 Issues, 111 Articles
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Issues of the 2010s = 1 Year, 5 Issues, 86 Articles
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  Issues of 2010 = 5 Issues, 86 Articles