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July 2002 Issue - 23 ArticlesDepartments
- Letters, pp. 2-3
Features
- Tilting at Windmills
Charles Peters
, pp. 4-7 Father Pedophile... Four Thrusts... Elderly Terrorists... Atta at Agriculture... Full-F...
- The 'Gate-less Community
Joshua Green
, pp. 8-11 In any other administration, Bush's scandal-plagued Army secretary would be gone. But t...
Departments
- Who's Who?, pp. 12-14
Features
- Tipping the Scale
Dawn Johnsen
, pp. 15-19 President Bush picks judges based on ideology--so why shouldn't senators reject them fo...
- Clearing the Air
Eric Schaeffer
, pp. 20-25 Why I quit Bush's EFA.
Cover Story
- Weather 'tis Nobler in the Mind
Stephanie Mencimer
, pp. 26-33 Al Gore lost in 2000 by going soft on the environment. He can win in 2004 by getting to...
Features
- May the Source Be With You
Nicholas Thompson
, pp. 34-36 Can a band of biologists who share data freely out-innovate the corporate researchers w...
- Axis of Good
Joshua Kurlantzick
, pp. 37-41 The case for remilitarizing Japan.
Departments
- Tidbits & Outrages, p. 42
On Political Books
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Account Down (Review) David Cay Johnston
, pp. 43-45 If you think you're going to retire on your 401(k), mink again.
- The Great 401 (K) Hoax by William Wolman and Anne Colamosca
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Vow-To Books (3 Reviews) Lynda McDonnell
, pp. 46-47 Liberals and conservatives now agree that the institution of marriage needs help. But n...
- Married: A Fine Predicament by Anne Richardson Roiphe
- The Marriage Problem by James Q. Wilson
- For Better or For Worse by E. Mavis Hetherington and John Kelly
Departments
- Monthly Journalism Award, p. 48
On Political Books
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Folding the Race Card (2 Reviews) Jim Sleeper
, pp. 49-51 As an open, divisive political issue, race isnt dead--but it's dying.
- The New Electoral Politics of Race by Matthew J. Streb
- Running on Race by Jeremy D. Mayer
Political Booknotes
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Young Gun (Review) Walter Shapiro
, p. 52 When I Was a Young Man, by Bob Kerrey
- When I Was a Young Man by Bob Kerrey
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Norwegian Good (Review) Ann Crittenden
, p. 53 Madam Prime Minister, by Gro Harlem Brundtland
- Madam Prime Minister by Gro Harlem Brundtland
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Net Gain (Review) Nicholas Thompson
, p. 54 Linked, by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi
- Linked by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi
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Market Fundamentalism (Review) Siddharth Mohandas
, pp. 54-55 Globalization and Its Discontents, by Joseph E. Stiglitz
- Globalization and Its Discontents by Joseph E. Stiglitz
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Auction Hero (Review) Justin Peters
, p. 56 The Perfect Store, by Adam Cohen
- The Perfect Store by Adam Cohen
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Benign Enchiladas (Review) Tyler Cabot
, p. 57 Eating in the Dark, by Kathleen Hart
- Eating in the Dark by Kathleen Hart
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Weather Vain (Review) Brent Kendall
, p. 58 The Weather Channel, by Frank Batten and Jeffrey L. Cruikshank
- The Weather Channel by Frank Batten and Jeffrey L. Cruikshank
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Coulter Clash (Review) Jamie Malanowski
, pp. 59-62 Slander, by Ann Coulter
- Slander by Ann Coulter
- Cover Art
Fred Harper