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More Nixon Tapes Released More Nixon Tapes Released

Among his more peculiar views, He thought all Communists were Jews. Historians must ponder how He managed to account for Mao.

Oct 14, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin

Remains of the Day Remains of the Day

Every Wednesday since January 1992, an indefatigable group of halmonis (Korean for "grandmothers") in their 70s and 80s have led a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seo...

Oct 7, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Margaret Juhae Lee

Is the Boston Tea Party Over? Is the Boston Tea Party Over?

Anyone who has led a discussion on the economy or trade or globalization in this country has faced the question, Should I buy American? Sounds simple enough.

Oct 7, 1999 / Books & the Arts / John Cavanagh

You’re Not Entitled! You’re Not Entitled!

According to the 1996 welfare law, Gail Aska was a model recipient.

Oct 7, 1999 / Feature / Karen Houppert

Navigating The Atlantic Navigating The Atlantic

Michael Kelly said all the right things upon being appointed to head the 142-year-old beacon of American letters, The Atlantic Monthly.

Oct 7, 1999 / Column / Eric Alterman

Bradley Does Healthcare Bradley Does Healthcare

With his recent speech on healthcare, Bill Bradley has moved the worsening plight of the uninsured back into the spotlight.

Oct 7, 1999 / Jacob S. Hacker

Korean My Lai Korean My Lai

Repressed memory is the ammunition of history, returning when one least expects it to puncture the complacency of the present.

Oct 7, 1999 / Bruce Cumings

On Gary Bauer’s Announcement That He Is Not Having an Affair With a Young Staff Member On Gary Bauer’s Announcement That He Is Not Having an Affair With a Young Staff Member

Could we have thought that Gary Bauer Would trifle with, perhaps deflower, A youngish person not at all his bride? Could we believe this stern avower

Oct 7, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Man From ONA The Man From ONA

Seventy-eight-year-old Andrew Marshall runs the Office of Net Assessment from a small office on the third floor of the Pentagon.

Oct 7, 1999 / Feature / Ken Silverstein

Woman Off the Verge Woman Off the Verge

To die for art: No one takes the idea seriously anymore, and yet people do it every day.

Sep 30, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

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