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The Education of Mike Milken The Education of Mike Milken

"'Gotta go to Moraga!' That's what everybody says," notes a visitor to the Oz-like place where the American educational revolution is being plotted: "That's the code word for go...

Apr 15, 1999 / Feature / Russ Baker

Bioterrorism Hits Home Bioterrorism Hits Home

The high moral tone in Washington and London about "rogue" states, such as Iraq, building arsenals of biological weapons belies a shameful past.

Apr 15, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Peter Pringle

Voucher Veto Voucher Veto

In an effort to find common political ground on the vexing issue of public school reform, The Nation passes on to its readers a set of provocative proposals from Ron K.

Apr 15, 1999 / Ron K. Unz

France’s Philosophe Impolitique France’s Philosophe Impolitique

Recent French philosophy has been most passionately loved and hated for its militant radicalism.

Apr 15, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Richard Shusterman

Nationalism Unleashed Nationalism Unleashed

We Hungarians entered NATO on March 12.

Apr 15, 1999 / George Konrad

Accountant of Death Accountant of Death

After we admit that all historical circumstances are specific and all sufferings absolute--that Serbian "police" are not Nazis and ethnic Albanians not Jews (and NATO forces can...

Apr 15, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Ethnic Poisoning Ethnic Poisoning

In the very first days of Kosovo's drama of the dispossessed--a calculated atrocity that Slobodan Milosevic probably thinks of as his "exodus strategy"--the most amazing mantra ...

Apr 15, 1999 / Column / Christopher Hitchens

Battle Hymn Battle Hymn

We're bombing you back to the Stone Age, Slobo, To teach you that you must behave. When all of our bombing is finished, Slobo,

Apr 15, 1999 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Political Chapter, Bible Verse Political Chapter, Bible Verse

After writing this, her fourth book on the Christian right, Sara Diamond donated fourteen years' worth of research--right-wing pamphlets, fliers and position papers--to the Unive...

Apr 8, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Abby Scher

Front Page With a Human Face Front Page With a Human Face

Back in the fifties, before the term "new journalism" was coined, back when Gay Talese was writing minor obituaries for the New York Times, Tom Wolfe was a grad student at Yale a...

Apr 8, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Dan Wakefield

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