| Letters | 4 | 
| Tilting at Windmills | 5 | 
| The Case for Political Patronage | 8 | 
| Lemann, Nicholas | |
| The Political Puzzle | 18 | 
| Why Senator Eagleton Fired Me | 20 | 
| Rushford, Gregory G. | |
| Where to Eat in Washington | 26 | 
| Merrill, Jill | |
| Too Little: The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Asbestos | 28 | 
| Kurtz, Howie | |
| Too Much: The ICC and the Trusters | 32 | 
| Chapman, Stephen | |
| Tidbits and Outrages | 40 | 
| What's Wrong With Dentists | 43 | 
| Burke, Craig | |
| Memo of the Month | 49 | 
| Money Doesdt Talk in Washington | 50 | 
| Herwitz, Michael | |
| Richard Reeves oin Political Books | 57 | 
| Political Book Notes | 59 | 
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