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Vol. 031 Issue 004 (April 1 1998)
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The Continuing Crisis
THE CONTINUING CRISIS Shadow dancing; Gestapo vs. KGB; beetlemania February passes and President William Jefferson Clinton's performance was shakier than at any time since the eruption of...
Correspondence: Gulf treks, Brown holes, Big Ben & c.
CORRESPONDENCE Cogs in the Conspiracy As a loyal TAS subscriber, I am outraged to discover the existence of this far-reaching right-wing conspiracy to besmirch the character of the Little Rock...
On the Prowl
ON THE PROWL Hermann Rodham Clinton And Hillary Rodham Clinton wonders why the Secret Service doesn't like her. On her recent trip to an international economic summit in Davos, Switzerland, the...
Editorials: City of Boobs/Not Worth a Lick
Tyrrell, R. Emmett
EDITORIALS by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. City of Boobs Washington, alas, can only focus on one story at a time. And so it focuses on boobs: Monica, her pompous lawyer William Ginsburg, and Sidney...
Capitol Ideas: A Heinous Procedure
Bethell, Tom
CAPITOL IDEAS by Tom Bethell A Heinous Procedure T he writer Jack Hitt described a partial-birth abortion in a recent New York Times Magazine: He pulled firmly. A back appeared, then with the...
Where Starr Stands
York, Byron
Where Starr Stands MONICA LEWINSKY CAME INTO KENNETH STARR'S LIFE JUST WHEN IT SEEMED HIS INVESTIGATION WAS COMING TO AN END—WITH FEW, IF ANY, INDICTMENTS IN SIGHT. A special TAS report BY...
Jesse Shakes Down Wall Street
Carnegie, Marc
JESSE SHAKES DOWN WALL STREET HIGH ATOP THE WORLD TRADE CENTER, THE REV. JACKSON RECENTLY LAUNCHED A SHAKEDOWN CRUISE OVER A BECALMED WHITE POWER STRUCTURE SEA. THERE'S LOTS OF MONEY TO BE...
Strobe Talbott: Russia's Man in Washington
Timmerman, Kenneth R.
STROBE TALBOTT MAN IN WASHINGTON BY KENNETH R. TIMMERMAN The news from Russia is rarely good these days. The KGB is back, albeit with a new name, spying on U.N. weapons inspectors on behalf of...
The Sick Men of Europe
Ledeen, Michael
THE MEDIOCRITIES IN CHARGE OF TODAY'S EUROPE THINK THE ARRIVAL OF A SINGLE CURRENCY WILL SAVE THE CONTINENT FROM ITSELF. MICHAEL LEDEEN T hese are decidedly bad times for Europe, and for those...
Culture Vultures: Raging Bulls
Steyn, Mark
CULTURE VULTURES by Mark Steyn Raging Bulls F or The Deer Hunter, Robert De Niro spent weeks on end at an Ohio Valley steel mill; for New York, New York, he learned to play jazz sax; for Raging...
Presswatch: All Monica, All the Time
Corry, John
PRESSWATCH by John Corry All Monica, All the Time T hey gave a war, but nobody came. The confrontation with Iraq ended not with a bang but a whimper. Kofi Annan and Tariq Aziz held a press...
Ben Stein's Diary: taking Stock
Stein, Benjamin J.
BEN STEIN'S DIARY by Benjamin J. Stein Taking Stock Tuesday A visit to my genius shrink, Paul Hyman. I have seen him off and on for decades now about various problems, mostly having to do with...
Spectator's Journal: Wei Jingsheng: Here to Stay
Aikman, David
SPECTATOR'S JOUR NAL by David Airman Here to Stay w hen China's Communist rulers released Wei Jingsheng from prison last November for a direct flight to the U.S. on "medical parole," they no...
Constitutional Opinions: Bill's Fickle Feminists
Rabkin, Jeremy
CONSTITUTIONAL OPINIONS by Jeremy Rabkin Bill's Fickle Feminists I t is hard to remember now. But let's try. Back before Monica, there was a major political force called feminism. And it was...
The Campaign Spectator: Linda Smith Sticks Out
Dealey, Samuel
THE CAMPAIGN SPECTATOR by Samuel Dealey Linda Smith Sticks Out W hen Rep. Linda Smith announced last May that she would challenge Democratic incumbent Patty Murray for Washington's Senate seat in...
The Nation's Pulse: Walsh vs. Starr
Ledeen, Michael
THE NATION'S PULSE by Michael Ledeen Walsh vs. Starr H ow convenient the political memory! Now afflicted with their own Special Prosecutors, the Democrats bemoan the incredible powers of the...
The Talkies: Pop Goes the Philosopher
Bowman, James
THE TALKIES by James Bowman Pop Goes the Philosopher M ovie-making, as I am not the first to notice, is myth-making, and the wise movie-goer will bring with him along with his popcorn and...
A History of the American People
Johnson, Paul
BOOKS IN REVIEW The Big Picture A History of the American People Paul Johnson HarperCollins / ro88 pages $35 REVIEWED BY John O'Sullivan T his is a history of one of the eight wonders of the...
The Great Betrayal
Buchanan, Patrick J.
Pat's Protectionism The Great Betrayal: How American Sovereignty and Social Justice Are Being Sacrificed to the Gods of the Global Economy Patrick J. Buchanan Little, Brown /384 pages /...
Wait Till Next Year
Goodwin, Doris Kearns
Take Me Out of This Ballgame Wait Till Next Year: A Memoir Doris Kearns Goodwin. Simon & Schuster / 261 pages / $25 REVIEWED BY Florence King D oris Kearns Goodwin is the orange-haired lady...
Current Wisdom
Jackasses, Assorted
CURRENT WISDOM Boston Globe Professor Eileen McDonagh, visiting scholar at Radcliffe College, amok in make-believe: Some will assert that if a woman consents to sex, she has consented to...
Last Call: Older Men and Their Women
Taki
LAST CALL by Taki Older Men and Their Women ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO I MADE THE MISTAKE of going on the Oprah show to discuss "older men who go out with younger women." I still can't for the life of...
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