| LETTERS | 1 |
| TILTING AT WINDMILLS | 6 |
| Peters, Charles | |
| WHO'S WHO in the Administration | 12 |
| I TURNED DOWN TENURE | 13 |
| Helfand, David | |
| MEMO OF THE MONTH | 18 |
| THERE'S NOTHING LIBERAL ABOUT RENT CONTROL | 19 |
| Fleetwood, Blake & Eichenwald, Kurt | |
| PARADISE TOSSED | 24 |
| Gibney, Alex | |
| TIDBITS AND OUTRAGES | 35 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FOUR WAYS TO SELL YOUR SENATOR | 36 |
| Waldman, Steven | |
| THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY Journalism Award | 40 |
| LIVE FROM CAPITOL HILL IT'S... | 41 |
| Hess, Stephen | |
| POLITICAL PUZZLE | 44 |
| Barclay, John | |
| DID CARTER FAIL HUMAN RIGHTS? Tamar Jacoby | 51 |
| POLITICAL BOOKNOTES | 56 |
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