| LETTERS | 1 |
| Tilting at windmills | 7 |
| THE BEST JOB IN WASHINGTON | 12 |
| Bethell, Thomas N. | |
| The Spruce Goose of Outer Space | 33 |
| Easterbrook, Gregg | |
| BATTLESTAR BUREAUCTICA | 42 |
| Because Out There Is There | 49 |
| E., G. | |
| Tidbits & Outrages | 50 |
| WHERE ARE YOU, BENITO,NOW THAT WE NEED YOU? | 51 |
| Beene, Graham | |
| THE POLITICAL PUZZLE | 59 |
| Barclay, John | |
| Who's Who in the Carter Administration | 60 |
| political book notes | 63 |
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