| LETTERS | 4 |
| Putting the Wisdom Back into Intelligence | 6 |
| Fallows, James | |
| TIDBITS AND OUTRAGES | 18 |
| The Wall Street Lawyers in Washington | 20 |
| Hoffman, Paul | |
| THE POLITICAL PUZZLE | 31 |
| Barclay, John | |
| Black and White Together Is Still the Point | 32 |
| Shapiro, Walter | |
| The Wife and Kids: Not the Excuse They Used to Be | 43 |
| Lenten, Michael Rappeport and Howard Van | |
| MEMO OF THE MONTH | 45 |
| Living Through the Boss-A Day in the Life of a Senator's A. A. | 46 |
| Toynbee, Polly | |
| POLITICAL BOOK NOTES | 61 |
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