| Mary McCarthy-The Blinders She Wears | 5 |
| Fallows, James | |
| MEMO OF THE MONTH | 18 |
| Why Price Controls Stopped Working | 19 |
| Samuelson, Robert | |
| POLITICAL PUZZLE | 28 |
| Barclay, John | |
| . . . Where They're Still Needed | 29 |
| Mintz, Morton | |
| 'We Try to Use Dictatorial Powers Only as a Last Resort' | 38 |
| Shapiro, Walter | |
| Shooting at Empty Silos | 43 |
| Schroeder, Pat | |
| 7,000 Toys for the Generals | 48 |
| Warnke, Paul | |
| An Island Paradise for the Admirals | 49 |
| LaRocque, Gene | |
| TIDBITS AND OUTRAGES | 52 |
| The Rehnquist Recuse: Judging Your Own Case | 54 |
| MacKenzie, John | |
| POLITICAL BOOK NOTES | 63 |
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