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October 1998 - Volume 30 Issue 10

VIAGRA: LOVE POTION 9.1 -- The Washington Monthly's Michelle Cottle explores both the attraction, and the dangers behind the impotency drug Viagra. Aside from any uncertain medical risks, Viagra is yet another attempt to remove Americans from their own physical and mental reality.

In fact, Viagra is simply the latest step in the medicalization of our culture. 10 years ago, moodiness was an expected part of adolescence. Today, we dose our teens, and ourselves with Prozac, or Ritalin. Though some would be lost without such aids, the question remains: Are we guilty of blurring the lines between serious disorders, and just being human?

A NEW PRESCRIPTION ~Joseph A. Califano Jr. ... Investing in substance abuse treatment would take a big bite out of crime. If creating prison inmates was our goal, America's current drug policy has at least created a breeding field for new criminals.

SEX, LIES, AND PRESIDENTS ~Rick Shenkman ... Clinton isn't the only president guilty of shading the truth. Rick Shenkman takes a look at the history of scandal in the White House.

TILTING AT WINDMILLS -- Charles Peters muses upon: The Folly of Impeachment... Lee's Miserables... Shortchanging Students... The Booze Boys... When in Doubt, Reorganize.

THE GOOD CITIZEN ~Nicholas Lemann ... How our ideals of citizenship are changing.

WORLDS APART ~Robert Worth.... At the heart of America's racial problems is the failure of integration.

RED ARMY BLUES ~Ralph Peters... The untold story of the Russian Army's disintegration.

MEMO OF THE MONTH -- Only the incompetent may apply.

TIDBITS & OUTRAGES -- The elected and the dead... Melodious Monks... Cross dressing bridegrooms...