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March 1999 - Volume 31 Issue 3 |
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March 1999 - Volume 31 Issue 3 |
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Features 4 Tilting at Windmills -- SAT Tutors . . . Deadbeat Dads
. . . Protecting Pedestrians . . Mitch McConnellıs Makerıs Mark . .
. Why Sally Hemings Upsets Conservatives.. 8 Making it Uncool -- Laughter is our best weapon in the war
on teen smoking. 14 The AMAıs Cigarette PAC -- Why does the American Medical
Association support pro-tobacco candidates? 17 The GDP Myth -- Why ³growth² isnıt always a good thing.
22 Clinton Abroad -- His record isnıt perfect, but itıs better
than the experts think..
27 Bad Prescription -- Why privatizing Medicare may be hazardous
to your health.
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On Political Books 42 The Epic Years -- A magisterial history of the centuryıs
defining decades. 44 Down! Set! Tut! Tut! -- Hiking toward Bethlehem. 46 The Hidden Wound -- The story of a black lawyer who tried
and failed to ignore his race. 48 The Glamour Trap -- Are ³entertainment values² blinding us
to what really matters? . 52 political booknotes -- Reviews by Colman McCarthy, Morton Mintz, and Jon Meacham Departments 2 Letters |
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