March 20, 1989 Issue, THE NEW REPUBLIC

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- Secular Sermon
  "T.R.B."
  , pp. 4-5
  The village atheist vs. the Ayatollah
- Correspondence, p. 6
  The other black America, machine guns, etc.
- The Battered Child
  The Editors
  , p. 7
  What the government can and can't do about child abuse
- Notebook, pp. 8-9
  TNR's new look, media accuracy, etc.
- White House Watch: Party of Lincoln
  Fred Barnes
  , pp. 10-11
  Bush's plan to bring blacks back into the Republican fold
- Postcard England: Dead and Breakfast
  Joe Queenan
  , pp. 12-13
  Feasting on Britain's morbid past
- Qaddafi Goes Ballistic
  John Pike#2
  , pp. 14-15
  A look at the latest rationale for the latest version of Star Wars
- Nice Guys: St. Buddy
  Michael M. Lewis
  , pp. 16-19
  An honest man comes to Louisiana
- Stalin Takes the Stand
  Ernest Gellner
  , pp. 20-25
  Are the Soviets serious about prosecuting Stalin's henchmen? Should they be?
- When Hell Sleazes Over
  Kathleen Day
  , pp. 26-27
  Judgment day for the slimeballs who brought us the S&L mess
- Moral Hazard
  James K. Glassman
  , pp. 28-31
  The case against deposit insurance
- [+]
  On Films: Light Foot, Heavy Hand (2 Reviews)
  Stanley Kauffmann
  , pp. 32-33
  Tap (1989 Film), by Nick Castle
  1. Tap (1989 Film) by Nick Castle
  2. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989 Film) by Terry Gilliam
- The Opera and the Dictator
  Richard Taruskin
  , pp. 34-37
- Homer In The Underground
  Derek Walcott
  , pp. 38-39
- [+]
  Huck in the Bronx (Review)
  Alfred Kazin
  , pp. 40-41
  Billy Bathgate, by E.L. Doctorow
  1. Billy Bathgate by E.L. Doctorow
- [+]
  The Commons Touch (Review)
  Henry Fairlie
  , pp. 42-45
  Harold Macmillan: Vol. I, 1894-1956, by Alistair Horne
  1. Harold Macmillan: Vol. I, 1894-1956 by Alistair Horne
- [+]
  Bosses and Business (Review)
  Nathan Glazer
  , pp. 46-49
  City for Sale, by Jack Newfield and Wayne Barrett
  1. City for Sale by Jack Newfield and Wayne Barrett
- Cambridge Diarist, pp. 50-52
  Embroiled Salman
- Cover
  Bryan Leister