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April 9, 1990 Issue - 21 Articles- Correspondence, pp. 2-3
Liberals and guns, the social value of pornography, etc.
- TRB: Iranamok Finale
Michael Kinsley
, p. 4 Absolution through obfuscation
The Editors
- Indecent Request, p. 5
- Sounds of Silence , p. 6
- Murder In Baghdad , p. 7
- Notebook, p. 8
- White House Watch: Playing Ball
Fred Barnes
, pp. 8-9 The Rostenkowski plan represents everything Bush deplores. So why is the White House sa...
- Potsdam Postcard: Money Votes
David Bell
, p. 10 The unrevolutionary revolution
- Fear of Dying
Robert D. Kaplan
, pp. 10-11 What it's like to cover Iraq: scary
- Vanishing Act
Robert Darnton
, pp. 12-13 Fifty-seen years after they last voted, the people of East Germans have said they don't...
- Is Alan Greenspan Impotent?
Robert Wright
, pp. 14-19 Who's in charge here, anyway---the Federal Reserve or the foreign banks? Some common---...
- Bullish on Beijing
Arthur Waldron
, pp. 20-21 The romantic view of Chinese communism used to be found mostly among leftist intellectu...
- The Lost Generation
Dorinda Elliott
, pp. 22-25 Despite the repression at China's colleges and universities, students find ways to keep...
Books and the Arts
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On Films: New Wave, Old Tricks (3 Reviews) Stanley Kauffmann
, p. 26 House Party (1990 Film), by Reginald Hudlin
- House Party (1990 Film) by Reginald Hudlin
- Blue Steel (1990 Film) by Kathryn Bigelow
- Bad Influence (1990 Film) by Curtis Hanson
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Our Pasts, Ourselves (Review) Martha Nussbaum
, pp. 27-33 Sources of the Self, by Charles Taylor
- Sources of the Self by Charles Taylor
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Meet John Smith (Review) Christopher Benfey
, p. 34 Dream Song, by Paul Mariani
- Dream Song by Paul Mariani
- Slum Corner
Don Bogen
, pp. 35-36 -
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Machine Dreams (Review) Benedict Anderson
, pp. 37-39 Machines as the Measure of Men, by Michael Adas
- Machines as the Measure of Men by Michael Adas
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Tax Americana (Review) Robert Kuttner
, pp. 40-42 A Law Unto Itself, by David Burnham
- A Law Unto Itself by David Burnham
- Washington Diarist: D.C., R.I.P.
Jacob Weisberg
, p. 43 The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, along with an overpowering sense of tedium
- Cover
Taylor Jones
