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Articles in Nov, 1992 issue of Washington Monthly

• Eavesdroppings: from the Bay of Pigs to Iran-contra, the CIA has a sorry legacy. But we need it all the same
  by Michael Wines
• The Making of a Drug-Free America: Programs That Work. - book reviews
  by Michael Isikoff
• B.S. economics: while cash-strapped universities cut teachers, classes, and whole departments, they're ignoring all those managers in the Office of Public Relations
  by Betsy Wagner
• Workers stiffed: death and injury rates among America's workers soar, and the government has never cared less
  by Allan Freedman
• No truth, no consequences: if Congress wants to discourage testifiers from lying, maybe it should ask them to tell the truth
  by Katie Hickox
• The new writers' bloc: they've got attitude, humor, and an eye for detail. But could journalism's new stylists do more? - influence of journalist Maureen Dowd
  by Katherine Boo
• Plains talk: what Jimmy Carter's first bid for public office tells us about politics today
  by James Fallows
• Our Wildest Dreams: Women Entrepreneurs Making Money, Having Fun, Doing Good. - book reviews
  by Tom Peters
• Split decision - voter selection of the vice president
  by Akhil Reed Amar
• See no evil, make no policy: a former State Department insider reveals how his bosses ignored atrocities in Yugoslavia and stayed a step behind the journalists
  by George Kenney
• Wild pitch: George Will strikes out against term limits
  by Eleanor Clift
• Body and Soul. - book reviews
  by Tom Peters
• Guerrillas: The Men and Women Fighting Today's Wars. - book reviews
  by Tina Rosenberg
• Dirty Politics: Deception, Distraction, and Democracy. - book reviews
  by David Shribman
• Gays in arms: can gays in the military work? In countries around the world, they already do
  by Eric Konigsberg
• The advertising agency: how the CIA flouted the law using Madison Avenue techniques to arm-twist for the contras
  by Robert Parry
• The Moral Commonwealth: Social Theory and the Promise of Community. - book reviews
  by Nicholas Lemann