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April 1983 Issue
April 1983 Cover
This magazine has been fully digitized as a part of The Atlantic's archive. Each article originally printed in this magazine is available here, complete and unedited from the historical print. Read more from this magazine, or explore the full archive.
  • Washington: Eloquent Statistics
    Richard Pollak
  • Jade Buddhas, Red Bridges, Fruits of Love
    Ellen Gilchrist
  • The Roosters Don’t Like It
    Roy Blount Jr.
  • Men Will Be Men
    Holly Brubach
  • Zeal for the Hidden Detail
    Alfred Kazin
  • New Legends for Old
    Robert Craft

Washington: Eloquent Statistics

A new study of military and social spending details where nations are concentrating their resources

By Richard Pollak
April 1983 Issue
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