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February 1987 Issue
February 1987 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.
  • A Question of Fairness
    Juan Williams
  • The February Almanac
  • Modern Times
    James Fallows
  • South Africa: The Business of Fighting Apartheid
    Michael Massing
  • Washington: No Refugees Need Apply
    Claudia Dreifus
  • The Shame of Wanting
    Brian Mccormick

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The Shame of Wanting

By Brian Mccormick
February 1987 Issue
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