August 1983
In This Issue
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Articles
The Pardon
Nixon, Ford, Haig, and the transfer of power.
Washington: Real Policy vs. Applause Lines
Neither Congress nor the White House wants to hear complex reasons why quick, simple approaches to Central America won’t work
The Throwing Madonna
Baseball's Great Experiment
The Philosopher's Pupil
Visions of City & Country
Visions of City & Country
The Black Death
Slouching Towards Kalamazoo
The Oxford Book of Death
The Indispensable Cat
The Forger's Art
The Atlantic Puzzler
Arms Control: Numerical Insecurity
Parity in numbers of intermediaterange weapons in Europe, which both sides insist on, is incompatible with parity in strategic weapons worldwide
Educating Black Athletes
A black educator disagrees with blacks’ opposition to the NCAA’s “Rule 48 ,” which would set minimum academic standards for student athletes
Total Eclipse
Airwaves
Welcome to Hiroshima
Phobia
The Model
The Secrets of Cancer Cells
Scientists have begun to learn what causes a tumor to grow, but how to stop that growth remains a mystery
Public Television Forced to Cut Back
Raging Panther, Grinning Saint
Marriage and Morals
The Terrible Century
