ANALYSIS
The Battle of the Budgets
Norman B. Ture
The Supreme Court's Right Turn
David F. Forte

COMMENTARY
Government Funds and Scientific Research: It's Time for Independence
Sam Kazman
The Panama Canal at a Crossroads
Eric A. Greenquist

ECONOMIC WATCH
The Embargo Imbroglio
Joe Cobb

ELECTION '96
GOP Challenge: Keep the Congress
Grover G. Norquist

MEDIA IN REVIEW
Ombudsmen and the Bottom Line
Lynne Enders Glaser

WORLD VIEWS
The U.S. Recognizes Vietnam

 

HOME
The Rocking Chair Mystery
John Elvin

PROFILE
The Sultan of Indonesia
Sheri de Borchgrave

FEATURED BOOK: Ana Rodriguez's Diary of a Survivor
Introduction
Editor

A Prison Within a Prison
Mark Falcoff

History of Dissent
Tom Carter

REVIEWS
A Treasonous Criminal Conspiracy
Morton A. Kaplan
THE SECRET WORLD OF AMERICAN COMMUNISM
Harvey Klehr, John Earl Haynes, and Fridrikh Igorevich Firsov

Therapeutic Liberalism
Wayne Allen
THE END OF THE REPUBLICAN ERA
Theodore Lowi

DANCE
United We Dance: A Tribute to the UN
Leland Windreich

FILM
Keaton, the Prairie Pragmatist
John C. Tibbetts

GALLERY
Daniel Greene: Subway Melody
Editor

MUSIC
Bobby McFerrin's Multimusical Mission
Tom Pniewski

TELEVISION
Bullets Over Baltimore
Stephen Henkin

NATURE WALK
Autumn's Dazzling Showcase
Dwight G. Smith

SCIENCE ESSAY
Brave New Biosphere
Dave Tenenbaum

SCIENTISTS: PAST AND PRESENT
John Buchanan: Shedding Light on Terra Incognita
John Soennichsen

FOLK WISDOM
Into the Light: Romania Stakes Its Claim to Dracula
Norine Dresser
Kilvert's Country: Folk Customs From Mid-Wales
Stephen Osmond

HERITAGE
Choctaw Gold: New Enterprises on a Mississippi Reservation
Peggy Robbins

PATTERNS
A Gift of Spice: Pampore's Saffron Harvest
Rajesh Vora