May 1987
In This Issue
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Articles
Great Moments in Literary Baseball
The centrefielder cannot hold....
—Willie YeatsWord Watch
Here are a few of the words being tracked by the editors of The American Heritage Dictionary, published by Houghton Mifflin. A new word that exhibits sustained use over time may eventually make its way into the dictionary.
The May Almanac
Notes: The White Peril
Harlequin
Bolivia: How to Lose the Coke War
the U.S.-Bolivian campaign against the “Coca Nostra" has been a failure, says one of the men who led it
Environment: Weather Versus Chemicals
A controversy over the Antarctic ozone “hole" has reawakened debate about restrictions on chemical production
In Harm's Way
The Navy’s new strategy for global conventional war is aimed at scaring the Soviets ,but it should scare us, too—it could lead to global nuclear war
Frog
Police Dreams
Contributors
J. K. Galbraith and J. M. Keynes
The Rise of Techno-Nationalism
In the emerging debate about how to restore America’s technological pre-eminence we are misconstruing the problem and advancing the wrong solutions
What I Remember the Writers Telling Me When I Was Young
The Walls Around Us
Time spent rocking and taping can make a man appreciate gypsum wall board, one of the most common fixtures of our lives and one of the most unjustly taken for granted
Designs for Shopping
The Making of a Classic
Home Sweet Home
School for Scandal
Riding High
The Secret Museum
Evil Angels
Cod Streuth
Where Is Nicaragua?
Family Skeletons
The Man Who Fell From the Sky
The Age of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent
Another Day of Life
Once in Europa
Acrostic No. 22
The Puzzler
