July 1988
In This Issue
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Articles
An Insider's View of the Election
Our author visits the political pros in four battleground states and is reminded that the swing vote in the November election is not conservative or liberal, northern or southern, young or old, black or Hispanic--it's the white middle class.
Matchimanito
A Short Story
The Loneliest War
In a world of muddle and ambiguity, the situation in Ethiopia offers something approaching a choice between good and bad: real “freedom fighters” valiantly oppose an oppressive, Soviet-backed regime. But the West takes little notice.
The July Almanac
Notes: Ephemeral States Update
Washington: What's So Good About Gorbachev?
The days of the lumbering Soviet bear are over
England: Restoring Kew Gardens
Britain’s worst storm may prove a boon to its botanical collection
What Every American Knows
Contributors
The Loon on Oak-Head Pond
Old Bachelor Brother
Andrew Mellon and Sir Joseph Duveen
Shanghai Surprise
Where to Drop the Other Shoe
Designers are reappraising closet space
Hunger Artists
Everything but Diplomacy
The Pigeon
The Stonehenge People
Traveller
Trail of Havoc
Greater Nowheres
The Hermit of 69th Street
Spirit and Ancestor
Acrostic No. 36
The Puzzler
Word 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 may eventually make its way into the dictionary. The information below represents the first stage of research, not the final product.
