Washington Monthly

'More champagne, Ms. Mitchell?' (investigation of White House travel office)

Both press members and White House travel officials acted unethically in the wasteful spending of Pres Clinton's traveling entourage. The press was lavished with expensive food and first-class hotels but neglected to mention this in their newspapers.

Assignment Pentagon: The Insider's Guide to the Potomac Puzzle Palace.

Bad news bearers.

Bill Clinton in the media The press has been more judgmental of Pres Clinton than of any other recent president and has portrayed him in an unjustly negative light. Clinton is continually shown as breaking his promises, yet he came much closer to his goals than did George Bush.

Frank Rizzo: The Last Big Man in Big City America.

Heroes of My Time.

Home not alone.

Apartment units within single-family homes Accessory apartments within single-family homes are illegal, yet many exist due to their popularity, cost-effectiveness and obscurity. Many people like them because they can rent them out, and they are a good alternative to low-cost housing complexes.

In Defense of Garbage.

Myth information.

Media errors in federal news The media frequently distorts facts and images of government policy and economics. A report that civil service workers make 30% less than their private sector equivalents, for example, was incorrect and based on elevated job descriptions. Other examples are cited.

Peace-Process: American Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Since 1967.

Reading, writing, and ripoffs.

Fads in education Teachers must use common sense when confronted with new trends in educational philosophy, curriculum and materials. These fads often require expensive equipment and stress technique over content.

Strange Bedfellows: How Television and the Presidential Candidates Changed American Politics.

The Good Fight: The Education of an American Reformer.

The shell game.

Clinton's military spending policy Pres Clinton must be stalwart in keeping his proposed defense budget from being inflated by the Dept of Defense. Clinton must reorganize the Defense Dept itself before a realistic budget can be agreed upon.