Washington Monthly

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Articles in Dec 2005 issue of Washington Monthly

• Ill informed: how drug companies convince Americans they're sicker than they are
  by Shannon Brownlee
• Northwest by northeast
  by Charles Peters
• The new progressivism
• Blue beard: a revealing look at why Lincoln's depression didn't cost him politically
  by Allen C. Guelzo
• The chief justice as hired gun
  by Charles Peters
• Laying down the law school
  by Charles Peters
• Missed manners: Lynne Truss thinks people are getting ruder. She can shove it
  by Elizabeth Austin
• How to succeed in Washington 101
  by Charles Peters
• Bush's ownership society: why no one's buying
  by Paul Glastris
• Just to be safe, brush up on your side stroke
  by Charles Peters
• You own you: when identity thieves open an account in your name, it should be the bank's problem, not yours
  by Kevin Drum
• I'll shovel your front walk, too
  by Charles Peters
• Viewer discretion: parents should be able to pay for Nickelodeon without having to pony up for MTV
  by Zachary Roth
• The Ice pick's just in case the wings freeze over
  by Charles Peters
• All in the family
  by Charles Peters
• Taking charge: attention credit card companies: when we want you to charge us hidden fees, we'll let you know
  by Robert Gordon
• Practice what you preach
  by Charles Peters
• Rock, paper, scissors will decide who's in charge
  by Charles Peters
• Head of the class
  by Maegan M. Ashworth
• The joy of flex: employees shouldn't need an excuse to get flexible work schedules. Employers should need a reason not to give them
  by Karen Kornbluh
• Novak's sources
  by Charles Peters
• The case against the case against political appointees
  by Charles Peters
• Scold war: by putting families, not individuals, at the center of his philosophy of freedom, Sen. Rick Santorum misreads two centuries of American political thought
  by William A. Galston
• A star is born
  by Charles Peters
• There goes the neighborhood: the last low-rent office building in downtown D.C. smokes out the National Organization for Women, US-Ukraine Foundation, a private eye, and The Washington Monthly
  by Christina Larson
• Player of choice: how ex-NARAL head Kate Michelman learned to play by Washington's rules—and was taken down by them
  by William Saletan
• These things take time—lots of time
  by Charles Peters
• New balance: what other countries can do about American power
  by Jonathan Clarke
• Are you listening, Judy Miller?
  by Charles Peters
• The early-warning economy: the time to think about helping displaced workers is before they lose their jobs
  by Gene Sperling