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1981-1989

Bureaucrats 2, Presidents 0

by Leonard Reed,

Now that Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan have reformed it, the government is more of a mess that ever

by Harper’s Staff,

As opportunities narrow, the spirit of "I got here first" is sweeping the country

by Robert M. Kaus,

Influence peddlers used to deny that they were selling their connections. Now they brag about it

by Harper’s Staff,

Stinginess masquerading as charity

by Sally Helgesen,

Honor thy children

Drawn by Steve Brodner,

Saudi Arabia, the Gulf's latest protector

Drawn by Steve Brodner,

by Nicholas Bethell,

To arm the Afghans

by T.D. Allman,

Making the world safe for solipsism