Vol. 2, No. 4
October 7, 1996
Cover Story
Bill Clinton's Bay of Pigs
By Michael A. Ledeen
Also in This Issue
- De-Moralizing the Ghetto — Alan Ehrenhalt
- The President's Good Press — Michael Barone
- The Strange Case of Carleton Gajdusek — Claudia Winkler
This October 1996 issue examined critical questions surrounding the Clinton presidency and American society. The cover story by Michael A. Ledeen compared a Clinton foreign policy situation to the Bay of Pigs invasion, while Alan Ehrenhalt analyzed the moral dimensions of inner-city poverty and urban decay. The issue also featured a special report by Claudia Winkler on Nobel Prize-winning scientist Carleton Gajdusek, who faced accusations of pedophilia, exploring the complex tensions between scientific achievement and personal conduct.