May 26, 1997

This May 1997 issue presented opposing perspectives on cloning technology, with James Q. Wilson counseling against fear while Charles Krauthammer warned of dangers in light of Deep Blue's chess victory over Kasparov. The issue also covered the growing anti-China lobby coalition as documented by Lawrence F. Kaplan, and reflected on the cultural legacy of composer Franz Schubert on the bicentennial of his birth with Jay Nordlinger's appreciation. Additional pieces examined Clinton and Daschle's shift on abortion policy, Republican disagreements over tax cuts, and campus affirmative action debates.