September 22, 1997

This issue featured a scathing cover story on Vice President Al Gore titled "Al, Gored," examining questionable ethical conduct by the Clinton administration's number two. The magazine also explored the Republican Party's lack of a coherent agenda following the 1996 elections, questioning what the GOP stood for in the post-Gingrich era. Additional coverage included investigative pieces on campaign reform politics, United Way fundraising practices, and debates over government peacekeeping operations, while cultural criticism assessed everything from the British royal family to classical pianist Yevgeny Kissin.