COVER

THE PRICE OF FANATICISM

NOW THAT EXTREMISTS ARE WILLING TO USE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, THEY HAVE CROSSED A THRESHOLD THAT EXPERTS HAVE WATCHED WITH DREAD FOR TWO DECADES

NATION

THE REBELS WITH COLD FEET (Congress)

AS UNPOPULAR POINTS IN THE CONTRACT COME DUE, REPUBLICANS FIND IT HARDER AND HARDER TO HANG TOGETHER

SCIENCE

JEEPERS! CREEPY PEEPERS!

FRUIT FLIES WITH EYES IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES ARE HELPING BIOLOGISTS UNDERSTAND HOW EVOLUTION WORKS

HEALTH & MEDICINE

TO KNOW YOUR OWN FATE (Health)

A TEST FOR EARLY ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE MAY CREATE A DILEMMA FOR PATIENTS UNLESS TREATMENTS ARE FOUND

SPORT

TECHNOLOGY

VICE RAID ON THE NET

THE SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE WANTS TO BAN PORNO IN CYBERSPACE. BUT IS IT CONSTITUTIONAL?

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

THE END OF THE VIGIL (CIA)

JENNIFER HARBURY FOUGHT TO KNOW HER HUSBAND'S FATE, AND THE ANSWER HAS SET OFF A WASHINGTON FUROR

BUSINESS

EDUCATION

LAW

CONFRONTING THE KILLER (Justice)

SURVIVORS OF VIOLENT CRIMES FIND THAT FACING AN ATTACKER IN COURT IS JUST THE MEDICINE THEY NEED

DUNNING DEADBEATS (Law Enforcement)

CONGRESS GIVES NEW CHILD-SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO STATES--AND A NEW TYPE OF BILL COLLECTOR

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

BONDS AWAY! (The Arts & Media Books)

HIGH FINANCE IS BYTE-DRIVEN HYSTERIA IN BOMBARDIERS

THE SPOILS OF WAR (The Arts & Media Art)

RUSSIA'S NEW DISPLAYS OF ART LOOTED FROM GERMANY REIGNITE A DEBATE OVER WHO RIGHTFULLY OWNS SUCH PLUNDER

SOUTHERN GOTHIC, INC. (The Arts & Media Books)

THE ECCENTRIC, FACT-BASED BEST SELLER MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL SPARKS A RUSH TO SEE WHERE IT ALL TOOK PLACE

BOARDROOM BOUND (The Arts & Media Theater)

MATTHEW BRODERICK IS AN ENGAGING CORPORATE CLIMBER IN A BRASSY BROADWAY REVIVAL OF HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS ...

OUT OF THIS WORLD (The Arts & Media Television)

SPARKED BY THE REMARKABLE SUCCESS OF THE X-FILES, A NEW ARMADA OF SCIENCE-FICTION SHOWS IS INVADING PRIME TIME

PROMISE KEPT (The Arts & Media Music)

JULIANA HATFIELD GETS MORE ELUSIVE, AND MORE INTERESTING

WHEN LIBERALISM RULED (The Arts & Media Books)

HISTORIAN ALAN BRINKLEY TAKES AN UNPOPULAR VIEW IN THE AGE OF NEWT: THAT THE NEW DEAL REFORMERS DIDN'T GO FAR ENOUGH