COVER
A Boy and His Gun
Even in a town like Omaha, Nebraska, the young are packing weapons in a deadly battle against fear and boredom
NATION
Mack, You and George Go Left; Dave, You Cover Them . . . (The Week)
Commander in Chief Clinton recently visited the Korean DMZ. He impressed himself.
Health Report: Aug. 2, 1993 (The Week)
Informed Sources: Aug. 2, 1993 (The Week)
Just Ask Anita Hill (The Week)
Losing Interest: Our Bosnia Policy, then and now (The Week)
Our Bosnia Policy, then and now
Monitor: With Enemies Like These (The Week)
With Enemies Like These ...
News Digest July 18-24 (The Week)
Nixing Dixie (Civil Rights)
An impassioned Senate vote focuses attention on the South's war of symbols
Only 953 Campaign Days Left! (The Week)
Raw Data: Aug. 2, 1993 (The Week)
Showing No Mercy (The Flood)
A tour through the soggy heartland reveals how lowlanders grapple with the Great Power
The 10 Most Dramatic Increases in Consumer Prices, 1992 (The Week)
The Master of Disaster (The Flood)
The Trouble with Rosty (Congress)
His involvement in the post-office scandal could disrupt Clinton's legislative ambitions
The Week: Aug. 2, 1993 (The Week)
Where Hope Ends (The White House)
The apparent suicide of a close friend and adviser leaves the Clintons in mourning and Washington with a painful question: Why did he do it?
Winners & Losers: Aug. 2, 1993 (The Week)
WORLD
A Lesson in Shame (Bosnia)
As Warren Christopher says the U.S. is at the limit of its involvement in Bosnia, the failure to act in the Balkans is the West's most disgraceful mistake since World War II
Ivan the Not-So-Terrible (Israel)
Was John Demjanjuk a victim of mistaken identity?
You Call This Change? (Japan)
Elections bring political turmoil at home but promise no bold new course for Japan Inc.
SCIENCE
Should Willy Be Freed? (Environment)
The Hunt, the Furor (Environment)
As Norway lets the harpoons fly, the cry Save the whales echoes again across the seas
SOCIETY
Welcome to the Great Indoors
The Japanese slave away in enclosed beaches and slopes
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Carnage: An Open Book (Television)
Newswatch: Hey, That's Me on TV! (Newswatch)
Hey, That's Me on TV!
Skimming The Cream (Fraud)
The Mister Rogers of food retailing admits major fraud
Spectator Let's Not Make a Deal (Spectator)
When it comes to buying NBC, Bill Cosby can't seem to put up or shut up
Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
AUGUST 2, 1993 VOL. 142 NO. 5
Time Magazine Masthead (Masthead)
AUGUST 2, 1993 VOL. 142 NO. 5
BUSINESS
Crashing Prices
Falling demand and deep discounting lead to vanishing profits and heavy casualties in PCs
Stock Deals for the Rich and Famous (Finance)
Regular folks are excluded; just ask Tom Foley
LAW
See You in Court
Gay activists hope to overturn Clinton's gay policy, but the odds -- and Sam Nunn -- are against them
The Squeaky Clean G-Man (Justice)
Clinton's choice for FBI chief comes with a sterling reputation, but can he revitalize the agency?
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
A Grelbon Out Of Pluvarb (Reviews Cinema)
Cultural Confusions (Reviews Cinema)
Restoring The Fantasy (Reviews Music)
Rock-'N'-Roll Animal (Reviews Music)
Stupid Talk-Show Tricks (Show Business)
NBC and CBS squabble in a corporate custody battle over David Letterman's shtick
Teddy, We Hardly Know Ye (Reviews Books)
The Networks Run for Cover (Television)
To avoid a warning label, violent shows are getting toned down -- or dropped