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Even as we race towards the election, the battle to define Clinton's legacy is taking shape. Prominent in this debate is the role of Monica Lewinsky and the effects of scandal on Clinton's second term. While only history can assess whether a White House intern failed the Clinton Presidency, it is clear the Clinton Presidency failed the White House Intern Program...
...clan--the Baldwin of Baldwins, if you will--is the eldest and most famous of the lot. This is Alec Baldwin, of course, whose fame as a thespian often leads us to forget that he is, first and foremost, a political philosopher. I came to this realization during the Monica Lewinsky imbroglio, when he told a bemused Conan O'Brien '85 that "if we were in other countries, we would all go down to Washington and we would stone Henry Hyde to death! We would stone him to death! . . . We would stone Henry Hyde to death, and we would...
...problem of building a campaign around character, however, is that the past decade has provided serial lessons in its futility. Voters were prepared to overlook Clinton's transgressions in Arkansas in 1992, overlook Whitewater and Paula Jones and Johnny Chung in 1996, look past even Monica in the midterm elections of 1998. They may think Gore shades the truth, but it also may not ultimately matter. Fifty-four percent of likely voters say Gore is "honest and trustworthy enough to be President." That is 13 points lower than Bush. The question, Is it high enough...
...idea that parents must suffer for the children is an outdated model of martyrdom. It creates victims in two generations at once." MICHAEL SENN Santa Monica, Calif...
Adolescence can last until age 25 or 30 these days, observes Arthur Kovacs, a psychologist in Santa Monica, Calif. "There are false career starts," he explains, "trying out relationships, lying fallow between jobs." He suggests that parents try to "accommodate the anxiety" of their kids and keep the stuff until they're in their late 20s--or at least acknowledge their feelings by saying, "I wish I could do this...