Vol. 137 No. 20
NATION
The House takes an overdue stand for gun control
American Notes
IDEAS Little House On the Desert
American Notes
INVESTIGATIONS Where Was Teddy?
American Notes
THE WHITE HOUSE Clipping John's Wings
American Notes
WASHINGTON, D.C. Culture Clash
Why Not The Best?
Bush's loyalty to Quayle has, if anything, stiffened as a result of his heart scare. But the choice still worries many Americans.
Don't Call Us, We'll Call You (Grapevine)
Five Who Fit the Bill
If Bush wanted a new Vice President, he would not have to look far for candidates who are competent and compatible
Games People Play (Grapevine)
Grapevine (Grapevine)
Heavy Clouds In the Lavatory (Grapevine)
Is He Really That Bad?
Quayle does more -- and does better -- than his public image suggests, but sometimes he chafes at the need to be Bush's Bush
Kitty Kelley's Other Victim (Grapevine)
Mr. President, Heal Thyself (Grapevine)
Stalking The Red Intruders
How the CIA's counterintelligence chief virtually paralyzed the agency at the height of the cold war with his obsessive pursuit of Soviet moles
That Costly Object Of Desire (Grapevine)
The Bare Facts (Grapevine)
The Strange Destiny Of a Vice President
He is the second highest-ranking official in the land, and he is also the butler -- or the handyman
Webster Bids Farewell to Langley
WORLD
In Disaster's Wake "It was as if our world collapsed under our feet and another world was swallowing us."
Diplomacy
From Defender To Defector
Iraq: Back to Yesterday
As Saddam emerges from seclusion, his hard-pressed countrymen conclude that terror is once again in style and their leader is here to stay
Middle East
Nosing into The Peace Tent
Poland Power to The Pulpit
The Roman Catholic Church has become omnipresent, critics say
South Korea Flames of Protest
Soviet Union Back into The Pits
The Political Interest Banish the Q Word
SCIENCE
Pollution along the Mexican border is a growing health hazard and a hindrance to U.S. efforts to forge a free-trade pact
HEALTH & MEDICINE
A movement grows to bring RU-486 to the U.S.
Bumbling Toward the Nobel (Medicine)
Finally, a plausible answer to who discovered the AIDS virus: the French, though a fluke led to a U.S. breakthrough
RELIGION
A Bible for Bart Simpson -- and for lots of adults
STYLE & DESIGN
A brilliant husband-and-wife team lead a growing movement to replace charmless suburban sprawl with civilized, familiar places that people love
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
When this flashy Louisiana oilman says every deserving student should go to college, lawmakers sit up and listen
Time Magazine contents page Vol. 137, No. 20 MAY 20, 1991 (Contents)
Time Magazine masthead page Vol. 137, No. 20 MAY 20, 1991 (Masthead)
BUSINESS
ENTERTAINMENT The Peters Principle
Business Notes
FINANCE Heyman's Heyday
Business Notes
LITIGATION Betty Shapiro: Giant Killer
Business Notes
PRODUCT FAILURES Scents and Sensibility
Business Notes
SELLING You Pay Nothing Now!
The Humbling of a Computer Colossus
Under siege at every rampart of its empire as it fends off competitors, IBM is still fearsome -- but it looks a bit less than invincible
The Next 800-Lb. Gorilla
What Do We Do Now?
Facing a dismal job market, the class of '91 tries interview rehearsals, internships, even -- yikes! -- living at home
EDUCATION
Computers have not lived up to their promise to transform America's struggling schools, but it's not too late to redeem the failure
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
NORTHERN EXPOSURE; CBS; Mondays; 10 p.m. EDT
A Rousing Tale for a Long March (Books)
A SOLDIER OF THE GREAT WAR by Mark Helprin
Critics' Voices (Critics' Voices)
Looking for The Radical Middle (Books)
WHY AMERICANS HATE POLITICS by E.J. Dionne Jr.
What Blockbusters Are Made Of (Cinema)
Which of this summer's 50 pix will be megahits? Here's a handicapper's guide
PEOPLE
Circe at Her Loom Roll Over, Ulysses, she's at it again: winking, beckoning, scandalizing with her new film Truth or Dare, and making one or two points on the way
TO OUR READERS
ESSAY
Science, Lies and The Ultimate Truth