In this issue:
COMMENT
"Iran and the Bomb", by Hendrik Hertzberg: A path we should not follow.
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
"Snoops", by Zachary Kanin: At dinner with New York's private eyes.
OUR LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS
"Reservations", by Ariel Levy: A tribe plans a casino in the Hamptons.
BOOKS
"Enter the Dragon", by John Cassidy: China and the free market myth.
A CRITIC AT LARGE
"Method Man", by John Lahr: The life and work of Elia Kazan.
THE CURRENT CINEMA
"Punch Lines", by Anthony Lane: Reviews of The Fighter and I Love You Philip Morris.
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