Lucky: Consumption without Consequence  

Kim France wouldn’t blush over her new magazine, Lucky, even if pink cheeks would flatter the posh outfits she adores wearing. As editor-in-chief of the latest craze to hit women’s magazines—a publication devoted solely to shopping–-she proudly asserts that it …



A Strategy for Radical Liberals  

One of Jules Feiffer’s cartoons captures the mood of political hopelessness that pervades the American Left. A long-haired militant asks a shortcropped liberal whether he voted in the last election. “Yes.” “Did your man win?” “Yes.” “How will you feel about …