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The article discusses how to deal with men categorized as SMI-V (seriously mentally ill, violent) with reference to American singer-songwriter Andrew Goldstein who pushed Kendra Webdale to her death on the subway tracks in 1999 at the 23rd Street station on the Broadway line. Goldstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison but the sentence was reduced for good behavior.

Focuses on the shortage of organ donation for use in organ transplantation in the U.S. Failure of the supply of kidneys, hearts, livers and recyclable body parts to keep up with the demand; Increase in the number of families appealing for organ donors; Legislator Al Gore's investigation into the thicket of medical economics, bioethics, federal health policy that surrounds the issue of organ transplants; Possibility for a commercial market for human organs.

Compares U.S. politician Richard Bolling with politician Claude Pepper who succeeded Bolling as chairman of the U.S. House Rules Committee. Advocacy of internationalism and disarmament by Pepper; Career and family backgrounds of both Bolling and Pepper; Efforts on Pepper to embrace national health insurance, Social Security, public housing, and aid to education, along with the more concrete monuments of the New Deal; Proposal of Pepper that the U.S. should demonstrate its good faith by disarming before a treaty was signed; Views of Pepper on Social Security.

The article discusses Cyril Ramaphosa. He is a wealthy businessman who during the 1990s he was a top aid to South African Leader Nelson Mandela. In late 2012 he was elected deputy president of the African National Congress. The author surveys Ramaphosa's biography and considers his fitness to become South Africa's president.

Reports on Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, three Baltic states formerly a part of the U.S.S.R. which are coming into their own as tourist sites. Finding that the Baltic countries are as safe, stable and traveler-friendly as any destination in "old" Europe; Tour of the three countries with most sites bearing witness to the long histories of each land; Emergence from under the rule of the U.S.S.R., resulting in the development of tourism.

Discusses the growing number of countries who have or aspire to have nuclear power and weapons of mass destruction. Description of monuments within many cities of Pakistan, featuring a nuclear missile called the Ghauri, that pay homage to that country's nuclear potency; Acknowledgement of nuclear power by Islamic countries; Strategies behind flaunting a nuclear program; Indications that Pakistan provided information to North Korea for their nuclear capabilities; How nuclear power is still part of international relations and many government's foreign policy; Nations believed to have nuclear power.

Compares Ronald Reagan's presidency with that of George W. Bush's. Similarities between them both professionally and personally; Radical presidency of George W.; Bush's thematic approach to his presidency; Firm hand Bush has on his executive branch as compared with Reagan.

Focuses on Paul D. Wolfowitz, the U.S. deputy defense secretary. His belief that a war with Iraq would be a region-transforming opportunity for the U.S.; Opposing views of Scott Ritter, the former United Nations weapons instructor; Wolfowitz's optimism about America's ability to build a better world; The risks of going into Iraq; His influence in the White House; Details of his background; His views on weapons of mass destruction.

Focuses on speculation by scientists and terrorism experts about the nature of possible future terrorism attacks in which nuclear weapons are used. Details of various scenarios; Difficulty of preventing terrorist attacks against the United States; Destruction caused by nuclear weapons; How terrorists might procure such weapons; Ease with which a bomb can be assembled; Security of Russian nuclear stockpiles; Possibility of a radiological attack by terrorists; Security of nuclear power plants; Fear of attacks.

Focuses on advocates of reform in the United States military. Why some people believe that it is essential to prepare the military for fundamental changes in the nature of warfare; Attitude of Arthur Cebrowski of the Defense Department's Office of Force Transformation; How these reformers perceive that military culture needs to change; Mention of other turning points in military history; Role of Andrew Marshall, a Defense Department strategist; Changes in weapons technology.

Profiles Colin Powell, the United States Secretary of State. His role in formulating American foreign policy since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; Performance as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Persian Gulf War; Reputation in Washington, D.C.; Efforts to improve the State Department; Political beliefs and military experience; Role in the Bosnian War; Views on missile defense; Relations with former U.S. President Bill Clinton; Presidential prospects.

Reports on a visit to Baikonur Cosmodrome Leninsk, Kazakhstan, the launchsite of the Soviet space program. Description of the site; The thirtieth anniversary of the United States landing on the moon; The role of United States President John F. Kennedy; The role of Soviet rocket designer Sergei Pavlovich Korolev.

Focuses on Winnie Mandela's opposition to South African President Nelson Mandela's policies. Support of the Traditional Leaders of South Africa to Winnie; Winnie's image as an anti-Mandela; Winnie's family history; Winnie's remarks on her relationship with Nelson; Terrorist activities of the Mandela Football Club, an organization created by Winnie; Expulsion of Winnie from her government post.

Focuses on the Zion Christian Church, a religious movement in southern Africa. Conservatism of majority of black South Africans; Comparison with little congregations; Founder Engenas Lekganyane; Response of white Christians; Social role.

Features the racial tension in Boksburg, South Africa. Boksburg City Council as a caricature of white South Africa; Beyers de Klerk; Koos van de Merwe; Gloria Bosch; Honoring of slain black activist Chris Hani; Adaptation of the whites to equality with blacks; Historical background; Tokyo Sexwale; Children's reactions; Strategy of containment.

Compares the reaction of South African President F.W. de Klerk to his reception in the township of Boipatong last June with that of Mikhail Gorbachev when Soviet citizens called on him to resign following the May Day parade. Witnessing for the first time the wrath of citizens whose feelings he thought he understood; De Klerk, like Gorbachev, an instigator of reform; Two countries' common predicaments; Made inward looking by world disapproval; Backgrounds of the two men.

Reports on one of the frontiers in South Africa's black civil war where violence and hatred are rampant. Gruesome dynamics of black-on-black violence; Most notorious killings involving hostels built for migratory working men; Life at the Meadowlands Black Residential Area; Design, estimated residents, and capacity of the hostel; Renovations planned for most of the 200 South African hostels; First serious clash in 1976; Sowetans animosity towards Zulus; Influence of police.

Describes South Africa's Drakensberg Mountains. History; Scenic spots; Ideal activities for tourists. INSET: Exploring the Berg.; Hotels and lodges, by Bill Keller..

Presents information on the economic conditions of two cities of Texas, namely Las Colinas and Dallas. Description of the location of Las Colinas, Texas; Analysis of the urban center of the city; Assessment of the role of the Texas government in the development of Las Colinas; Account of culture, values and economy of Dallas, Texas.

Focuses on the conduct of the United States Congressmen at the election recess where they were found consuming liquor. Concerns over the amount of beer intake; Rise of the U.S. National Beer Wholesalers Association from relative obscurity to a position of newfound notoriety; Bill designed to assure wholesalers the right to sign exclusive territorial contracts with brewers without running afoul of the federal antitrust laws; Participation of the liquor wholesalers in the politics of the U.S. by making major contributions to friendly legislators.

Discusses about tax systems in the U.S. Proposal of tax lobbyists to the U.S. Congress for the postponement of tax cut; Argument pertaining to the tax liability of firms; Revelation that business groups have begun inviting Congress to slice into someone else's tax breaks; Discussion about corporate tax and its impact on various companies.

The article discusses the life of Nelson Mandela, who served as President of South Africa, and is known for his work as an apartheid revolutionary. The author explores a human side of Mandela in which he comments on his strategies as a business man and the presumed effect of his age and physical decline on decisions regarding his resignation as President.

Presents letters to the editor of "The New York Times Book Review" regarding an article found in a previous issues of the journal. Responses to the essay "Bad News," by Richard A. Posner, regarding consumers of news and the mass media.

Explores the idea that the United States can not afford to let an adversary strike first. How the heightened sense of danger following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks fostered this strike first mentality; Discussion of the pre-emptive strike in military science.

At the end of January, New York's Conservative Party, the most influential of the minor parties that complicate the state's politics, celebrated its 50th anniversary at a Holiday Inn near the Albany airport, a vast and dingy venue that reminded me of athlete housing left over from the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Politicians like former Gov. George Pataki, who owed his election to the Conservatives, came to pay homage to the party for its record of steering the state's politics to the right. But one calamity darkened the mood of nostalgia and self-congratulation: the passage last summer of a law legalizing same-sex marriage. For many New Yorkers, the June 24 marriage vote was a rare moment of goosebump drama from a capital better known for tedious dysfunction. For the Conservatives, and in particular for Mike Long, the ex-marine who has been the party's chairman for nearly half of its history, the vote was a triple humiliation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

THE STRONGMAN Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As an American visitor in the power precincts of Pakistan, from the gated enclaves of Islamabad to the manicured lawns of the military garrison in Peshawar, from the luxury fortress of the Serena Hotel to the exclusive apartments of the parliamentary housing blocks, you can expect three time-honored traditions: black tea with milk, obsequious servants and a profound sense of grievance. Talk to Pakistani politicians, scholars, generals, businessmen, spies and journalists -- as I did in October -- and before long, you are beyond the realm of politics and diplomacy and into the realm of hurt feelings. Words like ''ditch'' and ''jilt'' and ''betray'' recur. With Americans, they complain, it's never a commitment, it's always a transaction. This theme is played to the hilt, for effect, but it is also heartfelt. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Has anyone actually seen James O'Keefe and Julian Assange together? Are we quite sure that the right-wing prankster who brought down the leadership of National Public Radio and the anarchic leaker aren't split personalities of the same guy -- sent by fate to mess with the heads of mainstream journalists? Sure, one shoots from the left, the other from the right. One deals in genuine (albeit purloined) secrets; the other in ''Candid Camera'' stunts, most recently posing as a potential donor and entrapping a foolish NPR executive into disclosing his scorn for Republicans and the Tea Party. Assange aims to enlist the media; O'Keefe aims to discredit us. But each, in his own guerrilla way, has sown his share of public doubt about whether the press can be trusted as an impartial bearer of news. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "The News About the Internet," by Michael Massing in the August 13, 2009 issue, the condemnation of the arrest of Iranian-American scholar Kian Tajbakhsh on July 9, 2009, and "NYR," by Shlomo Avineri, Zeev Sternhell, Avishai Margalit, and Michael Walzer in the August 13, 2009 issue.

Pays tribute to United States politician Paul Warnke. His antiwar causes, including opposition of the American war in Vietnam and argument for intervention in Bosnia; Warnke's criticism of the nuclear arms race; Career highlights; His hawkish counterpart Paul H. Nitze.