Charles Petersis editor in chief of The Washington Monthly, which:"Covers its subject, politics and government, better than any magazine around"- The Washington Post"Holds up a deadly accurate mirror to the Washington political culture, exposing its hypocrisies, stupidities, and unexpected triumphs."- The Chicago Tribune"(Is) an indispensable decoder and deconstructor of the men and myths governing our nation's capital."- The Nation

• * Introduction * Foreword * The Press * Lobbies * The Bureaucracy * The Foreign Services * The Military * Courts and Regulators * Congress * The White House * A Way Out

Charles Petersis editor in chief of The Washington Monthly, which:"Covers its subject, politics and government, better than any magazine around"- The Washington Post"Holds up a deadly accurate mirror to the Washington political culture, exposing its hypocrisies, stupidities, and unexpected triumphs."- The Chicago Tribune"(Is) an indispensable decoder and deconstructor of the men and myths governing our nation's capital."- The Nation

• * Introduction * Foreword * The Press * Lobbies * The Bureaucracy * The Foreign Services * The Military * Courts and Regulators * Congress * The White House * A Way Out