Patronage

SUBJECT OF

EVENTS (3)

September 21, 2003	The government of Afghanistan was trying to explain why the homes of 30 families in Kabul were being demolished to build new houses for government officials.	Weekly Review By Roger D. Hodge Source: New York Times
September 7, 2003	and a new study found that the federal workforce is at its highest level (12.1 million) since the Cold War.	Weekly Review By Roger D. Hodge Source: Houston Chronicle
December 10, 2002	President Bush decided to restore a patronage system created by his father and eliminated by Bill Clinton that permits federal agencies to give political appointees large cash bonuses.	Weekly Review By Roger D. Hodge

November 2009

FINAL EDITION
Twilight of the American Newspaper
By Richard Rodriguez

THE INTELLIGENCE FACTORY
How America Makes Its Enemies Disappear
By Petra Bartosiewicz

PROSPEROUS FRIENDS
A story by Christine Schutt

Also: Frederick Seidel and Mark Kingwell