Tax Reforms Are Worth Making if Changes Have Staying Power By Michael J. Boskin, MICHAEL J. BOSKIN, former chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, is Tully M. Friedman professor of economics and senior fellow, Hoover Institution, at Stanford University
Beating Case Spotlights Larger Issues By Nativo Vigil Lopez and Bert Corona, Bert Corona and Nativo Vigil Lopez are co-directors of the Hermandad Mexicana Nacional, the largest national organization of Spanish-speaking immigrants
But What Do Advocates Say About Mexican Police? By Joseph Wambaugh, Joseph Wambaugh is a 14-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department. His latest novel, "Floaters" is due in May from Bantam Books
The Ties That Bind By Michael Ventura, Michael Ventura's new novel, "The Death of Frank Sinatra," will be published this summer by Holt
Why Immigration Is Now a Human Rights Cause By Sidney Weintraub, Sidney Weintraub holds the William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He advised each of the three parties to NAFTA on various aspects of the negotiations
Palestinians' Patience Being Severely Tested By Shibley Telhami, Shibley Telhami, director of Cornell University's Near Eastern studies program, is currently a guest scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center. He is writing a book about U.S.-Middle East policy, to be published by the Brookings Institution
What the Mayor's Race Should Be All About By Xandra Kayden, Xandra Kayden, a political scientist at UCLA's School of Public Policy and Social Research, is writing a book on the political structure of Los Angeles. She is the author of "Surviving Power" (Free Press.)
Republicans Acting as if Willie Brown Is Still in Charge By Tony Quinn, Tony Quinn, vice president of Ketchum Public Relations, worked for Robert T. Monagan, the Republican speaker in 1969-70, and briefly for Doris Allen when she was speaker in 1995