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SKEPTICAL ENVIRONMENTALISM: The Limits of Philosophy and Science. By Robert Kirkman. Indiana Univ. Press. 212 pp. $19.95
The Undamming of America. By Elizabeth Grossman. Counterpoint. 320 pp. $27
James Madison's politics may have been more consistent than many critics have suggested.
Congress's popularity seems to depend less on public involvement in the political process than on the morality of the representatives.