Adam Gopnik, in The New Yorker (Dec. 12,1994),20 W. 43rd St., New York, N.Y. 10036. .
"Edge" and "attitude" are very highly prized attributes in journalism today. In a front-page story about President Bill Clinton's trip to Oxford University last June, the once-somber New York Times reported that he "returned today for a sentimental journey to the univer- sity where he didn't inhale, didn't get drafted, and didn't get a degree." The president is only 'the most visible...