ON THE COVER
Pet of the Month Samantha Stewart, photographed by Carl L. Wachter. Samantha's pictorial begins on page 83.
FEATURES
11 FAST FORWARD
16 JUSTICE
By Alan M. Dershowitz
33 VIEW FROM THE TOP
"Marathon des Sables," by Robin Postell
38 OBSESSIVE HATE
One billionaire recluse decided to overthrow the1996 election. By Joe Conason
58 BOOTING UP
Cowboy boots
64 U.S.A. CONFIDENTIAL
The destruction of the West, by L. G. Carter
66 FORMULA 1
By Lesley Hazleton
70 AN EMBARRASSMENT OF BITCHES
By Lily Burana
79 BRETT FAVRE
Interview by Allan Sonnenschein
100 ADVISE & DISSENT
"Prisoner in Korea," by Cullen Thomas
102 SMART SEX
By Dr. Judy Kuriansky
163 DO REPUBLICANS MAKE LOVE?
Satire by Bill Lee
171 THE UNREPENTANT VOYEUR
Ultimate Internet voyeurism. By Gerard Van der Leun
PICTORIALS
45 ANDI SUE & KRISSTEN
Photos by Earl Miller
83 PET OF THE MONTH Samantha Stewart; photos by Carl L. Wachter
109 PET OF THE YEAR Nikie St. Gilles; photos by Philip Mond
147 THE SEDUCTION OF A PIRATE
Photos by Carl L. Wachter
DEPARTMENTS
6 FORUM
14 TECHNOMANIA
19 MEN'S HEALTH & FITNESS
25 DREAMS & ERSIONS
28 STUPID CELEBRITIES
30 CALL ME MADAM
81 RIBALD RIMES
99 POLITICS IN THE MILITARY
104 SORAYAMA
106 THE PENIS PAGE
124 THE JOKE MAN
125 HOFMEKLER'S PEOPLE
177 PENTHOUSE COMIX
184 HARD TIMES
188 X-RATED VIDEO