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March 1997 Issue - 43 Articles- Bird's Eye, pp. 4-7
Tradition Works.
- Sidelights, pp. 8-9
Presidential Kindling. Macho Fish. The Maharaja Mac and the Momma T. Roll.
- Scan, pp. 10-17
Robert Bork vs. Charles Murray on Rap. Nebraskans Rein in a Judge. Larry Flynt, Enemy o...
- Indicators: Numbers Etc., pp. 18-19
Why the Economy's Better Than You Think, and Government Spending's Worse. College Tuiti...
- "Live" with TAE, pp. 20-23
Wynton Marsalis and Stanley Crouch Are Two of the Most Successful, Forward-Looking Men ...
Tradition and The Sexes
- "The Rules" of Courtship to Her Girls and Yours.
Mary Elizabeth Podles
, p. 24 - The Traditional Path from Boy to Man.
Leon J. Podles
, pp. 25-26
- Manners Matter
Judith Martin
, p. 27 Neither Law Nor Barbarism Can Substitute for Etiquette.
- The Traditional Family Will Never Be Obsolete
Karl Zinsmeister
, pp. 28-33 Across Time and Place, Mom, Dad, and Jr. Endure, While Substitutes Fail. Here's Why.
Custom-Built Patriotism
- The Disappearance of Nicknames to the Loss of Local Roots.
Bill Kauffman
, pp. 34-35 - July 4 as Usual - In an Alley.
Edward E. Ericson, Jr.
, pp. 36-37
- Glimpses of a Counterculture
Mayer Schiller
, pp. 38-41 Can Children Still Be Raised to Respect Traditional Virtues? A Report from Four Schools.
- Why Traditional Education Is More Progressive
E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
, pp. 42-47 A Political Liberal Argues That New-Fangled Teaching Methods Mainly Hurt the Needy.
- The Warrior Tradition
James Webb
, pp. 48-49 A Soldier-Poet Defends Military Traditions from Some Dangerous Opponents.
- Winds of the Appalachians
Ken Tomlinson
, pp. 50-51 Sometimes One Man Can Build a Tradition: Bill Monroe Did.
- The Return of Old-Style Ballparks
Curt Smith
, pp. 52-53 At Camden Yards and Elsewhere, Tradition Is Riotously Popular.
Classic Buildings in a Modern Age
- Classical Architecture Speaks the Language of Free Men, Says This Prominent Designer.
Allan Greenberg and Philip Langdon
, pp. 54-55 - Is Classicism Linked to Fascism?
Frederick Turner
, pp. 56-57
- The Dead Poet
Frederick Turner
, pp. 58-60 A True-Life Clash between Lethal Modernism and Classic Art.
In Praise of Archaic Ritual
- A Daughter Who Can Keep Kosher Can Say No to Anything.
Michael Medved
, p. 61 -
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Some Like Him Not (Review) Jesse Walker
, p. 62 Wilder Times, by Kevin Lally
- Wilder Times by Kevin Lally
- Catholics Are Demanding the Old Latin Mass.
Kathleen Howley
, p. 63
- A Dead White European Male Comforts a 20th-Century Jew
Gertrude Himmelfarb
, pp. 64-65 Edmund Burke's Convincing Defense of Ancient Traditions, Prejudices, and Religions.
- The Last Western Traditionalists
Mark Steyn
, pp. 66-67 If You're Looking for Respect for the Past, Forget Europe and Go to America.
Who's Afraid of the Future?
- --- by Virginia Postrel, p. 68
- --- by James K. Glassman, p. 68
- --- by Charles Murray, p. 69
- --- by Christopher DeMuth, pp. 69-71
- Transcript: Words Worth Repeating
John Fonte
, p. 72 Citizenship Should Be Taken Seriously.
In Real Life: The Daily Work of Americans
- Swallows Hard As His Broker Calls.
Blake Hurst
, p. 73 - Contemplates Hiring a Bodyguard.
Mary Eberstadt
, pp. 73-74 - Chemical Warfare in the Gulf.
Brooks Tucker
, p. 75
- Enterprising: Business as an Imaginative Act, pp. 76-77
Want to Spur Entrepreneurship? Start Auctioning U.S. Visas.
- The Economist, p. 78
A Response to Folks Who Don't Want to Fix the Errors in the Consumer Price Index.
- Flashback, p. 79
That Old-Fashioned Three-Day Weekend.
Book Talk
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Destination Mars (Review) Frederick Turner
, p. 80 The Case for Mars, by Robert Zubrin and Richard Wagner #2
- The Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin and Richard Wagner #2
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Up On Main Street (Review) Philip Langdon
, pp. 81-82 Home from Nowhere, by James Howard Kunstler
- Home from Nowhere by James Howard Kunstler
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Rocky's Road (Review) Clark Stooksbury
, p. 83 The Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller, by Cary Reich
- The Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller by Cary Reich
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Tocqueville's Antagonist (Review) Jason W.A. Bertsch
, pp. 84-85 The American Commonwealth, by James Bryce
- The American Commonwealth by James Bryce
- The Digest: Summaries of Important Research, pp. 86-90
Judging Judges...The Fire of Invention...Everyone's Getting Richer...African Fascists.
- Opinion Pulse: The Latest Survey Data, pp. 91-94
Welfare Reform Update. Taxing Questions. TV Ads. Life's Little Experiences.
- The Mail, pp. 95-98
Don't Privatize Social Security; End It. A Maximum Cultural Leader, Please.
- Cover Illustration
Margaret Cusack