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The Business of America

by Lindley H. Clark, Jr.

The American Spectator, December 1973, p. 4

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Issues of the 1970s = 9 Years, 77 Issues, 1,558 Articles
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  Issues of 1970 = 3 Issues, 46 Articles
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  Issues of 1971 = 7 Issues, 134 Articles
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  Issues of 1972 = 9 Issues, 155 Articles
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  Issues of 1973 = 9 Issues, 180 Articles
  1. [+]
    January 1973 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
    2. Editorial I by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 3
    3. Editorial II by George Nathan, p. 3
    4. The Public Discourse by Paul H. Weaver, p. 4
    5. Memoirs of an Insane Age by Wick Allison, p. 5
    6. The Right Not to Vote by Nicholas Loniello, p. 6
    7. The Great American Column by Roger Rosenblatt, p. 7
    8. On "Democratic Totalitarianism" by Charles A. Moser, pp. 8-9
    9. Contributors, p. 10
    10. Information Aspects of Alternative Economic Systems by E.C. Pasour, Jr., pp. 11-12
    11. [+]
      Review Doing Dylan is a Trip Unto Itself, by Anthony ... by Phillip Abbott Luce, p. 13 - 1 Review
      1. Doing Dylan is a Trip Unto Itself by Anthony Scaduto
    12. [+]
      Review Oh! Sex Education!, by Mary Breasted by Ralph Raico, pp. 14-15 - 1 Review
      1. Oh! Sex Education! by Mary Breasted
    13. [+]
      Review The Peculiar Institution, by Norman Yetman by John Shelton Reed, pp. 16-17 - 1 Review
      1. The Peculiar Institution by Norman Yetman
    14. Letter From a Whig by C. Bascom Slemp, p. 18
    15. [+]
      Review Metaphors of Self, by James Olney by Alan Weinblatt, pp. 19-20 - 1 Review
      1. Metaphors of Self by James Olney
    16. The Bootblack Stand, p. 21
    17. [+]
      Lap Dogs by David Brudnoy, p. 22 - 1 Review
      1. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972 Film) by Luis Bunuel
    18. Correspondence, p. 23
    19. [+]
      Review The Political Culture of the United States, by... by Dan Joy, pp. 24-25 - 1 Review
      1. The Political Culture of the United States by Donald J. Devine
    20. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 26-28
  2. [+]
    February 1973 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
    2. Editorial I by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 3
    3. Editorial II by William Kristol, p. 3
    4. The Public Discourse by Paul H. Weaver, p. 4
    5. The Perseverance of the Family by Gary North, p. 5
    6. Contributors, pp. 6-7
    7. Queer-Baiting for Faith, Fun, and Profit by David Brudnoy, pp. 8-11
    8. The Great American Column by Roger Rosenblatt, p. 12
    9. Booze and Pot by E.T. Veal, pp. 13-14
    10. A Quiet Moment with Averell Harriman by George Carey, p. 15
    11. [+]
      Public Education on the Defensive by Chester Finn, pp. 16-17 - 2 Reviews
      1. Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich
      2. Inequality by Christopher Jencks
    12. Letter from a Whig by C. Bascom Slemp, p. 18
    13. [+]
      Review The Rosa Luxemburg Contraceptives Cooperative,... by Kenneth P. Shorey, p. 19 - 1 Review
      1. The Rosa Luxemburg Contraceptives Cooperative by Leopold Tyrmand
    14. [+]
      Review A New Isolationism, by Robert W. Tucker by James Grant, p. 20 - 1 Review
      1. A New Isolationism by Robert W. Tucker
    15. The Bootblack Stand, pp. 21-22
    16. Correspondence, p. 23
    17. [+]
      Beyond Science and Behaviorism by Haven Bradford Gow, pp. 24-25 - 2 Reviews
      1. The End of the Modern Age by Allen Wheelis
      2. The Science of Behavior and the Image of Man by Isidor Chein
    18. Current Wisdom, pp. 26-28
  3. [+]
    March 1973 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 3
    3. The Great American Column by Roger Rosenblatt, p. 4
    4. Germany Between Liberalism and Communism by Henry Regnery, p. 5
    5. Contributors, pp. 6-7
    6. The Passing of a Political Edsel by George Will, pp. 8-9
    7. On Ms. Muffet by Tommy W. Rogers, p. 10
    8. The Numbers Racket on Campus by Paul Seabury, pp. 11-13
    9. The Progress of a Bad Idea by Neil Howe, pp. 14-18
    10. The Public Discourse by Paul H. Weaver, p. 19
    11. Racial Segregation and the Northern University by George Swan, pp. 20-22
    12. The Bootblack Stand, p. 23
    13. [+]
      Review Fields for President, by W.C. Fields by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 23 - 1 Review
      1. Fields for President by W.C. Fields
    14. [+]
      Review The Nick Adams Stories, by Ernest Hemingway by Taylor Alderman, p. 24 - 1 Review
      1. The Nick Adams Stories by Ernest Hemingway
    15. [+]
      Review The Superfluous Anarchist: Albert Jay Nock, by... by James Grant, pp. 25-26 - 1 Review
      1. The Superfluous Anarchist: Albert Jay Nock by Michael Wreszin
    16. Correspondence, pp. 27-29
    17. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 30-32
  4. [+]
    April 1973 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
    2. Editorial, p. 3
    3. The Public Discourse by Paul H. Weaver, p. 4
    4. State and Local Authority vs. Federal Domination by Charles S. Hyneman, pp. 5-6
    5. Truman and the Maelstrom of History by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 7
    6. Contributors, p. 8
    7. Truman Foreign Policy by Robert H. Ferrell, pp. 9-13
    8. Truman in Retirement---and History by Philip C. Brooks, p. 14
    9. The Great American Column by Roger Rosenblatt, p. 15
    10. The Living Legacy of Frank S. Meyer by David Brudnoy, pp. 16-19
    11. Letter from a Whig by C. Bascom Slemp, pp. 20-21
    12. [+]
      Review The Kennedy Promise, by Henry Fairlie by D.W. Cooper, p. 22 - 1 Review
      1. The Kennedy Promise by Henry Fairlie
    13. [+]
      Review Harry S. Truman, by Margaret Truman by Joyce Goldberg, pp. 23-24 - 1 Review
      1. Harry S. Truman by Margaret Truman
    14. Correspondence, pp. 25-26
    15. The Bootblack Stand, p. 27
    16. [+]
      Review The Rivals, by Adam B. Ulam by Robert H. Ferrell, pp. 27-29 - 1 Review
      1. The Rivals by Adam B. Ulam
    17. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 30-32
  5. [+]
    May 1973 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
    2. Editorial by Wayne H. Valis, p. 3
    3. The Great American Column by Roger Rosenblatt, p. 4
    4. The Origins of the Cold War by James Grant, pp. 5-6
    5. Has the Cold War a Future? by Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr., p. 7
    6. Contributors, p. 8
    7. Truman Foreign Policy by Robert H. Ferrell, pp. 9-12
    8. Letter from a Whig by C. Bascom Slemp, pp. 13-14
    9. [+]
      Review Nine Lies about America, by Arnold Beichman by Wayne H. Valis, p. 15 - 1 Review
      1. Nine Lies about America by Arnold Beichman
    10. [+]
      Review What You Can Do about..., by Lemuel R. Boulware by John T. McCarty, p. 16 - 1 Review
      1. What You Can Do about... by Lemuel R. Boulware
    11. [+]
      Review Inveighing We Will Go, by William F. Buckley Jr. by John R. Coyne, Jr., pp. 17-18 - 1 Review
      1. Inveighing We Will Go by William F. Buckley Jr.
    12. [+]
      Review Sadness, by Donald Barthelme by John Ashmead, p. 19 - 1 Review
      1. Sadness by Donald Barthelme
    13. The Public Discourse by Paul H. Weaver, pp. 20-22
    14. [+]
      Review The New Left and the Origins of the Cold War, ... by Dexter Perkins, p. 23 - 1 Review
      1. The New Left and the Origins of the Cold War by Robert James Maddox
    15. [+]
      Review The United States and the Origins of the Cold ... by Robert James Maddox, p. 24 - 1 Review
      1. The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1947 by John Lewis Gaddis
    16. [+]
      Review The Politics of War, by Gabriel Kolko by Bud Folsom, p. 24 - 1 Review
      1. The Politics of War by Gabriel Kolko
    17. The Bootblack Stand, pp. 25-26
    18. Correspondence, p. 27
    19. [+]
      Review How CBS Tried to Kill a Book, by Edith Efron by Baron Von Kannon, pp. 28-29 - 1 Review
      1. How CBS Tried to Kill a Book by Edith Efron
    20. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 30-32
  6. [+]
    June 1973 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 3
    3. The Public Discourse by Paul H. Weaver, p. 4
    4. A Question of Numbers by Patrick J. Buchanan, p. 5
    5. A Minority Report Makes Good by Edwin Feulner, Jr., p. 6
    6. The Nixon Monument by Tom Charles Huston, p. 7
    7. Contributors, pp. 8-9
    8. The Significance of FAP by Leslie Lenkowsky, pp. 10-11
    9. The Nation's Pulse, p. 12
    10. Eleven Years of Peace by Richard Brookhiser, p. 13
    11. National Health Care by Diane Alexander, pp. 14-15
    12. Letter from a Whig by C. Bascom Slemp, p. 16
    13. [+]
      Review The Best and the Brightest, by David Halberstam by Terry O'Rourke, pp. 17-18 - 1 Review
      1. The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam
    14. [+]
      Review Rebellion in the University, by Seymour Martin... by Neil Howe, pp. 19-21 - 1 Review
      1. Rebellion in the University by Seymour Martin Lipset
    15. [+]
      Review The Case for American Medicine, by Harry Schwartz by W.J. Griffith, III, p. 22 - 1 Review
      1. The Case for American Medicine by Harry Schwartz
    16. Talkies by David Brudnoy, p. 23
    17. [+]
      Review The New Chastity and Other Arguments Against W... by Patricia Kavanagh, p. 24 - 1 Review
      1. The New Chastity and Other Arguments Against Women's Liberation by Midge Decter
    18. The Bootblack Stand, pp. 25-26
    19. [+]
      Review Myths of the Vietnam War, by Robert F. Turner by John F. Lulves, pp. 27-28 - 1 Review
      1. Myths of the Vietnam War by Robert F. Turner
    20. Correspondence, p. 29
    21. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 30-32
  7. [+]
    October 1973 Issue = 23 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 3
    3. The Public Policy by Peter Rusthoven, p. 4
    4. The Watergate Triangle by Richard Wheeler, pp. 5-6
    5. Watergate by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 7
    6. Contributors, p. 8
    7. A View of Child Development by Duke J. Armstrong, p. 9
    8. No Barrier to Memories by Peter Hughes, p. 10
    9. Letter from a Whig by C. Bascom Slemp, pp. 11-12
    10. "Queer-Baiting..." Reconsidered by John Randolph#2, p. 13
    11. "Let's Be Reasonable" by E.T. Veal, p. 13
    12. In Response by David Brudnoy, pp. 13-15
    13. Bentham, Burke, and QWERTY by Gary North, pp. 16-18
    14. [+]
      Review Eisenhower and the American Crusades, by Herbe... by Abram N. Shulsky, p. 19 - 1 Review
      1. Eisenhower and the American Crusades by Herbert S. Parmet
    15. [+]
      Review Here Comes Immortality, by Jerome Tuccille by Phillip Abbott Luce, pp. 20-21 - 1 Review
      1. Here Comes Immortality by Jerome Tuccille
    16. [+]
      Review The Diffusion of Power: 1957-1972, by W.W. Rostow by Wayne H. Valis, p. 22 - 1 Review
      1. The Diffusion of Power: 1957-1972 by W.W. Rostow
    17. [+]
      Review Inequality, by Christopher Jencks by Neil Howe, pp. 23-25 - 1 Review
      1. Inequality by Christopher Jencks
    18. The Bootblack Stand, p. 26
    19. The Great American Column by C.H. Simonds, p. 26
    20. [+]
      Review Reflections on the Human Condition, by Eric Ho... by Frederick R. Lynch, p. 27 - 1 Review
      1. Reflections on the Human Condition by Eric Hoffer
    21. Correspondence, p. 28
    22. [+]
      Budnoy's Film Index by David Brudnoy, pp. 28-29 - 1 Review
      1. Cleopatra Jones (1973 Film) by Jack Starrett
    23. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 30-32
  8. [+]
    November 1973 Issue = 26 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 3
    3. The Business of America by Lindley H. Clark, p. 4
    4. From Robert A. Taft to Watergate by Felix Morley, p. 5
    5. The Mind of Toryism by Patrick Cosgrave, pp. 6-7
    6. Contributors, pp. 8-9
    7. The Public Policy by Peter Rusthoven, p. 10
    8. The Inarticulate Society of the Future by Thomas Molnar, pp. 10-11
    9. The Nation's Pulse by Victor Gold, p. 12
    10. [+]
      Brudnoy's Index by David Brudnoy, p. 12 - 3 Reviews
      1. Dillinger (1973 Film) by John Milius
      2. Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973 Film) by Ennio de Concini
      3. State of Siege (1972 Film) by Constantin Costa-Gavras
    11. A Letter from Europe by Chris Hughes, p. 13
    12. Letter from a Whig by C. Bascom Slemp, p. 14
    13. [+]
      Review Mr. Republican, by James T. Patterson by George Carey, p. 15 - 1 Review
      1. Mr. Republican by James T. Patterson
    14. [+]
      Review Fire in the Lake, by Frances FitzGerald by Robert F. Turner, pp. 16-17 - 1 Review
      1. Fire in the Lake by Frances FitzGerald
    15. [+]
      Review Out of the Ruins of Europe, by Walter Laqueur by Victor Baras, p. 18 - 1 Review
      1. Out of the Ruins of Europe by Walter Laqueur
    16. [+]
      Review Social Sciences as Sorcery, by Stanislav Andreski by D.W. Cooper, p. 19 - 1 Review
      1. Social Sciences as Sorcery by Stanislav Andreski
    17. [+]
      Review Bare Ruined Choirs, by Garry Wills by Haven Bradford Gow, p. 20 - 1 Review
      1. Bare Ruined Choirs by Garry Wills
    18. The Great American Column by C.H. Simonds, p. 21
    19. [+]
      Review What Went Wrong With American Education, by Pe... by Aram Bakshian, Jr., p. 22 - 1 Review
      1. What Went Wrong With American Education by Peter Witonski
    20. [+]
      Talkies by David Brudnoy, pp. 23-24 - 1 Review
      1. Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972 Film) by Franco Zeffirelli
    21. [+]
      Review An Introduction to Christian Economics, by Gar... by Timothy Wheeler, p. 25 - 1 Review
      1. An Introduction to Christian Economics by Gary North
    22. [+]
      Review The Semblance of Peace, by John Wheeler-Bennet... by J. Tim Fennell, p. 26 - 1 Review
      1. The Semblance of Peace by John Wheeler-Bennett and Anthony James Nicholls, ...
    23. Correspondence, p. 27
    24. The Bootblack Stand, p. 28
    25. [+]
      Review The Rise of Radicalism, by Eugene H. Methvin by Jack Simmons, p. 29 - 1 Review
      1. The Rise of Radicalism by Eugene H. Methvin
    26. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 30-32
  9. [+]
    December 1973 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 3
    3. The Business of America by Lindley H. Clark, Jr., p. 4
    4. Southeast Asia by Justus M. van der Kroef, pp. 5-7
    5. Buchanan by Richard Wheeler, p. 8
    6. The California Welfare Reforms of 1971 by A. Lawrence Chickering, p. 9
    7. Contributors, p. 10
    8. Everybody Above Average by Ernest van den Haag, p. 11
    9. Letter from a Whig by C. Bascom Slemp, p. 12
    10. Social Revolution in China by Karl A. Wittfogel, pp. 13-16
    11. [+]
      Review An Assassin's Diary, by Arthur H. Bremer by J.P. Duggan, p. 17 - 1 Review
      1. An Assassin's Diary by Arthur H. Bremer
    12. [+]
      Review At the End of the Day, 1961-1963, by Harold Ma... by Patrick Cosgrave, p. 18 - 1 Review
      1. At the End of the Day, 1961-1963 by Harold Macmillan
    13. The Public Policy, p. 19
    14. [+]
      Brudnoy's Film Index by David Brudnoy, pp. 20-21 - 9 Reviews
      1. American Graffiti (1973 Film) by George Lucas
      2. Bang the Drum Slowly (1973 Film) by John D. Hancock
      3. Enter the Dragon (1973 Film) by Robert Clouse
      4. Heavy Traffic (1973 Film) by Ralph Bakshi
      5. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973 Film) by Norman Jewison
      6. The Last Tango in Paris (1973 Film) by Bernardo Bertolucci
      7. The Mackintosh Man (1973 Film) by John Huston
      8. Night Watch (1973 Film) by Brian G. Hutton
      9. Scarecrow (1973 Film) by Jerry Schatzberg
    15. [+]
      Review Retreat from Victory, by Drew Middleton by James Grant, p. 22 - 1 Review
      1. Retreat from Victory by Drew Middleton
    16. Correspondence, pp. 23-24
    17. The Bootblack Stand, p. 25
    18. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 26-28
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