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Letter from a Whig

by C. Bascom Slemp

The American Spectator, October 1973, pp. 11-12

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    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
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    16. The Bootblack Stand, p. 21
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    18. Correspondence, p. 23
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      1. The Political Culture of the United States by Donald J. Devine
    20. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 26-28
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    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
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    12. Letter from a Whig by C. Bascom Slemp, p. 18
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      1. A New Isolationism by Robert W. Tucker
    15. The Bootblack Stand, pp. 21-22
    16. Correspondence, p. 23
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      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
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    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
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    16. Correspondence, pp. 27-29
    17. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 30-32
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    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
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    15. The Bootblack Stand, p. 27
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    17. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 30-32
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    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
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    18. Correspondence, p. 27
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    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
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      1. The Case for American Medicine by Harry Schwartz
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      1. Myths of the Vietnam War by Robert F. Turner
    20. Correspondence, p. 29
    21. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 30-32
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    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
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    19. The Great American Column by C.H. Simonds, p. 26
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      1. Reflections on the Human Condition by Eric Hoffer
    21. Correspondence, p. 28
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      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
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    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
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      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
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      1. Fire in the Lake by Frances FitzGerald
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      1. What Went Wrong With American Education by Peter Witonski
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    24. The Bootblack Stand, p. 28
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    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
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      5. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973 Film) by Norman Jewison
      6. The Last Tango in Paris (1973 Film) by Bernardo Bertolucci
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    17. The Bootblack Stand, p. 25
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