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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
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Issues of 1974 = 9 Issues, 197 Articles
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Issues of 1975 = 10 Issues, 210 Articles
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Issues of 1976 = 10 Issues, 206 Articles
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Issues of 1977 = 10 Issues, 227 Articles-
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January 1977 Issue = 19 Articles- The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
- Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
- The Legend of Scoundrel Time by Stephen Miller, pp. 5-8
- The Reasons for the Red Scare by John Fox#2, pp. 9-13
- New York in the Forties by Anthony Harrigan, p. 14
- The Talkies by Philip Terzian, p. 15
- Among the Intellectualoids by J. Whitney Stillman, pp. 16-19
- The Imperial Kilowatt by E. Uhr, p. 20
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Ezra Pound: The Last Rower by Hugh Kenner, pp. 21-24 - 1 Review- Ezra Pound: The Last Rower by C. David Heymann
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Airborne: A Sentimental Journey by David Niven, p. 25 - 1 Review- Airborne: A Sentimental Journey by William F. Buckley Jr.
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Adolf Hitler by William H. Nolte, p. 26 - 1 Review- Adolf Hitler by John Toland
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Disaster by Decree by Terry O'Rourke, p. 27 - 1 Review- Disaster by Decree by Lino A. Graglia
- The Nation's Pulse by Peter J. Rusthoven, pp. 28-29
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Can America Win the Next War? by Edward J. Walsh, pp. 30-31 - 1 Review- Can America Win the Next War? by Drew Middleton
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A Texas Trilogy (Theater Review) by Patrick Kelly, p. 32 - 1 Review- A Texas Trilogy by Preston Jones
- The Great American Saloon Series by Terry Eastland, p. 33
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Bloodhounds of Heaven and the Adventures of Conan Doyle by William Murchison, pp. 34-36 - 2 Reviews- Bloodhounds of Heaven by Ian Ousby
- The Adventures of Conan Doyle by Charles Higham
- Current Wisdom, p. 37
- Correspondence, pp. 38-40
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February 1977 Issue = 25 Articles- The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
- Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
- Zero-Based Budgeting Comes to Washington by James Q. Wilson, p. 5
- Psycho Justice by Tom Bethell, pp. 6-7
- Genius on Deadline by James Grant, pp. 8-10
- Disconnecting Church and State by Stephen J. Chapman, pp. 11-13
- Washington by William F. Gavin, pp. 14-15
- Beginning with Buckley by Henry Regnery, p. 16
- Why France Belongs in NATO by Joseph Hazan, pp. 17-18
- "He's Just Playing John Wayne" by David Everitt, p. 19
- Eminentoes by Philip Terzian, pp. 20-21
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The Dunne Family by John Chamberlain, p. 22 - 1 Review- The Dunne Family by James T. Farrell
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To Jerusalem and Back by Naomi Decter, p. 23 - 1 Review- To Jerusalem and Back by Saul Bellow
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The Health Hazards of Not Going Nuclear by Eugene Bardach, pp. 24-25 - 1 Review- The Health Hazards of Not Going Nuclear by Petr Beckmann
- The Nation's Pulse by Peter J. Rusthoven, p. 26
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Kontinent by Juliana Geran Pilon, p. 27 - 1 Review- Kontinent by Vladimir E. Maximov
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The Uncollected Wodehouse by Martin L. Duggan, p. 28 - 1 Review- The Uncollected Wodehouse by David A. Jasen and P.G. Wodehouse
- Hobo Bill's Last Ride by Feather River John, p. 29
- The Bootblack Stand by George Washington Plunkitt, p. 30
- The Great American Saloon Series by Robert Koenig, p. 31
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The Foundations of Modern Austrian Economics by Howard Dickman, p. 32 - 1 Review- The Foundations of Modern Austrian Economics by Edwin G. Dolan
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The Victims by Wellington J. Griffith III, p. 33 - 1 Review- The Victims by Frank Carrington
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Authority and Its Enemies by David Levy, p. 34 - 1 Review- Authority and Its Enemies by Thomas S. Molnar
- Correspondence, pp. 35-37
- Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 38-40
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March 1977 Issue = 19 Articles- The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
- Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
- Brother Malraux by Roger Kaplan, pp. 5-9
- NATO in Disarray by F.S. Manor, pp. 10-12
- Some Things Considered by Joseph P. Duggan, pp. 13-15
- Mother to the Sixties by Anne Crutcher, pp. 16-17
- The Hillsdale Affair by John Chamberlain, pp. 18-19
- The Sorrow, the Pity, the Injustice of Justice by John Nollson, pp. 20-21
- Jimmy Carter's Rite of Passage by William F. Gavin, p. 22
- The Nation's Pulse by Peter J. Rusthoven, p. 23
- Moving the Mails by Herbert W. Stupp, p. 24
- The Talkies by Philip Terzian, p. 25
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The First Amendment and the Future of American Democracy by Jeremy Rabkin, pp. 26-27 - 1 Review- The First Amendment and the Future of American Democracy by Walter Berns
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Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine by John R. Coyne, Jr., pp. 28-30 - 1 Review- Mauve Gloves and Madmen, Clutter and Vine by Tom Wolfe
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The Economists and Essays on Hayek by Edwin G. Dolan, p. 31 - 2 Reviews- The Economists by Leonard Silk
- Essays on Hayek by Fritz Machlup
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The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom by Stephen Peter Rosen, pp. 32-33 - 1 Review- The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom, 1750-1925 by Herbert G. Gutman
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Israel Divided by Edward Alexander, pp. 34-35 - 1 Review- Israel Divided by Rael Jean Isaac
- Correspondence, pp. 36-37
- Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 38-40
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April 1977 Issue = 22 Articles- The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
- Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
- Ordaining the Zeitgeist by A. James McAdams, pp. 5-7
- Psychotherapy, Soviet-Style by Terry Quist, pp. 8-10
- Id Lib by Peter Viereck, pp. 11-13
- Depressing Stimulants by Alan Reynolds, p. 14
- Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 15-16
- A Question for Consenting Adults by Fred D. Baldwin, p. 17
- Mrs. Thatcher's Next Move by Patrick Cosgrave, pp. 18-19
- A Taste of Their Own Medicine by Robert H. Bork, pp. 20-21
- The Public Policy by Adam Meyerson, pp. 22-24
- The Great American Saloon Series by Mike Royko, p. 25
- EAR Goes to Peking by John Nollson, pp. 26-27
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Sociology as An Art Form by Charles R. Kesler, p. 28 - 1 Review- Sociology as An Art Form by Robert A. Nisbet
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Letters of E.B. White by James Grant, pp. 29-30 - 1 Review- Letters of E. B. White by Dorothy Lobrano Guth and E.B. White
- The Talkies by David Everitt, p. 31
- The Bootblack Stand by George Washington Plunkitt, pp. 32-33
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Underground Notes by Maurice Friedberg, p. 34 - 1 Review- Underground Notes by Mihajlo Mihajlov
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Responses: Prose Pieces, 1953-1976 by Anthony Harrigan, p. 35 - 1 Review- Responses by Richard Wilbur
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American Labor and European Politics by William A. Douglas, p. 36 - 1 Review- American Labor and European Politics by Roy Godson
- Correspondence, p. 37
- Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 38-40
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May 1977 Issue = 20 Articles- The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
- Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
- There Was Only One Lindbergh by John Chamberlain, pp. 5-6
- Plop Plop, Fizz Fizz by Harry Schwartz, pp. 7-9
- Preventing Crime with Punishment by Ernest van den Haag, p. 10
- Nipping Crisis in Yugoslavia by Philip M. Seib, p. 11
- Pipelines and Pipedreams by Patrick Cosgrave, pp. 12-13
- The Economics of Campaign Reform by Sam Kazman and Alan Reynolds, p. 14
- New South, Old Sensibilities by Robert W. Merry, pp. 15-16
- The Talkies by Philip Terzian, p. 17
- Special Correspondence by David Lowenthal, pp. 18-20
- Soul by John Nollson, p. 21
- Twenty-Four Hours with the KGB by Edward Alexander, p. 22
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The Mirage of Social Justice by Karl O'Lessker, pp. 23-24 - 1 Review- Law, Legislation and Liberty, Vol. I by Friedrich A. Hayek
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Simone Weil: A Life by Anne Crutcher, pp. 25-26 - 1 Review- Simone Weil: A life by Simone Petrement
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Public Persons by Joseph P. Duggan, p. 27 - 1 Review- Public Persons by Walter Lippmann and Gilbert A. Harrison
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Spiritus Mundi by John P. Sisk, p. 28 - 1 Review- Spiritus Mundi by Northrop Frye
- The Nation's Pulse by Peter J. Rusthoven, pp. 29-36
- Correspondence, p. 37
- Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 38-40
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June 1977 Issue = 19 Articles- The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
- Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
- A Note on Eurocommunism by Jean-Francois Revel, pp. 5-8
- Leviathan Unbound by Charles S. Hyneman, pp. 9-10
- Conjuring up Spirits by Stephen Miller, pp. 11-14
- Inanities by Robert Asahina, pp. 15-17
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Marxist-Christian Monologue (Special Book Review) by Michael Novak, pp. 18-19 - 1 Review- On Synthesizing Marxism and Christianity by Dale Vree
- Eminentoes by Roger Kaplan, pp. 20-21
- The Commissars' Art by Thomas Halper, pp. 22-23
- The Public Policy by Adam Meyerson, pp. 24-25
- The Game of the Name by Joseph McGrath, p. 26
- Sons and Mothers by John Nollson, p. 27
- The Nation's Pulse by Peter J. Rusthoven, pp. 28-29
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The Future That Doesn't Work by Tom Bethell, pp. 30-31 - 1 Review- The Future That Doesn't Work by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
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The Face of Battle by George S. Patton, III#2, p. 32 - 1 Review- The Face of Battle by John Keegan
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On Being A Christian by Paul Kurtz, p. 33 - 1 Review- On Being a Christian by Hans Kung
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Utopia and Revolution by F.S. Manor, pp. 34-35 - 1 Review- Utopia and Revolution by Melvin J. Lasky
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The Affluent Society by George Bittlingmayer, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review- The Affluent Society by John Kenneth Galbraith
- Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 38-40
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August 1977 Issue = 24 Articles- The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
- Editor's Note, p. 4
- The Legacy of Uncle Joe by Adam B. Ulam, pp. 5-6
- Falling for the Fuehrer by Robert J. Maddox, pp. 7-8
- Mussolini and the Intellectuals by A. James Gregor, pp. 9-11
- Mao: Poet and Hero by W.A.C. Adie, pp. 12-14
- Triumph of the Wall by Victor Baras, pp. 15-16
- Eurocommunism, the Italian Sausage by F.S. Manor, pp. 17-19
- The Holy Writ Kit by Richard Hanser, pp. 20-21
- The New, New Politics by Marc F. Plattner, pp. 22-23
- Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 24-25
- Lady of the Flowers by John Nollson, p. 26
- The Bootblack Stand by George Washington Plunkitt, p. 27
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Social Limits to Growth by B. Bruce-Briggs, p. 28 - 1 Review- Social Limits to Growth by Fred Hirsch
- A Note from the Publisher by Baron Von Kannon, p. 29
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Secrets, Spies and Scholars by Robert L. McTiernan, pp. 30-31 - 1 Review- Secrets, Spies and Scholars by Ray S. Cline
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New Lives by Naomi Decter, pp. 32-33 - 1 Review- New Lives by Dorothy Rabinowitz
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A Book of Common Prayer by Patricia S. Coyne, pp. 34-35 - 1 Review- A Book of Common Prayer by Joan Didion
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No Souvenirs, Journal, 1957-1969 by Juliana Geran Pilon, p. 36 - 1 Review- No Souvenirs by Mircea Eliade
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American's Moment: 1918 by Robert H. Ferrell, p. 37 - 1 Review- America's Moment, 1918 by Arthur Walworth
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Benjamin Franklin: The Shaping of Genius by William Bentinck-Smith, pp. 38-39 - 1 Review- Benjamin Franklin: The Shaping of Genius, The Boston Years by Arthur Bernon Tourtellot
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The Shadow of the Winter Palace by Stephen J. Chapman, p. 40 - 1 Review- The Shadow of the Winter Palace by Edward Crankshaw
- Correspondence, p. 41
- Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 42-44
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October 1977 Issue = 20 Articles- The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
- Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
- 5,000 Years of Racism by Seymour Martin Lipset, pp. 5-8
- In Memory of Martin Diamond by Irving Kristol, pp. 9-10
- Opening Carter's Cabinet by Nelson W. Polsby, pp. 11-13
- Farming the USDA by Eugene H. Methvin, pp. 14-16
- Nonchalanguage by Ferdinand Mount, pp. 17-18
- Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 19-20
- The Public Policy by Eugene Bardach, pp. 21-22
- A Spy in His Cups by John Nollson, pp. 23-24
- The Talkies by William Neubauer, p. 25
- A Note from the Publisher by Baron Von Kannon, p. 26
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Communism: The English Journey (Special Book Review) by Arnold Beichman, pp. 27-29 - 1 Review- The Death of British Democracy by Stephen Haseler
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The Urban Predicament by Thomas Halper, pp. 30-31 - 1 Review- The Urban Predicament by William Gorham and Nathan Glazer
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Hugo Black and the Judicial Revolution by Christopher Wolfe, p. 32 - 1 Review- Hugo Black and the Judicial Revolution by Gerald T. Dunne
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The CIA's Secret Operations by Daniel O. Graham, pp. 33-36 - 1 Review- The CIA's Secret Operations by Harry Rositzke
- The Nation's Pulse by Peter J. Rusthoven, p. 37
- The Bootblack Stand by George Washington Plunkitt, p. 38
- Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, p. 39
- Index for Volume Ten, pp. 40-44
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November 1977 Issue = 20 Articles- The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
- Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
- The Struggle, Then and Now by William F. Buckley, Jr., p. 5
- Looking Back on Neo-Conservatism by Irving Kristol, p. 6
- Operation Death-Wish by Malcolm Muggeridge, pp. 7-9
- When Academe Ran a Fever by Hugh Kenner, pp. 10-11
- Vietnam and the Responsibility of Intellectuals by Stephen Miller, pp. 12-14
- Why Were We in Vietnam? by Robert Asahina, pp. 15-16
- McCarthyism, Still the Life of the Party by Michael Novak, pp. 17-20
- Corporate Responsibility by Theodore Levitt, pp. 21-24
- "Just a Newspaper Stiff" by James Grant, pp. 25-27
- Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 28-29
- The Nation's Pulse by Peter J. Rusthoven, pp. 30-31
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Voices for Europe ( Special Book Review) by Roger Kaplan, pp. 32-34 - 2 Reviews- The Totalitarian Temptation by Jean-Francois Revel
- In Defense of Decadent Europe by Raymond Aron
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The New Mencken Letters by James T. Farrell, p. 35 - 1 Review- The New Mencken Letters by Carl Bode and H.L. Mencken
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We Must March My Darlings by John Fox#2, pp. 36-39 - 1 Review- We Must March My Darlings by Diana Trilling
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The Feminization of American Culture by Anne Crutcher, pp. 40-41 - 1 Review- The Feminization of American Culture by Ann Douglas
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The Cloud of Danger by William Kristol, pp. 42-44 - 1 Review- The Cloud of Danger by George F. Kennan
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Defending America by Stephen Rosen, p. 45 - 1 Review- Defending America by James R. Schlesinger and Robert Conquest
- Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 46-48
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December 1977 Issue = 39 Articles- The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
- Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
- In Defense of Class by Peregrine Worsthorne, pp. 5-6
- Remembering Randall Jarrell by Paul Lukacs, pp. 7-8
- A Question of Faith by William H. Nolte, pp. 9-12
- Fevers of Rebellion by F.S. Manor, pp. 13-15
- The Next European War by Edward J. Walsh, pp. 16-18
- The Public Policy by Fred D. Baldwin, pp. 19-20
- The Talkies by David Everitt, p. 21
- The Bootblack Stand by George Washington Plunkitt, p. 22
- "I Oughta Be in Pictures" by John Nollson, p. 23
- The Great American Saloon Series by Joseph P. Duggan, p. 24
- Christmas Book Recommendations by Josiah Lee Auspitz, p. 25
- --- by Daniel Bell, p. 25
- --- by Kenneth E. Boulding, p. 26
- --- by Robert Conquest, p. 26
- --- by Walter Goodman, p. 26
- --- by Andrew M. Greeley, p. 26
- --- by Walter Laqueur, p. 27
- --- by Seymour Martin Lipset, p. 27
- --- by Clare Boothe Luce, p. 27
- --- by John Lukacs, p. 27
- --- by Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., p. 28
- --- by Felix Morley, p. 28
- --- by Nelson W. Polsby, p. 28
- --- by Roger Rosenblatt, p. 28
- --- by Herbert Stein, p. 29
- --- by Thomas Szasz, p. 29
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Agency of Fear by Elliott Abrams, p. 30 - 1 Review- Agency of Fear by Edward Jay Epstein
- --- by Eliseo Vivas, p. 30
- --- by Auberon Waugh, p. 30
- --- by Tom Wolfe, pp. 30-31
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The American Catholic: A Social Portrait by A. James McAdams, p. 32 - 1 Review- The American Catholic: A Social Portrait by Andrew M. Greeley
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In the Name of the People by Stephen Sestanovich, p. 33 - 1 Review- In the Name of the People by Adam B. Ulam
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A History of Christianity by Eric Dean, pp. 34-35 - 1 Review- A History of Christianity by Paul Johnson
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Wealth and Want by Howard Dickman, p. 36 - 1 Review- Wealth and Want by Stanley Lebergott
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Business, Government and the Public by G.T. Bowden, p. 37 - 1 Review- Business, Government, and the Public by Murray L. Weidenbaum
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The Age of Uncertainty by William R. Allen, pp. 38-41 - 1 Review- The Age of Uncertainty by John Kenneth Galbraith
- Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 42-44
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Issues of 1978 = 10 Issues, 203 Articles
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Issues of the 1980s = 10 Years, 115 Issues, 2,559 Articles-
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Issues of 1980 = 9 Issues, 164 Articles
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Issues of 1981 = 12 Issues, 207 Articles
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Issues of 1982 = 10 Issues, 209 Articles
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Issues of 1983 = 12 Issues, 267 Articles
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Issues of 1984 = 12 Issues, 265 Articles
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Issues of 1985 = 12 Issues, 285 Articles
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Issues of 1986 = 12 Issues, 290 Articles
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Issues of 1987 = 12 Issues, 303 Articles
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Issues of 1988 = 12 Issues, 285 Articles
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Issues of 1989 = 12 Issues, 284 Articles
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Issues of the 1990s = 10 Years, 119 Issues, 2,873 Articles-
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Issues of 1990 = 12 Issues, 260 Articles
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Issues of 1991 = 12 Issues, 281 Articles
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Issues of 1992 = 12 Issues, 270 Articles
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Issues of 1993 = 12 Issues, 303 Articles
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Issues of 1994 = 11 Issues, 270 Articles
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Issues of 1995 = 12 Issues, 291 Articles
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Issues of 1996 = 12 Issues, 312 Articles
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Issues of 1997 = 12 Issues, 293 Articles
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Issues of 1998 = 12 Issues, 293 Articles
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Issues of 1999 = 12 Issues, 300 Articles
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Issues of the 2000s = 6 Years, 36 Issues, 975 Articles-
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Issues of 2000 = 10 Issues, 257 Articles
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Issues of 2001 = 8 Issues, 222 Articles
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Issues of 2002 = 6 Issues, 148 Articles
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Issues of 2003 = 1 Issue, 19 Articles
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Issues of 2008 = 1 Issue, 38 Articles
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Issues of 2009 = 10 Issues, 291 Articles