January 1981 Issue, THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR

- The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
- Editorial
  R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
  , p. 4
  The Worst Book of the Year
- Capitol Ideas
  Tom Bethell
  , pp. 5-6
  A Strange New Respect
- Whoring after the New Thing
  Bryan F. Griffin
  , pp. 7-14
  E. L. Doctorow and the Anxiety of Critical Reception.
- One Baby for You, One Baby for Me
  Tung Tung
  , pp. 15-17
  A story.
- The Rapid Deployment Farce
  Stuart L. Koehl and Stephen P. Glick
  , pp. 18-20
  What can finesse 5 Soviet armored divisions, overcome 300 urban guerillas, and be home ...
- The Transition Control Center
  John Nollson
  , pp. 21-22
- "Special" Correspondence, pp. 23-25
- The Public Policy
  Andy Stark
  , pp. 26-28
  An Even More Dismal Science
- The Great American Saloon Series
  George Ertel
  , pp. 29-30
  Billy Goat's
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  Shrinking History: On Freud and the Failure of Psychohistory (Review)
  Joseph Adelson
  , pp. 31-32
  Shrinking History: On Freud and the Failure of Psychohistory, by David E. Stannard
  1. Shrinking History: On Freud and the Failure of Psychohistory by David E. Stannard
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  The Winding Passage: Essays and Sociological Journeys 1960-1980 (Review)
  Arnold Beichman
  , p. 33
  The Winding Passage, by Daniel Bell
  1. The Winding Passage by Daniel Bell
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  Saul Bellow: Drumlin Woodchuck (Review)
  John Podhoretz
  , pp. 34-37
  Saul Bellow, Drumlin Woodchuck, by Mark Harris
  1. Saul Bellow, Drumlin Woodchuck by Mark Harris
- Current Wisdom
  Assorted Jackasses
  , pp. 38-40