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by Michael C. Brown

The American Spectator, November 1981, p. 38

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  Issues of 1981 = 12 Issues, 207 Articles
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    January 1981 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
    3. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 5-6
    4. Whoring after the New Thing by Bryan F. Griffin, pp. 7-14
    5. One Baby for You, One Baby for Me by Tung Tung, pp. 15-17
    6. The Rapid Deployment Farce by Stuart L. Koehl and Stephen P. Glick, pp. 18-20
    7. The Transition Control Center by John Nollson, pp. 21-22
    8. "Special" Correspondence, pp. 23-25
    9. The Public Policy by Andy Stark, pp. 26-28
    10. The Great American Saloon Series by George Ertel, pp. 29-30
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      Shrinking History: On Freud and the Failure of Psychohistory by Joseph Adelson, pp. 31-32 - 1 Review
      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 by Arnold Beichman, p. 33 - 1 Review
      1. The Winding Passage by Daniel Bell
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      Saul Bellow: Drumlin Woodchuck by John Podhoretz, pp. 34-37 - 1 Review
      1. Saul Bellow, Drumlin Woodchuck by Mark Harris
    14. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 38-40
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    February 1981 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
    3. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 5-6
    4. A Supply-Side Foreign Policy by Jude Wanniski, pp. 7-10
    5. Huber Matos and the Corning Cuban Revolution by Carl Gershman, pp. 11-12
    6. Walter Whitman, Entrepreneur by Stephen Miller, pp. 13-15
    7. The Wearing O' the Greene by Ralph McInerny, pp. 16-18
    8. And Toto Too? by John Nollson, p. 19
    9. Requiem for a Beatle by Aram Bakshian, Jr., pp. 20-21
    10. Presswatch by Michael Ledeen, p. 22
    11. The Talkies by John Podhoretz, p. 23
    12. Eminentoes by Tod Lindberg, pp. 24-25
    13. European Document by Patrick Wajsman, pp. 26-27
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      Review American Dream, Global Nightmare, by Sandy Vog... by Arch Puddington, pp. 28-29 - 1 Review
      1. American Dream, Global Nightmare by Sandy Vogelgesang
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      Review The Spike, by Arnaud de Borchgrave and Robert ... by Mitchell S. Ross, p. 30 - 1 Review
      1. The Spike by Arnaud de Borchgrave and Robert Moss
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      Review Lyndon: An Oral Biography, by Merle Miller by Alonzo L. Hamby, pp. 30-32 - 1 Review
      1. Lyndon: An Oral Biography by Merle Miller
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      Review Ideas and the Novel, by Mary McCarthy by William H. Nolte, p. 33 - 1 Review
      1. Ideas and the Novel by Mary McCarthy
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      Review Crackers, by Roy Blount, Jr. by Theo Lippman, Jr., pp. 34-35 - 1 Review
      1. Crackers by Roy Blount, Jr.
    19. Correspondence, pp. 36-38
    20. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 39-40
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    March 1981 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
    3. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 5-6
    4. Sideswipe: Kissinger, Shawcross and the Responsibility for Cambodia by Peter W. Rodman, pp. 7-15
    5. Ugly Women by Taki, p. 16
    6. Wenton Darlie in Transition by John Nollson, p. 17
    7. No One Likes the Colonel by Daniel Pipes, pp. 18-22
    8. The Nation's Pulse by Whit Stillman, pp. 23-25
    9. Presswatch by Michael Ledeen, pp. 26-27
    10. The Talkies by John Podhoretz, p. 28
    11. U.S. Defense Policy in the 1980s, Daedalus by Eliot Cohen, pp. 29-31
    12. [+]
      The Birth of a Transfer Society by Karl O'Lessker, pp. 32-34 - 1 Review
      1. The Birth of the Transfer Society by Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill
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      Man and Woman in Christ: An Examination of the Roles of Men and Women in Light of Scrip... by Philip F. Lawler, p. 35 - 1 Review
      1. Man and Woman in Christ by Stephen B. Clark
    14. [+]
      Fanny by Joshua Gilder, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
      1. Fanny by Erica Jong
    15. [+]
      The Geopolitics of Information: How Western Culture Dominates the World by Richard E. Bissell, p. 38 - 1 Review
      1. The Geopolitics of Information by Anthony Smith
    16. [+]
      A Time for Action by Michael C. Brown, pp. 38-39 - 1 Review
      1. A Time for Action by William Simon
    17. Spectator's Journal, p. 40
    18. Correspondence, pp. 41-42
    19. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 43-44
  4. [+]
    April 1981 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
    3. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 5-6
    4. Lech vs. Leonid: Striking Out at the Kremlin by Arch Puddington, pp. 7-10
    5. China's Post-Thaw Blues by Miriam London, Ta-ling Lee, and Ivan D. London, pp. 11-14
    6. Radicals Liberals, Illiberal Families by Allan C. Carlson, pp. 15-18
    7. Men of Letters by John Nollson, p. 19
    8. The Worldly Politicians by Roger Kaplan, pp. 20-24
    9. Eminentoes by Paul Seabury, pp. 25-27
    10. Among the Intellectualoids by John Podhoretz, pp. 28-29
    11. The Nation's Pulse by Joseph Shattan, pp. 30-31
    12. The Public Policy by Arnold Beichman, pp. 32-33
    13. The Great American Saloon Series by Joe Mysak, p. 34
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      Review Paradigms Lost, by John Simon by John R. Dunlap, pp. 35-36 - 1 Review
      1. Paradigms Lost by John Simon
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      Review The Spanish Revolution, by Burnett Bolloten by Stanley G. Payne, pp. 37-38 - 1 Review
      1. The Spanish Revolution by Burnett Bolloten
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      Review The Stretchford Chronicles, by Michael Wharton by Aram Bakshian, Jr., p. 39 - 1 Review
      1. The Stretchford Chronicles by Michael Wharton
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      2 Reviews The Thirties, by Edmund Wilson and Leon Edel by William H. Nolte, pp. 40-42 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Thirties by Edmund Wilson and Leon Edel
      2. Edmund Wilson by Richard Hauer Costa
    18. Correspondence, p. 43
    19. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 44-48
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    May 1981 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
    3. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 5-6
    4. Sanctifying Revolution: Protestantism's New Social Gospel by Rael Jean Isaac and Erich Isaac, pp. 7-11
    5. Catatonic Canada by John Muggeridge, pp. 12-15
    6. Waugh at Peace by Ralph McInerny, p. 16
    7. The American House of Lords, p. 17
    8. Marxism's Disoriented Despotism by Matei Calinescu, pp. 18-21
    9. The Public Policy by S. Fred Singer, pp. 22-25
    10. The Talkies by John Podhoretz, pp. 26-27
    11. The Nation's Pulse by Stephen Miller, pp. 28-31
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      Social Justice in the Liberal State by Lino A. Graglia, pp. 32-33 - 1 Review
      1. Social Justice in the Liberal State by Bruce A. Ackerman
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      Nietzsche: A Critical Life by John Wettergreen, pp. 34-35 - 1 Review
      1. Nietzsche: A Critical Life by Ronald Hayman
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      American Dreams: Lost and Found by Mark Lilla, pp. 36-40 - 1 Review
      1. American Dreams: Lost and Found by Studs Terkel
    15. Correspondence, p. 41
    16. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 42-44
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    June 1981 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
    3. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 5-6
    4. The Post Post-Liberal Depression by James Nuechterlein, pp. 7-10
    5. Matriculating on the Margin of History by George Will, pp. 11-12
    6. The Virtues of Complexity by Andy Stark, pp. 13-14
    7. Cultivating the Simigawa Administrative Combine by John Nollson, p. 15
    8. Left-Hand Drive on the Road to Serfdom by Herb Greer, pp. 16-20
    9. Presswatch by Michael Ledeen, pp. 21-23
    10. The Nation's Pulse by Philip F. Lawler, pp. 24-25
    11. European Document by Olivier Todd, p. 26
    12. Among the Intellectualoids by Mitchell S. Ross, pp. 27-30
    13. [+]
      George Orwell: A Life by William H. Nolte, p. 31 - 1 Review
      1. George Orwell by Bernard Crick
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      The Terror Network: The Secret War of International Terrorism by Arnold Beichman, pp. 32-33 - 1 Review
      1. The Terror Network by Claire Sterling
    15. [+]
      Off the Record: The Private Papers of Harry S. Truman by John Muggeridge, p. 34 - 1 Review
      1. Off the Record by Harry S. Truman and Robert H. Ferrell
    16. [+]
      Psychology and Law: Can Justice Survive the Social Sciences? by Walter Berns, p. 35 - 1 Review
      1. Psychology and Law by Daniel N. Robinson
    17. [+]
      For the Record: Selected Statements, 1977-1980 by Eliot Cohen, pp. 36-41 - 1 Review
      1. For the Record by Henry Kissinger
    18. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 42-44
  7. [+]
    July 1981 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
    3. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 5-6
    4. The Main Event: William Shawcross vs. Peter Rodman Shawcross Swipes Again by William Shawcross, pp. 7-13
    5. Rodman Responds by Peter W. Rodman, pp. 14-16
    6. Michel Foucault and the Pullulations of Power by Don Herzog, pp. 17-19
    7. Presswatch by Michael Ledeen, p. 20
    8. The Great American Saloon Series by Douglas Bartholomew, pp. 21-23
    9. Spectator's Journal by Roger Kaplan, p. 24
    10. The Talkies by John Podhoretz, p. 25
    11. [+]
      Explaining a America: The Federalist by Herman Belz, pp. 26-29 - 1 Review
      1. Explaining America: The Federalist by Garry Wills
    12. [+]
      The Court Years 1939-1975: The Autobiography of William O. Douglas by Maurice J. Holland, pp. 30-32 - 1 Review
      1. The Court Years: 1939 to 1975 by William O. Douglas
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      Roll Call: One Year in the United States Senate by Fred Barnes, p. 33 - 1 Review
      1. Roll Call by William S. Cohen
    14. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, p. 34
    15. An American House of Lords, pp. 34-35
    16. Correspondence, pp. 36-40
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    August 1981 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
    3. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 5-6
    4. The Involuntary Unemployment of John Maynard Keynes by Robert Skidelsky, pp. 7-11
    5. Rising above Principle: The Conservative Public Interest Law Firm by Fred D. Baldwin, pp. 12-15
    6. Elliot Cohen and Commentary's Campus by Morris Freedman, pp. 16-22
    7. Ars Memoranda by John Nollson, p. 23
    8. Eminentoes by Mitchell S. Ross, pp. 24-26
    9. The Talkies by John Podhoretz, p. 27
    10. Among the Intellectualoids by Brenda L. Becker, pp. 28-31
    11. European Document by Colin Welch, pp. 32-33
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      Review The Prestige Press and the Christmas Bombing, ... by Peter W. Rodman, p. 34 - 1 Review
      1. The Prestige Press and the Christmas Bombing, 1972 by Martin F. Herz and Leslie Rider
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      Review The World Challenge, by Jean-Jacques Servan-Sc... by Mark Lilla, pp. 35-37 - 1 Review
      1. The World Challenge by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
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      Review The Games War, by Christopher Booker by Aram Bakshian, Jr., p. 38 - 1 Review
      1. The Games War by Christopher Booker
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      Review Unreliable Memoirs, by Clive James by Ronald B. Shwartz, p. 39 - 1 Review
      1. Unreliable Memoirs by Clive James
    16. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 40-44
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    September 1981 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
    3. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 5-6
    4. The Lingering Irrelevance of Henry Adams by Robert Dawidoff, pp. 7-11
    5. Philip Roth, the Great American Novelist by John Podhoretz, pp. 12-14
    6. Having a Ball: The Reagan Presidency by Aram Bakshian, Jr., pp. 15-18
    7. Royalty's Connubial Jamboree by Herb Greer, p. 19
    8. Don't Cry for Jacobo Timerman by Benno Weiser Varon, pp. 19-23
    9. The Public Policy by Terry Eastland, p. 24
    10. The Nation's Pulse by William Havender, pp. 25-26
    11. The Great American Saloon Series by Joe Mysak, p. 27
    12. [+]
      The Litigious Society by Joseph W. Bishop, Jr., pp. 28-31 - 1 Review
      1. The Litigious Society by Jethro K. Lieberman
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      Gorky Park by John R. Dunlap, pp. 32-33 - 1 Review
      1. Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
    14. [+]
      National Defense by Francis Fukuyama, pp. 34-35 - 1 Review
      1. National Defense by James Fallows
    15. [+]
      A Sense of Honor by Peter Braestrup, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
      1. A Sense of Honor by James H. Webb
    16. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 38-40
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    October 1981 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
    2. Editorials by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
    3. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 5-6
    4. The Worldly Ways of John Kenneth Galbraith by Sidney Hook, pp. 7-11
    5. Betrayed Once Too Often? The Mafia and the Kennedy Assassination by Karl O'Lessker, pp. 12-16
    6. Free Shooting Through Bohemia by Matthew A. Gurewitsch, pp. 17-18
    7. The Soviet Bull Market by John Nollson, p. 19
    8. Among the Intellectualoids by Petr Beckmann, pp. 20-21
    9. The Great American Saloon Series by Vladimir Solovyov, pp. 22-23
    10. The Nation's Pulse by Allan C. Carlson, pp. 24-26
    11. The Talkies by John Podhoretz, p. 27
    12. [+]
      Review The Socialist Phenomenon, by Igor R. Shafarevich by Matei Calinescu, pp. 28-31 - 1 Review
      1. The Socialist Phenomenon by Igor R. Shafarevich
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      Review Governing America, by Joseph A. Califano, Jr. by Leslie Lenkowsky, p. 32 - 1 Review
      1. Governing America by Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
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      Review Tocayo, by Antonio Navarro by Roger Kaplan, pp. 33-34 - 1 Review
      1. Tocayo by Antonio Navarro
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      Review Washington in Pieces, by John Nollson by Theo Lippman, Jr., p. 35 - 1 Review
      1. Washington in Pieces by John Nollson
    16. [+]
      Review Liebling Abroad, by A.J. Liebling by Mitchell S. Ross, p. 36 - 1 Review
      1. Liebling Abroad by A.J. Liebling
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      Review Dad, by William Wharton by Eric Goldstein, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
      1. Dad by William Wharton
    18. Correspondence, pp. 38-41
    19. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 42-44
    20. Cover Drawing by Maxwell Silverstein
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    November 1981 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
    3. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 5-6
    4. Where the Majority Rules: A UN Diary by Walter Berns, pp. 7-11
    5. Better Dead Than the Living Dead: The Totalitarian Difference by Michael Novak, pp. 12-17
    6. Nadine Gordimer's South Africa by Martha Bayles, pp. 18-22
    7. Spectator's Journal by Fred Barnes, pp. 23-25
    8. The Great American Saloon Series by Werner J. Dannhauser, pp. 26-28
    9. The Talkies by John Podhoretz, p. 29
    10. John Nollson by John Nollson, pp. 30-33
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      Britannia at Bay: The Defense of the British Empire Against Japan 1931-1941 by Eliot Cohen, pp. 34-35 - 2 Reviews
      1. British Military Policy Between the Two World Wars by Brian Bond
      2. Britannia at Bay by Paul Haggie
    12. [+]
      The Philosopher in the City: The Moral Dimensions of Urban Politics by Edward C. Banfield, pp. 36-37 - 1 Review
      1. The Philosopher in the City by Hadley Arkes
    13. [+]
      The Rat on Fire by Michael C. Brown, p. 38 - 1 Review
      1. The Rat on Fire by George V. Higgins
    14. [+]
      The MX ICBM and National Security by Terry O'Rourke, p. 39 - 1 Review
      1. The MX ICBM and National Security by Colin S. Gray
    15. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 40-44
    16. Cover Drawing by Maxwell Silverstein
  12. [+]
    December 1981 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 2-3
    2. Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 4
    3. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 5-6
    4. The Regan Administration and the Common Defense by Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr., pp. 7-12
    5. Books for Christmas, pp. 13-18
    6. The Playboy and the Czar: Images of Insatiability by John P. Sisk, pp. 19-24
    7. The Good Dog Richard Affair by Frank Gannon, pp. 25-30
    8. The Nation's Pulse by Ernest van den Haag, p. 31
    9. Presswatch by Fred Barnes, pp. 32-34
    10. [+]
      Review Malcolm Muggeridge: A Life, by Ian Hunter by Byron Rogers, p. 35 - 1 Review
      1. Malcolm Muggeridge: A Life by Ian Hunter
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      Review Dean Rusk, by Warren I. Cohen by Alonzo L. Hamby, pp. 36-38 - 1 Review
      1. Dean Rusk by Warren I. Cohen
    12. [+]
      Review Never Complain, Never Explain, by Victor Lasky by Vic Gold, p. 39 - 1 Review
      1. Never Complain, Never Explain by Victor Lasky
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      Review Blue Smoke and Mirrors, by Jack W. Germond and... by Alan L. Miller, pp. 40-41 - 1 Review
      1. Blue Smoke and Mirrors by Jack W. Germond and Jules Witcover
    14. Special Correspondence by Daniel N. Robinson, Harry V. Jaffa, and Peter W. Rodman, ..., pp. 42-43
    15. Index for Volume 14, pp. 44-45
    16. The Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 46-48
    17. Cover Drawing by Elliott Banfield
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