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December 1985 Issue - 24 ArticlesDepartments
- The Continuing Crisis, p. 6
- Correspondence, p. 7
- Editorials
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 8 Sickle Cell Amnesia;In Defense of the American Language
- Capitol Ideas
Tom Bethell
, pp. 9-11 Luncheon Reveries
- An Eye for An Eye
William McGurn
, pp. 12-13 The Shultz doctrine of retaliation in theory and in practice
- Why We Have Families
William Tucker
, pp. 14-17 In the past quarter-century we've undone what it took 3.5 million years to create.
- Christmas in Bethlehem
Micah Morrison
, pp. 18-19 Not all it's cracked up to be.
- Books for Christmas, pp. 20-25
Once again, eminentoes thump for literary gifts at Holiday time.
- Presswatch
John O'Sullivan
, pp. 26-27 The Shifty Hands of Time
- The Public Policy
Herbert Stein
, pp. 28-29 Raise Taxes
- Eminentoes
Eric J. Sundquist
, pp. 30-31 50 Million Sold
- Politique Internationale
Taki
, p. 32 Stones in Beirut
- The Nation's Pulse
Terry Teachout
, p. 33 Dream Street
- Special Correspondence
Lord Chalfont, Mark Falcoff, Tom Bethell, and Melvyn Krauss, ...
, pp. 34-38 Peregrine Worsthorne Meets His Critics
Book Reviews
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The Uses of Pleasure (Review) James Harkness
, pp. 39-41 The History of Sexuality, Vol. II, by Michel Foucault
- The History of Sexuality, Vol. II by Michel Foucault
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George Orwell: The Lost Writings (Review) Herb Greer
, pp. 42-43 George Orwell: The Lost Writings, by W.J. West and George Orwell
- George Orwell: The Lost Writings by W.J. West and George Orwell
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The Rise and Fall of An American Army (Review) Fred Barnes
, p. 44 The Rise and Fall of An American Army, by Shelby L. Stanton
- The Rise and Fall of An American Army by Shelby L. Stanton
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Woodrow Wilson and World War I, 1917-1921 (Review) Alonzo L. Hamby
, pp. 45-46 Woodrow Wilson and World War I, 1917-1921, by Robert H. Ferrell
- Woodrow Wilson and World War I, 1917-1921 by Robert H. Ferrell
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This War Called Peace (Review) Joseph Shattan
, p. 47 This War Called Peace, by Brian Crozier, Drew Middleton, and Jeremy Murray-Brown, ...
- This War Called Peace by Brian Crozier, Drew Middleton, and Jeremy Murray-Brown, ...
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Bright Lights, Big City (2 Reviews) George Sim Johnston
, pp. 48-49 Bright Lights, Big City, by Jay McInerney
- Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
- Ransom by Jay McInerney
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Orson Welles: A Biography (Review) Vernon Young
, pp. 50-52 Orson Welles: A Biography, by Barbara Leaming
- Orson Welles: A Biography by Barbara Leaming
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The Reign of the Phallus (Review) Diana Schaub
, pp. 53-56 The Reign of the Phallus, by Eva C. Keuls
- The Reign of the Phallus by Eva C. Keuls
Departments
- Current Wisdom
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 57-60 - Cover
Jeff MacNelly