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May 1985 Issue - 22 ArticlesDepartments
- Correspondence, pp. 2-3
- The Continuing Crisis, pp. 4-5
- Editorials
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 6 Nice Guys Finish Last;Unspeakable Hyphenates
- Capitol Ideas
Tom Bethell
, pp. 7-9 Habemus Vigorbachev
- Visits with the Homeless
William Tucker
, pp. 10-12 How some people live on $50,000 a year.
- The Unmaking of Manufacturing
Roger Starr
, pp. 13-16 The rise and fall of industrial New York City.
- Indiana's Bloody Eighth
Kent Owen
, pp. 17-19 As George Ade once said, "A lot of good men come from Indiana, and the better they are ...
- Living on Half A Million A Year
Benjamin J. Stein
, pp. 20-21 But beware of tax-shelter friends, and keep your dog away from love on a leash.
- Presswatch
Fred Barnes
, p. 22 One Last Zing
- Constitutional Opinions
Jeremy Rabkin
, pp. 23-25 Was a New Supreme Court Elected in 1984?
- The Nation's Pulse
Cynthia Grenier
, p. 26 St. Jeane of the U.S. Mission
- The Talkies
John Podhoretz
, pp. 27-28 What a Wonderful World
Book Reviews
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No More Vietnams (Review) Joseph Shattan
, pp. 29-31 No More Vietnams, by Richard Nixon
- No More Vietnams by Richard Nixon
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Iacocca: An Autobiography (Review) P.J. O'Rourke
, p. 32 Iacocca, by Lee Iacocca and William Novak
- Iacocca by Lee Iacocca and William Novak
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Too Secret Too Long (Review) John Train
, pp. 33-35 Too Secret Too Long, by Chapman Pincher
- Too Secret Too Long by Chapman Pincher
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The Good News Is the Bad News Is Wrong (Review) Mary Tedeschi
, p. 36 The Good News Is the Bad News Is Wrong, by Ben J. Wattenberg
- The Good News Is the Bad News Is Wrong by Ben J. Wattenberg
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T.S. Eliot: A Life (Review) T. John Jamieson
, pp. 37-38 T.S. Eliot: A Life, by Peter Ackroyd
- T.S. Eliot: A Life by Peter Ackroyd
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Poisoned Ivy (Review) Malcolm Gladwell
, pp. 39-40 Poisoned Ivy, by Benjamin Hart
- Poisoned Ivy by Benjamin Hart
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The House of Music: Art in An Era of Institutions (Review) Colin Welch
, p. 41 The House of Music, by Samuel Lipman
- The House of Music by Samuel Lipman
Departments
- Spectator's Journal
Manfredi Piccolomini
, pp. 42-45 Remembering Luigi Barzini
- Current Wisdom
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 46-48 - Cover Drawing
Elliott Banfield