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The Personal Computer/Hack Away

by Brit Hume

The American Spectator, December 1987, pp. 54-59

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      1. Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman
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    5. Free to Libel by Benjamin J. Stein, pp. 16-17
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    8. America's Neo-Whigs by Maurice Cranston, pp. 24-29
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      1. Cities on a Hill by Frances FitzGerald
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    20. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 49-52
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    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 8
    2. Correspondence, p. 9
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    4. Capitol Ideas/Shephards in the Locality by Tom Bethell, pp. 11-13
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    8. Ted Turner's Cable Scam by Malcolm Gladwell, pp. 22-25
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    10. Eminentoes/Hunthausen Humbled by Tory Stempf, pp. 28-29
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      1. Platoon (1986 Film) by Oliver Stone
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    9. The Nation's Pulse/Lichter and the Liberals by Tim W. Ferguson, pp. 26-27
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      1. Outrageous Fortune (1987 Film) by Arthur Hiller
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      1. The Harvest of Sorrow by Robert Conquest
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    2. Correspondence, p. 9
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    4. Capitol Ideas/A Stroll with Sidney Hook by Tom Bethell, pp. 11-13
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    15. Spectator's Journal/The Seychelles Test by Micah Morrison, p. 39
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    25. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 58-60
    26. Cover drawing by David Suter
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    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 8
    2. Correspondence, p. 9
    3. Editorials/The Solitary Hart/Safe Sex in Moscow by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 10
    4. Capitol Ideas/Old Debates, New Twists by Tom Bethell, pp. 11-13
    5. The Truth About Takeovers by Irwin M. Stelzer, pp. 14-15
    6. People for the Televised Way by Crocker Coulson, pp. 16-18
    7. Pollard and Demjanjuk in the Jewish Mind by Micah Morrison, pp. 19-21
    8. The Future of Foreign Policy by Michael Ledeen, pp. 22-26
    9. The Nation's Pulse/What Oil Crisis? by Richard J. Myers, pp. 27-28
    10. Eminentoes/Sam Missile by Fred Barnes, pp. 29-30
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      1. Raising Arizona (1987 Film) by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
      2. Blood Simple (1984 Film) by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
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    13. The Great American Saloon Series/Harry's on Hanover Square by Joe Mysak, p. 35
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      1. Out of Step by Sidney Hook
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      1. The Third Generation by Benjamin Hart
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      1. From This Moment On by Jeffrey Hart
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      1. Fidel: A Critical Portrait by Tad Szulc
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      1. Best Intentions by Robert Sam Anson
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      1. The Red President by Martin L. Gross
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    21. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 52-56
    22. Cover drawing by John Springs
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    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 6
    2. Correspondence, p. 7
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    4. Capitol Ideas/Chumps and Charleys by Tom Bethell, pp. 9-12
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    9. Eminentoes/Russell Baker's Gentle Reign by Howard Kaplan, pp. 24-26
    10. Presswatch/Exposing a Disaster by Michael Ledeen, pp. 27-28
    11. American Document/Right Anger by Jim Courter, p. 29
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    13. On Stage/Dangerous Liasons by Bruce Bawer, pp. 33-34
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      1. How I Grew by Mary McCarthy
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    23. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 51-52
    24. Cover Drawing by Elliott Banfield
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    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 6
    2. Correspondence, pp. 7-9
    3. Editorials/The Shadows of War/Testing AIDS Patience by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 10
    4. Capitol Ideas/Conservative Bird, Liberal Bush by Tom Bethell, pp. 11-13
    5. The Closing of Allan Bloom's Mind by Charles R. Kesler, pp. 14-17
    6. Democrat Foreign Policy Scandals by David Brock, pp. 18-20
    7. The Fiber Optic Revolution by Malcolm Gladwell, pp. 21-22
    8. The Playing Fields of Terrorism by Matthew Stevenson, pp. 23-26
    9. The Nation's Pulse/Plagues and the Common Life by Dave Shiflett, pp. 27-31
    10. Presswatch/Top Secrets by Michael Ledeen, pp. 32-33
    11. Among the Intellectualoids/Ladies' Night by David Evanier, p. 34
    12. Spectator's Journal/Holy Macau by William McGurn, p. 35
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      1. The Untouchables (1987 Film) by Brian De Palma
      2. River's Edge (1986 Film) by Tim Hunter
      3. Prick Up Your Ears (1987 Film) by Stephen Frears
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      1. Everything to Gain by Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter
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      1. A History of the Jews by Paul M. Johnson
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      1. Behind the Front Page by David S. Broder
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      Review Armed Truce, by Hugh Thomas by Robert H. Ferrell, pp. 44-45 - 1 Review
      1. Armed Truce by Hugh Thomas
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      1. Racing Through Paradise by William F. Buckley
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      1. Don't Blame the Indians by Ted Williams
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      1. The Renewal of Literature by Richard Poirier
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      1. Mother Angelica's Answers, Not Promises by Mother M. Angelica and Christine Allison
    22. The Washington Spectator/New Talent by Andrew Ferguson, pp. 52-53
    23. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 54-56
    24. Cover Drawing by Elliott Banfield
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    September 1987 Issue = 31 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 8
    2. Correspondence, p. 9
    3. Editorials/Napoleon and Reagan/Howdy Doody and Ollie by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 10
    4. Capitol Ideas/In the Castro by Tom Bethell, pp. 11-13
    5. Ollie North and the Fools on the Hill by Brit Hume, pp. 14-16
    6. The Coming Conservative Crack-Up by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 17
    7. --- by Tom Bethell, p. 18
    8. --- by Richard Brookhiser, p. 18
    9. --- by Victor Gold, p. 19
    10. --- by Daniel Henninger, p. 19
    11. --- by Lewis E. Lehrman, p. 19
    12. --- by Joseph Sobran, p. 19
    13. Can Buy Me Love: The Mooning of Conservative Washington by Andrew Ferguson, pp. 20-23
    14. It's Aesthetic When You Win by David Evanier, pp. 24-26
    15. The Nation's Pulse/Nine for Baseball by Victor Gold, pp. 27-28
    16. Special Correspondence/Bush-Bashing by Aram Bakshian, Jr., p. 29
    17. Presswatch/Spikes and Inouyendoes by Michael Ledeen, pp. 30-31
    18. Eminentoes/Jude the Semi-Obscure by Dave Shiflett, pp. 32-34
    19. Among the Intellectualoids/Maharishi's Crash Landing by William Mueller, pp. 35-36
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      1. The Squeeze (1987 Film) by Roger Young
      2. Spaceballs (1987 Film) by Mel Brooks
      3. Innerspace (1987 Film) by Joe Dante
      4. Roxanne (1987 Film) by Fred Schepisi
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      1. Watching Television by Todd Gitlin
      2. Talking Tombstones and Other Tales of the Media Age by Gary Gumpert
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      4. The Next Left by Michael Harrington
      5. Manhattan '45 by Jan Morris
      6. The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom
      7. College by Ernest L. Boyer
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      1. Raising Kids in an X-Rated Society by Tipper Gore
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      1. More Die of Heartbreak by Saul Bellow
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      1. Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1838-1841 by M.G. Wiebe, J.B. Conacher, John Matthews, and Mary S. Millar, ...
    29. The Coming Conservative Crack-Up by Ernest van den Haag, pp. 51-53
    30. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 54-56
    31. Cover Drawing by Elliott Banfield
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    October 1987 Issue = 27 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 10
    2. Correspondence, pp. 11-13
    3. Editorials/Is It Liberal Convergence?/Conservatives, Take Heart by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 14
    4. Capitol Ideas/I'm Back by Tom Bethell, pp. 15-17
    5. Senator Jello by Fred Barnes, pp. 18-19
    6. Arthur Liman's Past by Dennis Teti, p. 20
    7. Cruising for a Bruising: The U.S. in the Gulf by Elie Kedourie, pp. 21-22
    8. The Pro-Life Movement in Disarray by Charlotte Low, pp. 23-26
    9. Don't Bank on the World Bank by Franz M. Oppenheimer, pp. 27-30
    10. Spectator's Journal/Central America's Hidden Refugees by Richard E. Burr, pp. 31-32
    11. Among the Educationaloids/A New Age Lobby Unrepentant by Chester E. Finn, Jr., pp. 33-34
    12. Presswatch/Hot Times on the Potomac by Michael Ledeen, pp. 35-37
    13. The Public Policy/Shall We Register Youth? by Doug Bandow, pp. 38-39
    14. [+]
      The Talkies/Kubrick Goes to War by Bruce Bawer, pp. 40-41 - 1 Review
      1. Full Metal Jacket (1987 Film) by Stanley Kubrick
    15. Among the Intellectualoids/Romancing the Self: Ayn Rand-Kent Owen, pp. 42-43
    16. [+]
      Review Katharine the Great, by Deborah Davis by Dave Shiflett, pp. 44-45 - 1 Review
      1. Katharine the Great by Deborah Davis
    17. [+]
      Review Nixon: The Education of a Politician, 1913-196... by Alonzo L. Hamby, pp. 46-47 - 1 Review
      1. Nixon: The Education of a Politician, 1913-1962 by Stephen E. Ambrose
    18. [+]
      Review Out of Egypt, by Ihab Habib Hassan by Mark Falcoff, p. 48 - 1 Review
      1. Out of Egypt by Ihab Habib Hassan
    19. [+]
      Review The UN: In or Out?, by Ernest van den Haag and... by John R. Dunlap, pp. 49-50 - 1 Review
      1. The UN: In or Out? by Ernest van den Haag and John P. Conrad
    20. [+]
      Review In Search of Melancholy Baby, by Vassily Aksyonov by Stephen Chapman, p. 51 - 1 Review
      1. In Search of Melancholy Baby by Vassily Aksyonov
    21. [+]
      Review Talking About God Is Dangerous, by Tatiana Gor... by Herbert Schlossberg, pp. 52-53 - 1 Review
      1. Talking About God Is Dangerous by Tatiana Goricheva
    22. [+]
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      1. Storm Over Biology by Bernard Davis
    23. [+]
      Review The Waning of Humaneness, by Konrad Lorenz and... by Aram Bakshian, Jr., p. 56 - 1 Review
      1. The Waning of Humaneness by Konrad Lorenz and Robert Warren Kickert
    24. [+]
      Review My Life in Pictures, by Malcolm Muggeridge and... by Joe Mysak, pp. 57-59 - 1 Review
      1. My Life in Pictures by Malcolm Muggeridge and Maria D. Guarnaschelli, ...
    25. The New York Spectator/Monstrous Manners by William Irvine, pp. 60-61
    26. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 62-64
    27. Cover drawing by Philip Burke
  11. [+]
    November 1987 Issue = 25 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 8
    2. Correspondence, p. 9
    3. Editorials/Bork, Now More Than Every/Marxist Hashish Handlers by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 10
    4. Capitol Ideas/Humanists and Heretics by Tom Bethell, pp. 11-13
    5. Sadat's Gift by Micah Morrison, pp. 14-15
    6. Cory's Land Grab by Claudia Rosett, pp. 16-18
    7. The Stinger Finds a Home by Marin Strmecki, pp. 19-20
    8. Glasnost Comes to America by Bohdan Nahaylo, pp. 21-23
    9. Spectator's Journal/Remembering Bayard Rustin by Midge Decter, pp. 24-25
    10. The Public Policy/Secrets of the Airline Crisis by Anne Applebaum, pp. 26-27
    11. The Nation's Pulse/The Iowa Hustings Now by William Mueller, pp. 28-30
    12. Presswatch/Distortions, Omissions, Lies by Michael Ledeen, pp. 31-32
    13. Eminentoes/The Du Pont Revolution by Gordon Jackson, pp. 33-34
    14. The Great American Saloon Series/A Redneck Inn by Dave Shiflett, p. 35
    15. [+]
      The Talkies/Thrillers by Bruce Bawer, pp. 36-37 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Big Easy (1987 Film) by Jim McBride
      2. No Way Out (1987 Film) by Roger Donaldson
    16. [+]
      Review Sartre: A Life, by Annie Cohen-Solal by Crocker Coulson, pp. 38-40 - 1 Review
      1. Sartre: A Life by Annie Cohen-Solal
    17. [+]
      Review Curse of the Giant Muffins, by Michael Kinsley by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 41 - 1 Review
      1. Curse of the Giant Muffins by Michael Kinsley
    18. [+]
      Review Looking Forward, by George Bush and Victor Gold by Victor Gold, p. 42 - 1 Review
      1. Looking Forward by George Bush and Victor Gold
    19. [+]
      Review The Jesuits, by Malachi Martin by John R. Dunlap, p. 43 - 1 Review
      1. The Jesuits by Malachi Martin
    20. [+]
      Review The Songlines, by Bruce Chatwin by Jennifer Howard, pp. 44-45 - 1 Review
      1. The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin
    21. [+]
      2 Reviews Thinking Like a Communist, by Tony Smith by Joseph Sobran, p. 46 - 2 Reviews
      1. Thinking Like a Communist by Tony Smith
      2. My Dear Alex by Dinesh D'Souza and Gregory Fossedal
    22. [+]
      Review Domestic Affairs, by Joyce Maynard by Fred Barnes, pp. 47-49 - 1 Review
      1. Domestic Affairs by Joyce Maynard
    23. The Washington Spectator by Andrew Ferguson, pp. 50-51
    24. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 52-56
    25. Cover Drawing by Elliott Banfield
  12. [+]
    December 1987 Issue = 28 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, p. 8
    2. Correspondence, p. 9
    3. Editorials/Cheers!/Woodward Unveiled/A Grand Lady by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., p. 10
    4. Captiol Ideas/I Hate to Spoil the Party by Tom Bethell, pp. 11-13
    5. The Great Relearning by Tom Wolfe, pp. 14-15
    6. The Message of the Microcosm by George Gilder, pp. 16-20
    7. Astonishing Moments, pp. 21-26
    8. America in the Year 2007 by Neil Howe, pp. 27-31
    9. Let's Be Honest About Vietnam by Mark Falcoff, pp. 32-35
    10. An Anti-War Memoir by Jonathan Cohen, pp. 36-40
    11. Books for Christmas: An American Spectator tradition continues, pp. 41-49
    12. The Third World/Doomed by P.J. O'Rourke, pp. 50-51
    13. The Automobile/The Love Affair Continues by Brock Yates, pp. 52-53
    14. The Personal Computer/Hack Away by Brit Hume, pp. 54-59
    15. The Press/Our Oldest Profession by Philip Terzian, pp. 60-61
    16. Mikhail Gorbachev/A Lonely Visionary by Vladimir Bukovsky, pp. 62-63
    17. Washington/A World Apart by Fred Barnes, pp. 64-65
    18. The Supreme Court/The Worst Is Over by Jeremy Rabkin, pp. 66-68
    19. Poetry/Another Victim of Creative Writing by Bruce Bawer, pp. 69-71
    20. Terrorism/A New Sense of Professionalism by Michael Ledeen, pp. 72-73
    21. The Sexes/The Endless Chase by Joe Mysak, pp. 74-75
    22. Television/I'd Rather Not by Terry Teachout, p. 76
    23. 2007/The Year in Review by Joseph Sobran, pp. 77-79
    24. Baby Boom Influences, pp. 80-86
    25. [+]
      Mencken's Letters by William H. Nolte, pp. 87-93 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Dreiser-Mencken Letters by Theodore Dreiser, H.L Mencken, and Thomas Riggio, ...
      2. Mencken and Sara: A Life in Letters by Marion Elizabeth Rodgers, H.L. Mencken, and Sara Haardt, ...
      3. Ich Kuss Die Hand by H.L. Mencken and Peter W. Dowell
    26. I Remember Bloomington, pp. 94-101
    27. Twenty Years of Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 102-112
    28. Cover Drawing by Elliott Banfield
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