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October 1988 Issue - 22 ArticlesDepartments
- The Continuing Crisis, p. 6
- Correspondence, p. 7
Letters from Charlton Heston, Thomas Sowell, Sidney Hook, and Others
- Editorials
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 8 The Art of Verbal Communication;Coach of a Lifetime
- Capitol Ideas
Tom Bethell
, pp. 9-11 New Orleans Spells No Real News
- Bayou Billy, Dutch, and the Duke
David Kleck
, pp. 12-13 Michael Dukakis picks up in the Big Easy where Gary Hart left off.
- Capital Takes to Space
J. Anthony Daniel
, pp. 14-16 There's money to be made-if you can get around NASA and its empty promises.
- Allan Bloom and the Critics
Werner J. Dannhauser
, pp. 17-20 In the eighteen months since the release of the Closing of the American Mind, reactions...
- Black and White Mischief in Chicago
Algis Valiunas
, pp. 21-25 Only lunatics can survive in this asylum.
- The Campaign Spectator
Andrew Ferguson
, pp. 26-27 Wanna Party?
- The Nation's Pulse
Benjamin J. Stein
, pp. 28-29 Letter from Hollywood
- The Business of America
Irwin M. Stelzer
, pp. 30-31 Nagging Debtors
- European Document
Ojars Kalnins
, pp. 32-33 Gorbo, Pugo, and a Captive Nation
- Presswatch
Michael Ledeen
, pp. 34-35 The New McCarthyism
- The Talkies
Bruce Bawer
, pp. 36-37 The Stately Homes of England-and America
Book Reviews
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In Search of J. D. Salinger (Review) George Sim Johnston
, pp. 38-39 In Search of J. D. Salinger, by Ian Hamilton
- In Search of J. D. Salinger by Ian Hamilton
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Alice Roosevelt Longworth (Review) Brock Yates
, p. 40 Princess Alice, by Carol Felsenthal
- Princess Alice by Carol Felsenthal
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Peace and Revolution (Review) William McGurn
, pp. 41-43 Peace and Revolution, by Guenter Lewy
- Peace and Revolution by Guenter Lewy
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The Use and Abuse of Sovietology (Review) Joseph Shattan
, p. 44 The Use and Abuse of Sovietology, by Leopold Labedz
- The Use and Abuse of Sovietology by Leopold Labedz
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The Editor, the Bluenose, and the Prostitute (Review) Marion Elizabeth Rodgers
, p. 45 The Editor, the Bluenose, and the Prostitute, by Carl Bode and H.L. Mencken
- The Editor, the Bluenose, and the Prostitute by Carl Bode and H.L. Mencken
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John McGraw (Review) Joe Mysak
, pp. 46-50 John McGraw, by Charles C. Alexander
- John McGraw by Charles C. Alexander
Departments
- Current Wisdom
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 51-52 - Cover drawing
Philip Burke