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August 1989 Issue - 26 ArticlesDepartments
- The Continuing Crisis, p. 6
- Correspondence, p. 7
- Editorials
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 8 The Totalitarian Comeback;Boycott the Germans
- Capitol Ideas
Tom Bethell
, pp. 9-11 Cracking the Whip
- Iran without Khomeini
Michael Ledeen
, pp. 12-13 We are consoled during the official period of mourning by the knowledge that opportunit...
- The Shifty Richard Gephardt
Robert D. Novak
, pp. 14-16 The K-car congressman retooled himself for his 1988 presidential drive and he's not lik...
- The Yellowstone Scam
Micah Morrison
, pp. 17-20 The National Park Service cons the President, the press, and the public.
- Eastside Story
Yale Kramer and Rita Kramer
, pp. 21-25 The saga of Joe Clark, who brought law and order and learning to an inner-city High sch...
- Deconstructing the Danny Quayle Reader, pp. 26-27
Subscribers, former subscribers, and the editor-in-chief react to our June cover story.
- Spectator's Journal
Michael McGough
, pp. 28-29 The Lefebvrite-Feminist Coalition?
- The Nation's Pulse
Hastings Wyman, Jr.
, pp. 30-31 Slim GOP Pickin's in Dixie
- Presswatch
Terry Eastland
, pp. 32-33 House Foleys
- Among the Educationaloids
Chester E. Finn, Jr.
, pp. 34-35 The Science of Bad Science
- The Great British Saloon Series
Stephen V. Gold
, pp. 36-37 Charles Dickens Got Crocked Here
- Among the Intellectualoids
Martin Morse Wooster
, p. 38 Agents of the New Age
- The Talkies
Bruce Bawer
, pp. 39-40 Poetry in Motion
Book Reviews
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Working Days (2 Reviews) Kenneth S. Lynn
, p. 41 The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- Working Days by John Steinbeck and Robert Demott
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Destructive Generation (Review) George Szamuely
, pp. 42-43 Destructive Generation, by Peter Collier and David Horowitz
- Destructive Generation by Peter Collier and David Horowitz
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Waging Peace and War (Review) Robert H. Ferrell
, p. 44 Waging Peace and War, by Thomas J. Schoenbaum
- Waging Peace and War by Thomas J. Schoenbaum
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The Real Frank Zappa Book (Review) Joe Queenan
, p. 45 The Real Frank Zappa Book, by Frank Zappa and Peter Occhiogrosso
- The Real Frank Zappa Book by Frank Zappa and Peter Occhiogrosso
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General Maxwell Taylor (Review) H.W. Crocker III
, p. 46 General Maxwell Taylor, by John M. Taylor
- General Maxwell Taylor by John M. Taylor
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Roosevelt and Stalin (Review) Franz M. Oppenheimer
, p. 47 Roosevelt and Stalin, by Robert A. Nisbet
- Roosevelt and Stalin by Robert A. Nisbet
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Reflections in A Jaundiced Eye (Review) Andrew Ferguson
, p. 48 Reflections in A Jaundiced Eye, by Florence King
- Reflections in A Jaundiced Eye by Florence King
Departments
- The Washington Spectator
Dave Shiflett
, pp. 49-50 Farewell to All This
- Current Wisdom
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 51-52 - Cover drawing
Elliott Banfield