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October 1989 Issue - 21 ArticlesDepartments
- The Continuing Crisis, p. 8
- Correspondence, p. 9
- Editorials
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 10 Beauty and the Beasts;Gorby of Mayberry
- Capitol Ideas
Tom Bethell
, pp. 11-13 Divided Over Defense
- A New McCarthyism: The List Continues
P.J. O'Rourke
, pp. 14-16 Readers respond with their own suggestions for the Hall of Shame.
- The Mysteries of RU-486
Charlotte Low Allen
, pp. 17-20 The abortion pill is caught in the government's regulatory increasing their efforts to ...
- Special Report: The Asbestos Rip-Off
Michael Fumento
, pp. 21-26 Coming soon to a school or office near you: a life-saving innovation that could kill yo...
- Brat Pack II
Alex Heard
, pp. 27-29 It seems like days-or is it weeks?-since the original literary Brat Pack of Jay McInern...
- Spectator's Journal
Terry Teachout
, pp. 30-31 Carrot and Shtick
- Presswatch
Terry Eastland
, pp. 32-33 Supreme Court Press
- Eminentoes
Joe Queenan
, p. 34 Gold Diggers of '89
- The Nation's Pulse
Victor Gold
, pp. 35-36 Four for Baseball's Good Old Days
- The California Spectator
Benjamin J. Stein
, p. 37 Let's Rake a Deal
- The Talkies
Bruce Bawer
, pp. 38-40 In Woody's Shadow
Book Reviews
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The Culture We Deserve (Review) John Simon
, pp. 41-43 The Culture We Deserve, by Jacques Barzun
- The Culture We Deserve by Jacques Barzun
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Memoirs of A Counter-Revolutionary (Review) Fred Barnes
, p. 44 Memoirs of A Counter-Revolutionary, by Arturo Cruz, Jr.
- Memoirs of A Counter-Revolutionary by Arturo Cruz, Jr.
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God's Dust (Review) William McGurn
, p. 45 God's Dust, by Ian Buruma
- God's Dust by Ian Buruma
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Collected Poems (Review) Richard Brookhiser
, pp. 46-47 Philip Larkin: Collected Poems, by Anthony Thwaite and Philip Larkin
- Philip Larkin: Collected Poems by Anthony Thwaite and Philip Larkin
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Now, Where Were We? (Review) Joe Mysak
, pp. 48-50 Now, Where Were We?, by Roy Blount, Jr.
- Now, Where Were We? by Roy Blount, Jr.
Departments
- Current Wisdom
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 51-52 - Cover drawing
David Suter