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December 1991 Issue - 25 ArticlesDepartments
- The Continuing Crisis, p. 6
- Correspondence, p. 7
- Editorials
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 8 Hearing Things;Strange Devices
- Capitol Ideas
Tom Bethell
, pp. 9-11 A Chat with Irving Kristol
- Books for Christmas, pp. 12-17
Our annual list of holiday gift suggestions from distinguished readers and writers.
- Remembering St. Mugg
John R. Dunlap
, pp. 18-19 A year after his death, Malcolm Muggeridge's journey from apathy to belief continues to...
- At the Rebirth of St. Petersburg
Robert Conquest
, pp. 20-21 A poem.
- Medellin's New Generation
James Ring Adams
, pp. 22-25 Colombia's largest cocaine syndicate hasn't been daunted by the arrest of its leader an...
- Spectator's Journal
Patrick W. Symmes
, pp. 26-27 Out to Lunch with Sendero
- The Nation's Pulse
Patrick W. Symmes
, p. 28 Bush's Carter Problem
- Among the Intellectualoids
Williamson M. Evers
, pp. 29-30 Wrongting the Bill of Rights
- Presswatch
Terry Eastland
, p. 31 Anonymous Chickens
- Ben Stein's Diary
Benjamin J. Stein
, pp. 32-33 Antipathies
- Soviet Presswatch
Cathy Young
, pp. 34-35 New World Disorder
- The Great American Saloon Series
James Peter Carroll
, p. 36 Charlie Halleck's Capitol Clinic
- The Talkies
James Bowman
, pp. 37-38 Uranians
Book Reviews
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Goethe: The Poet and the Age (Review) Algis Valiunas
, pp. 39-40 Goethe: The Poet and the Age, Vol. I, by Nicholas Boyle
- Goethe: The Poet and the Age, Vol. I by Nicholas Boyle
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The Impossible H.L. Mencken (Review) Algis Valiunas
, pp. 41-42 The Impossible H.L. Mencken, by Marion Elizabeth Rodgers and H.L. Mencken
- The Impossible H.L. Mencken by Marion Elizabeth Rodgers and H.L. Mencken
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Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby (Review) Arch Puddington
, p. 43 Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby, by Stephen L. Carter
- Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby by Stephen L. Carter
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Memoirs (Review) Christopher Caldwell
, pp. 44-45 Memoirs, by Kingsley Amis
- Memoirs by Kingsley Amis
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Poverty and Compassion (Review) William McGurn
, p. 46 Poverty and Compassion, by Gertrude Himmelfarb
- Poverty and Compassion by Gertrude Himmelfarb
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Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (Review) John R. Coyne, Jr.
, p. 47 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?, by Benjamin J. Stein
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? by Benjamin J. Stein
Departments
- The Detroit Spectator
William Irvine
, pp. 48-50 Forget the Motor City
- Current Wisdom
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 51-52 - Cover illustration
Elliott Banfield