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Going for the Gold

Without looking at the evidence, the American press (and AID'Amato) decided that the Swiss were g...

by Matthew Stevenson

The American Spectator, May 1997, pp. 24-31

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    4. Editorials by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 18-21
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    6. Going for the Gold by Matthew Stevenson, pp. 24-31
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    9. Culture Vultures by Mark Steyn, pp. 46-47
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    11. Constitutional Opinions by Jeremy Rabkin, pp. 50-51
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    25. Cover illustration by Bill Nelson
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    2. Correspondence, pp. 12-15
    3. On the Prowl, pp. 16-17
    4. Editorials by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 18-19
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    11. The Nation's Pulse by Philip Terzian, pp. 46-47
    12. Eminentoes by David Aikman, pp. 48-49
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      1. Without a Doubt by Marcia Clark and Teresa Carpenter
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    24. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 84-85
    25. Last Call by Marc Carnegie, pp. 86-88
    26. Cover illustration by Robert Grossman
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    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 8-9
    2. Correspondence, pp. 10-13
    3. On the Prowl, pp. 14-15
    4. Editorials by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 16-19
    5. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 20-21
    6. Carville's Cast of Characters by Byron York, pp. 22-25
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    24. Cover illustration by Dean MacAdam
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    3. On the Prowl, pp. 14-15
    4. Editorials by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 16-19
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    11. Constitutional Opinions by Jeremy Rabkin, pp. 48-49
    12. Ben Stein's Diary by Benjamin J. Stein, pp. 50-55
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    14. The Nation's Pulse by Stephen Chapman, pp. 58-59
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    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 8-9
    2. Correspondence, pp. 10-13
    3. On the Prowl, pp. 14-15
    4. Editorials by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 16-19
    5. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 20-21
    6. Who Is Bruce Hegyi? by Byron York, pp. 22-27
    7. Behind the Reno Stonewall by Terry Eastland, pp. 28-37
    8. China's 22nd Province by Kenneth R. Timmerman, pp. 38-47
    9. Culture Vultures by Mark Steyn, pp. 48-49
    10. Presswatch by John Corry, pp. 50-51
    11. Ben Stein's Diary by Benjamin J. Stein, pp. 52-57
    12. Politics by Grover G. Norquist, pp. 58-59
    13. Arts and Letters by Marc Carnegie, pp. 60-62
    14. The Great American Saloon Series by Aram Bakshian, Jr., pp. 63-64
    15. Spectator's Journal by David Aikman, pp. 65-67
    16. The Talkies by James Bowman, pp. 68-69
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    21. Last Call by Stuart Reid, pp. 90-92
    22. Cover illustration by Gary Locke
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    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 8-9
    2. Correspondence, pp. 10-13
    3. On the Prowl, pp. 14-15
    4. Editorials by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 16-17
    5. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 18-21
    6. Michael Brown Goes Free by Byron York, pp. 22-27
    7. Mary Robinson's New Ireland by Christopher Caldwell, pp. 28-35
    8. The Real Orrin Hatch by David Brock, pp. 36-41
    9. Observing the Albanian Powder Keg by Richard W. Carlson, pp. 42-47
    10. The Nation's Pulse by Kenneth R. Timmerman, pp. 48-49
    11. Culture Vultures by Mark Steyn, pp. 50-51
    12. Presswatch by John Corry, pp. 52-55
    13. Ben Stein's Diary by Benjamin J. Stein, pp. 56-61
    14. Politics by Grover G. Norquist, pp. 62-63
    15. Lives and Letters by Marc Carnegie, pp. 64-65
    16. The Talkies by James Bowman, pp. 66-67
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      1. Conspiracy by Daniel Pipes
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    22. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 82-87
    23. Last Call by Francis X. Rocca, p. 88
    24. Cover illustration by Daniel Adel
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    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 8-9
    2. Correspondence, pp. 10-13
    3. On the Prowl, pp. 14-15
    4. Editorials by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 16-19
    5. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 20-21
    6. Corruption Rules the World by David Pryce-Jones, pp. 22-29
    7. The Secret War Over Tibet by John B. Roberts II, pp. 30-35
    8. Is the Northeast Necessary? by Stephen Moore, pp. 36-41
    9. Citizen Kennedy's Energy by James Ring Adams, pp. 42-47
    10. A Chrestomathy of Christmas Books, pp. 48-53
    11. Culture Vultures by Mark Steyn, pp. 54-55
    12. Presswatch by John Corry, pp. 56-57
    13. The Public Policy by James Bovard, pp. 58-59
    14. Ben Stein's Diary by Benjamin J. Stein, pp. 60-65
    15. The Nation's Pulse by David Aikman, pp. 66-67
    16. Among the Intellectualoids by Dave Shiflett, pp. 68-71
    17. The Talkies by James Bowman, pp. 72-73
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