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by James Bowman

The American Spectator, December 1999, pp. 82-83

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    5. Editorials by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 16-19
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    10. Culture Vultures by Mark Steyn, pp. 44-45
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      1. Cold War: An Illustrated History, 1945-1991 by Jeremy Isaacs and Taylor Downing
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    24. Last Call by Joe Queenan, pp. 82-83
    25. Cover illustration by Roberto Parada
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    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 8-9
    2. Correspondence, pp. 10-13
    3. On the Prowl, pp. 14-15
    4. Special Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 16-21
    5. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 22-23
    6. False Witness by Byron York, pp. 24-41
    7. God's Work by Edward Grossman, pp. 42-45
    8. Culture Vultures by Mark Steyn, pp. 46-47
    9. Presswatch by John Corry, pp. 48-49
    10. Constitutional Opinions by Jeremy Rabkin, pp. 50-51
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    13. Spectator's Journal by Mark Falcoff, pp. 58-59
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    23. Last Call by Theodore B. Olson, pp. 82-84
    24. Cover illustration by Chris Payne
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    March 1999 Issue = 23 Articles
    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. Exporting Trust by Reuven Brenner, pp. 22-25
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    9. Gambling and Its Discontents by Dave Shiflett, pp. 40-47
    10. Culture Vultures by Mark Steyn, pp. 48-50
    11. The Nation's Pulse by Linda Killian, pp. 51-53
    12. Presswatch by John Corry, pp. 54-55
    13. Ben Stein's Diary by Benjamin J. Stein, pp. 56-61
    14. Constitutional Opinions by Jeremy Rabkin, pp. 62-63
    15. Spectator's Journal by David Aikman, pp. 64-65
    16. Politics by Grover G. Norquist, pp. 66-67
    17. The Talkies by James Bowman, pp. 68-69
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      1. Ex-Friends by Norman Podhoretz
    21. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 80-81
    22. Last Call by Joseph Shattan, pp. 82-83
    23. 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. Public Nuisances by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 16-19
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    14. Constitutional Opinions by Jeremy Rabkin, pp. 58-59
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    16. Eminentoes by Marc Carnegie, pp. 63-64
    17. Among the Intellectualoids by Stephen Schwartz, p. 65
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    19. The Talkies by James Bowman, pp. 68-69
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    22. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 80-81
    23. Last Call by Theodore B. Olson, pp. 82-84
    24. Cover illustration by Dan Adel
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    2. Correspondence, pp. 10-11
    3. On the Prowl, pp. 12-13
    4. Public Nuisances by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 14-17
    5. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 18-21
    6. Some Damn Thing in the Balkans by Matthew Stevenson, pp. 22-27
    7. Red Star Over Washington by Kenneth R. Timmerman, pp. 28-33
    8. Nuclear Secrets and the Culture Wars by John B. Roberts II, pp. 34-39
    9. Culture Vultures by Mark Steyn, pp. 40-41
    10. Presswatch by John Corry, pp. 42-43
    11. Constitutional Opinions by Jeremy Rabkin, pp. 44-45
    12. Ben Stein's Diary by Benjamin J. Stein, pp. 46-51
    13. The Nation's Pulse by Daniel McGroarty, pp. 52-53
    14. The Public Policy by James Bovard, pp. 54-55
    15. Politics by Grover G. Norquist, pp. 56-57
    16. The Smoke-Filled Room by Linda Killian, pp. 58-59
    17. Among the Intellectualoids by Marina Malenic, pp. 60-61
    18. Great American Saloons by Bill Croke, pp. 62-63
    19. The Talkies by James Bowman, pp. 64-65
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      1. Noah Webster by Harlow Giles Unger
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    23. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 80-81
    24. Last Call by Thomas Vinciguerra, pp. 82-84
    25. Cover illustration by Victor Vaccaro
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    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 8-9
    2. Correspondence, pp. 10-11
    3. On the Prowl, pp. 12-13
    4. Public Nuisances by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 14-17
    5. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 18-19
    6. George's Road to Riches by Byron York, pp. 20-25
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    12. Culture Vultures by Mark Steyn, pp. 45-47
    13. The Nation's Pulse by Tim W. Ferguson, pp. 48-49
    14. Constitutional Opinions by Jeremy Rabkin, pp. 50-51
    15. The Public Policy by Kenneth R. Timmerman, pp. 52-53
    16. Ben Stein's Diary by Benjamin J. Stein, pp. 54-57
    17. Eminentoes by Evan Gahr, pp. 58-59
    18. Politics by Grover G. Norquist, pp. 60-61
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    24. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 80-81
    25. Last Call by Joe Giffurda, pp. 82-84
    26. Cover illustration by Fred Harper
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    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 8-9
    2. Correspondence, pp. 10-11
    3. On the Prowl, pp. 12-13
    4. Public Nuisances by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 14-17
    5. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 18-21
    6. Russo-American Nuclear Cities by Kenneth R. Timmerman, pp. 22-27
    7. Mister Connerly Comes to Florida by Bill Duryea, pp. 28-35
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    9. The Children Strike Back by Dave Shiflett, pp. 42-47
    10. Culture Vultures by Mark Steyn, pp. 48-49
    11. Presswatch by John Corry, pp. 50-51
    12. Constitutional Opinions by Jeremy Rabkin, pp. 52-53
    13. The Smoke-Filled Room by Linda Killian, pp. 54-55
    14. Ben Stein's Diary by Benjamin J. Stein, pp. 56-59
    15. The Balkan Spectator by Marina Malenic, pp. 60-61
    16. Spectator's Journal by Peter Hitchens, pp. 62-63
    17. The Nation's Pulse by Brian A. Brown, pp. 64-65
    18. Politics by Grover G. Norquist, pp. 66-67
    19. The Talkies by James Bowman, pp. 68-69
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      1. Betrayal by Bill Gertz
      2. Distorting Defense by Stephen P. Aubin
    22. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 80-81
    23. Last Call by Byron York, pp. 82-83
    24. Cover illustration by Thomas Reis
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    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 8-9
    2. Correspondence, pp. 10-11
    3. On the Prowl, pp. 12-13
    4. Public Nuisances by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 14-17
    5. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 18-19
    6. Al Gore's Hit Man by John H. Fund, pp. 20-21
    7. Al Gore's Loyalty Problem by Byron York, pp. 22-23
    8. Partners in Crime by Kenneth R. Timmerman, pp. 24-31
    9. Dispatches from the Kosovo Front by Marc Carnegie, pp. 32-39
    10. The Ongoing Dissent Over TWA 800 by John B. Roberts II, pp. 40-45
    11. Culture Vultures by Mark Steyn, pp. 46-47
    12. Presswatch by John Corry, pp. 48-49
    13. Constitutional Opinions by Jeremy Rabkin, pp. 50-51
    14. Ben Stein's Diary by Benjamin J. Stein, pp. 52-55
    15. The Nation's Pulse by Evan Gahr, pp. 56-57
    16. The Public Policy by James Bovard, pp. 58-59
    17. Spectator's Journal by Stephen Schwartz, pp. 60-61
    18. Politics by Grover G. Norquist, pp. 62-63
    19. The Talkies by James Bowman, pp. 64-65
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      1. Gore: A Political Life by Bob Zelnick
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      1. Alexander Hamilton: American by Richard Brookhiser
    22. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 76-77
    23. Last Call, pp. 78-80
    24. Cover illustration by Patrick Milbourn
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    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 8-9
    2. Correspondence, pp. 10-13
    3. On the Prowl, pp. 14-15
    4. Public Nuisances by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 16-17
    5. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 18-19
    6. Money for Nothing by Byron York, pp. 20-25
    7. Father Confessor to the President's Men by Theodore B. Olson, pp. 26-29
    8. Pinochet & His Enemies by Robin Harris, pp. 30-33
    9. Term Busters by Linda Killian, pp. 34-39
    10. Culture Vultures by Mark Steyn, pp. 40-41
    11. Presswatch by Christopher Caldwell, pp. 42-43
    12. The Nation's Pulse by Mark I. Schwartz, pp. 44-45
    13. Constitutional Opinions by Jeremy Rabkin, pp. 46-47
    14. Ben Stein's Diary by Benjamin J. Stein, pp. 48-53
    15. The Public Policy by James Bovard, pp. 54-55
    16. Politics by Grover G. Norquist, pp. 56-57
    17. The Outdoor Spectator by Bill Croke, pp. 58-59
    18. The Talkies by James Bowman, pp. 60-61
    19. Eminentoes by Thomas Vinciguerra, pp. 62-63
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      1. Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America by John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr
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    23. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 72-73
    24. Last Call by Francis X. Rocca, pp. 74-76
    25. Cover illustration by Fred Harper
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    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 8-9
    2. Correspondence, pp. 10-11
    3. On the Prowl, pp. 12-13
    4. Special Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 14-17
    5. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 18-21
    6. Delta Blues by John Corry, pp. 22-25
    7. Hormonally Challenged by Michael Fumento, pp. 26-31
    8. Panama's Long Goodbye by Mark Falcoff, pp. 32-39
    9. Stamp Acts by Elliott Banfield, pp. 40-41
    10. Culture Vultures by Mark Steyn, pp. 42-43
    11. Presswatch by Christopher Caldwell, pp. 44-45
    12. The Campaign Spectator by Byron York, pp. 46-47
    13. Constitutional Opinions by Jeremy Rabkin, pp. 48-49
    14. Ben Stein's Diary by Benjamin J. Stein, pp. 50-55
    15. The Nation's Pulse by Kenneth R. Timmerman, pp. 56-57
    16. Roll Over Colombia by James Bovard, pp. 58-59
    17. In Memoriam by Adrian Karatnycky, pp. 60-61
    18. Politics by Grover G. Norquist, pp. 62-63
    19. The Talkies by James Bowman, pp. 64-65
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    23. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 76-77
    24. Last Call by Jackie Mason and Raoul Felder, pp. 78-80
    25. Cover illustration by Bill Nelson
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    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 8-9
    2. Correspondence, pp. 10-11
    3. On the Prowl, pp. 12-13
    4. Public Nuisances by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 14-17
    5. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 18-19
    6. Waiting For George W. by Terry Eastland, pp. 20-23
    7. Jesse's World by John Corry, pp. 24-27
    8. Contempt of Congress by Byron York, pp. 28-33
    9. The GOP's Hearing Loss by Daniel E. Troy, pp. 34-39
    10. The Reluctant Speaker by Linda Killian, pp. 40-45
    11. Culture Vultures by Mark Steyn, pp. 46-47
    12. Ben Stein's Diary by Benjamin J. Stein, pp. 48-55
    13. The Hellhole Spectator by Kenneth R. Timmerman, pp. 56-57
    14. Eminentoes by Brian Doherty, pp. 58-59
    15. Politics by Grover G. Norquist, pp. 60-61
    16. Constitutional Opinions by Jeremy Rabkin, pp. 62-63
    17. The Public Policy by James Bovard, pp. 64-65
    18. Among the Intellectualoids by Evan Gahr, pp. 66-67
    19. The New York Spectator by Jackie Mason and Raoul Felder, pp. 68-69
    20. Spectator's Journal by Roman Martinez, pp. 70-71
    21. The Talkies by James Bowman, pp. 72-73
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      1. Hemingway: The Final Years by Michael S. Reynolds
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    24. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 84-85
    25. Last Call by Victor Gold, pp. 86-88
    26. Cover illustration by Dean MacAdam
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    December 1999 Issue = 29 Articles
    1. The Continuing Crisis, pp. 8-9
    2. Correspondence, pp. 10-11
    3. On the Prowl, pp. 12-13
    4. Special Editorial by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., pp. 14-17
    5. Capitol Ideas by Tom Bethell, pp. 18-21
    6. President Gore by Byron York, pp. 22-25
    7. The Bunker Millennium by Dave Shiflett, pp. 26-31
    8. Darwin's Hostages by Michael J. Behe, pp. 32-37
    9. Speaking for Himself by Edward Grossman, pp. 38-43
    10. Books for Christmas, pp. 44-51
    11. Unborn Again Bill Bradley by Paul Sperry, pp. 52-55
    12. Culture Vultures by Mark Steyn, pp. 56-57
    13. Presswatch by John Corry, pp. 58-59
    14. Constitutionals Opinions by Jeremy Rabkin, pp. 60-61
    15. Ben Stein's Diary by Benjamin J. Stein, pp. 62-67
    16. Spectator's Journal by Kenneth R. Timmerman, pp. 68-69
    17. The Public Policy by Ben Lieberman, pp. 70-71
    18. Eminentoes by Max Schulz, pp. 72-75
    19. The Nation's Pulse by James Bovard, pp. 76-77
    20. Politics by Grover G. Norquist, pp. 78-79
    21. Among the Intellectualoids by Thomas Vinciguerra, pp. 80-81
    22. The Talkies by James Bowman, pp. 82-83
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      1. Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan by Edmund Morris
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      1. Witness to Hope by George Weigel
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    27. Current Wisdom by Assorted Jackasses, pp. 96-97
    28. Last Call by Francis X. Rocca, pp. 98-100
    29. Cover illustration by Robert Grossman
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