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IssueVol. 011 Issue 004 (February 1 1978)
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Paid articleThe Continuing Crisis
THE CONTINUING CRISIS - Notwithstanding the armies of social scien-tists in our midst and the valorous bands of investigative reporters scouring the land, one sordid inequity remains stubbornly...
Paid articleEditorial / Reflections on a Merry State
Tyrrell, R. Emmett Jr.
"Editorial / Reflections on a Merry State" A few ribald quips having been excised, the following diatribe was loosed at New York's St. Regis Hotel on the occasion of a dinner celebrating the tenth anniversary of The American Spectator. A...
Paid articleBakke: The Legal Profession in Crisis
Arkes, Hadley
"Bakke: The Legal Profession in Crisis" Hadley Arkes Bakke: The Legal Profession in Crisis Affirmative action strikes at the very principles that underlie our laws on civil...
Paid articleJapan, the West, and the World Order
Horner, Charles
"Japan, the West, and the World Order" Charles Horner Japan, the West, and the World Order Japan has no real historical, cultural, or psychological stake in "our" system of collective security and economic cooperation. Its stake is...
Paid articleThe Senate Since Yesterday
Abrams, Elliott
"The Senate Since Yesterday" - auspices, to write a new law of the sea. Essentially, the underdeveloped majority seeks a regime which would place all deep-sea resources under the control of the UN General Assembly. Such an...
Paid articleWill the Senate Sober Up?
Scully, Michael Andrew
"Will the Senate Sober Up?" Michael Andrew Scully Will the Senate Sober Up? The demands of the postwar world have transformed the Senate from an "exclusive club" into something like a convocation of princes from a hundred...
Paid articleLooking for the Urban Poor
Adams, James Ring
"Looking for the Urban Poor" James Ring Adams Looking for the Urban Poor When Jimmy Carter gets around to unleashing his new "national urban policy," the fight against "urban poverty" is sure to be the main attraction. But...
Paid articleThomas Szasz and the "Myth" of Mental Illness
Haag, Ernest van den
"Thomas Szasz and the "Myth" Ernest van den Haag Thomas Szasz and the "Myth" of Mental Illness Iam second to none in my admiration of Thomas Szasz. He has great merit in having drawn to our attention (in The Myth of Mental...
Paid articleCapitol Ideas
Bethell, Tom
"Capitol Ideas" do, I—unlike Szasz—would not object to confinement to restrain the psychotic from acts that would be criminal if done by a sane person. But our ability to predict is much less than psychiatrists...
Paid articleUnder the Condor-Part Two
Stillman, Whit
"Under the Condor-Part Two" Whit Stillman Under the Condor Part Two ,T he only criterion we'll be using in the selection of material for the magazine is that it be interesting. Think pieces, short stories containing...
Paid articleThe Cain Scrutiny
McGrath, Joseph P.
"The Cain Scrutiny" and in the box for the following Tuesday, she 'rote, " Jim—Dinner." Tuesday fell on 'the second day of that week. Late in the afternoon the sun put on a gaudy show—its reddish-hued light...
Paid articleSan Clemente-Not Even a Nice Place to Visit?
Bakshian, Aram Jr.
"San Clemente-Not Even a Nice Place to Visit?" Aram Bakshian, Jr. Vulgarity has always fasci- nated me. It's an easy interest to indulge—there's always so much of it around. But, occasionally, one...
Paid articleThe Great American Saloon Series / The Legacy of Old John and Mother Fresh-Roasted
Bartholomew, Douglas
"The Great American Saloon Series / The Legacy of Old John and Mother Fresh-Roasted" relaxed families window-shopped along a main street that, aside from the sunshine and the plastic, was a mirror image of the idealized Middle America that everyone dreams about but that seldom, if...
Paid articleThe War Against the Automobile, by B. Bruce-Briggs
Wilson, James Q.
BOOKS IN REVIEW - "The War Against the Automobile, by B. Bruce-Briggs"compost of smells at McSorley's was once described by a Bellevue intern as having more benefit to the mentally disturbed than psychotherapy.) By contrast, evenings, especially on weekends, are...
Paid articleEssays of E.B. White, by E.B. White
Miller, Stephen
BOOKS IN REVIEW - Essays of E. B. White E.B. White / Harper & Row / $12.50 EB. White is, as everyone . knows, an essayist, which means that he practices a peculiar trade, one that many regard with...
Paid articlePR as in President, by Vic Gold
Kannon, Baron Von
BOOKS IN REVIEW - "PR as in President, by Vic Gold" especially geese, raccoons, and dogs—as well as the antics of people, especially himself. Most pieces are genuinely amusing, and one—"Death of a Pig"—manages to move towards larger questions and...
Paid articleThe Rage of Edmund Burke, by Isaac Kramnick
Rahe, Paul A.
BOOKS IN REVIEW - "The Rage of Edmund Burke, by Isaac Kramnick" Throughout 1976 candidates criticized the media for their lopsided focus on campaign strategy rather than issues. At the same time, one read occasional complaints in the press that the candidates...
Paid articleSix Men, by Alistair Cooke
Eastland, Terry
BOOKS IN REVIEW - "Six Men, by Alistair Cooke" claims that his is "a reading of Burke which far from seeking to discredit him hopes to enhance and enrich our understanding and appreciation of his life and thought." This new Burke offers "nothing...
Paid articleA Rumor of War, by Philip Caputo
Walsh, Edward J .
BOOKS IN REVIEW - "A Rumor of War, by Philip Caputo" fated invitation to a mystical union of souls, an incurable form of rationalization that got him into perpetual trouble." The implication is that Russell sought the lofty explanation when downright...
Paid articleThe Bootblack Stand
Plunkitt, George Washington
"The Bootblack Stand" - eloquent, but not more honest; Caputo was there. A Rumor of War is a book for Vietnam veterans and their loved ones—perhaps especially for the veterans. In the end, the clash of emotions doesn't...
Paid articleCorrespondence
CORRESPONDENCE Puerile Equitableness I just finished reading a film review in your December issue and feel as if I stumbled over a stone on a brightly lit road. How the stone got there is a matter...
Paid articleCurrent Wisdom
Jackasses, Assorted
"Current Wisdom" Newsday Mr. Arthur Lubow, Newsday's professor of moral philosophy, makes bold to issue a pronunciamento bound to make him an esteemed figure at every zoo in America: Animal...
Paid articleA Dinner Story
A Dinner Story When he checked his calendar last May and noticed that The American Spectator was to observe its tenth anniversary in the fall, Baron Von Kannon began preparations for the greatest...
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