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Vol. 029 Issue 001 (January 1 1996)
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Correspondence
CORRESPONDENCE Same Dole Same Dole For Crying Out Loud! All of the major news media outlets and even morning madmen like Don Imus regard Bob Dole as an avuncular, "statesmanlike" (read:...
The Continuing Crisis
"THE CONTINUING CRISIS" Lost wallets and last names; Arlen, Marlin, and Moran Though achieved at considerable cost to someone close to him, November was Our President's best month since April and...
On the Prowl
"ON THE PROWL" O'Leary's Cow White House chief of staff Leon Panetta could barely contain his glee when Secretary of Energy Hazel O'Leary was caught by the Wall Street Journal spending $46,500 in...
Editorials: Fish Are Jumpin' / Mike Goes Soft
Tyrrell, R. Emmett Jr.
EDITORIALS by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. Fish Are Jumpin' Kitty Hawk, N.C. Who says the oceans are dying? Right here along the Outer Banks of North Carolina, anglers are pulling voluptuous striped...
Pension Pincher
Adams, James Ring
"Pension Pincher" IN HIS CAMPAIGN MANIFESTO Putting People First, Bill Clinton proposed dipping into pension funds as a way to "grow the economy." Why you should be...
A Fistful of Rubles
Bernstein, Jonas
"A Fistful of Rubles" In today's freewheeling Russia, business is always personal. So is the danger—corpses are piling u on the streets, and new "security" firms have hired almost everyone in the former...
Plugged Into the Webb
Borders, Rebecca
"Plugged Into the Webb" THE CLINTONS MAY THINK THEIR PAL WEBSTER HUBBELL PLUGGED IS SAFELY LOCKED AWAY IN FEDERAL PRISON, BUT THE INTO THE RECORDS HE LEFT BEHIND IMPLICATE THEM AND THEIR WEBB CRONIES IN A WIDE RANGE...
Hear No Evil
Bovard, James
"Hear No Evil" BY JAMES BOVARD FBI Director Louis Freeh has staked his reputation on defending an agency sniper who "accidentally" killed Vicki Weaver on August 22, 1992, as she stood in the front door of her...
Lucky Him
Springs, John
"Lucky Him" A remembrance of the late Sir Kingsley Amis Words drawings by John Springs The American Spectator LAST OCTOBER Britain's Harpers 6 Queen laid on a party to celebrate its...
Spectator's Journal: Peace Out: Israel After Rabin
Shattan, Joseph
"Spectator's Journal: Peace Out: Israel After Rabin" by Joseph Shattan Peace Out Sometimes small, seemingly insignificant quirks or gestures can provide a window into a person's soul. In Yitzhak Rabin's case, it was his famous...
In Memoriam: Don Lipsett: An Unsung Midwesterner
Kannon, John Von
"In Memoriam: Don Lipsett: An Unsung Midwesterner" by John Von Kannon An Unsung Midwesterner Woodburn, Indiana This self-proclaimed "Smallest City in Indiana" became a temporary Mecca for a hundred or...
The Smoke-Filled Room: Cash Machinist
Neurnayr, George
"The Smoke-Filled Room: Cash Machinist" by George Neumayr Cash Machinist In the hi-tech corridors of California's Silicon Valley, it's difficult, if not impossible, to find anybody with something good to say...
Presswatch: Fancy Man Fever
Corry, John
"Presswatch: Fancy Man Fever" by John Corry Fancy Man Fever The polls now show that Bill Clinton is up, while the congressional Republicans are down. Meanwhile, the voters are supposed to be in a funk, bereft of...
Ben Stein's Diary: Toughest Nails
Stein, Benjamin J.
BEN STEIN'S DIARY by Benjamin J. Stein Toughest Nails Friday Ring, ring, goes the bell. Up from a deep sleep. It's a woman from MacNeil/Lehrer (now "The News Hour With Jim Lehrer"). "You've been...
The Public Policy: Pete Wilson's Finest Hour
Eastland, Terry
"The Public Policy: Pete Wilson's Finest Hour" by Terry Eastland Pete Wilson's Finest Hour pete Wilson is no longer a presidential candidate, but the California governor has managed to demonstrate the relevance of executive...
Politics: The Bad News Is Wrong
Norquist, Grover G.
"Politics: The Bad News Is Wrong" by Grover G. Norquist The Bad News Is Wrong 0n Tuesday, November 7, Paul Patton was elected governor of Kentucky, after campaigning on a platform of tax cuts, the need to reduce the...
The Talkies: Bad Verse Conditions
Bowman, James
"The Talkies: Bad Verse Conditions" by James Bowman BadVerse Conditions 0 n the release of The Crossing Guard, Sean Penn, who wrote, directed, and co-produced the film, was profiled in the Sunday New York Times as the...
Big Babies
Kinsley, Michael
BOOKS IN REVIEW - "Big Babies" Diaper Dandy Big Babies by Michael Kinsley William Morrow / 336 pages / $23 REVIEWED BY Florence King If our leading liberal pundits could travel back in time to comment on...
In the Arena
Heston, Charlton
BOOKS IN REVIEW - "In the Arena" The Best in Heston: A Memoir for All Seasons In the Arena: An Autobiography by Char/ton Heston Simon & Schuster 592 pages / $2750 REVIEWED BY Terry Teachout The ninth edition of Halliwell's...
The Southern Front
Genovese, Eugene D.
BOOKS IN REVIEW - "The Southern Front" Brooklyn's Man of the South does describe one skirmish in the culture wars I'd have loved to see in person: the day he stood up in front of a Time Warner stockholders' meeting and recited the...
Fighting for Liberty and Virtue
Olasky, Marvin
BOOKS IN REVIEW - "Fighting for Liberty and Virtue" evident interest in the paleo-conservative journal Chronicles. Of the "emerging global marketplace" he writes: "Animality and filth, like everything else, have become commodities, which people are...
Kurt Weill
Schebera, Jurgen
BOOKS IN REVIEW - "Kurt Weill" How German Is Kurt Weill? Kurt Weill: An Illustrated Life by Jurgen Schebera Yale University Press 38x pages / $35 REVIEWED BY Mark Steyn Frank Sinatra, who gives fulsome credit to his...
Current Wisdom
Jackasses, Assorted
"Current Wisdom" Washington Monthly Within the Gloom of the Washington Monthly's editorial chambers, Hilaritas alights, and to delightful effect. Editor Peters, you card, you: After worrying about...
Last Call: Funky President
Carnegie, M. D.
"Last Call: Funky President" by M.D. Carnegie IT SEEMS LIKE AGES AGO, doesn't it, that Bill Clinton said his mission was to get the American people "to get out of their funk." In...
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