A Doctor Asks: How are you, by Max Jacobson, THE AMERICAN MERCURY

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A Doctor Asks: How are you

by Max Jacobson

The American Mercury, January 1952, pp. 63-71

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    January 1952 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. In the Mercury's Opinion, pp. 3-6
    2. What Eisenhower Has Learned in Europe by Robert Ingrim, pp. 7-13
    3. Mambo---The Afro-Cuban Dance Craze by Walter Waldman, pp. 14-20
    4. Mencken on the Military by Henry L. Mencken, pp. 21-25
    5. Luck Runs Out for Eva Peron by Serge Fliegers, pp. 26-34
    6. Freshman Look at 1961 by Milton Klonsky, pp. 35-39
    7. How Stalin Can Win by Bonner Fellers, pp. 40-48
    8. The Editors Introduce, p. 49
    9. Will Whomper's Last Sermon, A Story by James Hines, pp. 50-59
    10. In Our Readers' Opinion, pp. 60-62
    11. A Doctor Asks: How are you by Max Jacobson, pp. 63-71
    12. Sex and Santayana by Max Eastman, pp. 72-79
    13. Opinions from the Chronoscope, pp. 80-86
    14. The Yenan Way by Eudocio Ravines, pp. 87-106
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      1. White Collar by C. Wright Mills
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      1. The Mechanical Bride by Marshall McLuhan
      2. Way to Wisdom by Karl Jaspers
      3. American Diplomacy, 1900-1950 by George F. Kennan
      4. Murder, Inc. by Burton B. Turkus and Sid Feder
      5. Left Bank, Right Bank by Joseph A. Barry
      6. Atlantic City Cantata by Hugh J. Chisholm
      7. Achievement in American Poetry, 1900-1950 by Louise Bogan
      8. Pleasures of Music by Jacques Barzun
    17. Theater by Ward Morehouse, pp. 116-119
    18. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 120-123
    19. Draughts of Old Bourbon by William Bradford Huie, pp. 124-130
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    1. In the Mercury's Opinion, pp. 3-7
    2. Revolt Along the Nile by Alfred Lilienthal, pp. 8-14
    3. Time Marches on McCarthy by Nora de Toledano, pp. 15-22
    4. Foreign Intelligence by Marcelle Michelin, pp. 23-29
    5. Americana by Juliana Dubuque, pp. 30-36
    6. The Unreported War in Indonesia by Alexander Marshack, pp. 37-47
    7. The Urge to Kiss, A Story by Hans Ruesch, pp. 48-57
    8. The Miracle of German Recovery by Max Eastman, pp. 58-66
    9. That Jazz Means to Me by Eddie Condon, pp. 67-74
    10. Stealing America's Know-How by Henry L. Zelchenko, pp. 75-84
    11. A Dead Blue Bus, A story by Henrietta Weigel, pp. 85-92
    12. The Tongs of San Francisco by Robert Patterson, pp. 93-99
    13. Opinions from the Chronoscope, pp. 100-106
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      1. Spark of Life by Erich Maria Remarque
    15. [+]
      Focus on Stalin by Max Eastman, p. 111 - 1 Review
      1. Since Stalin by Boris Shub and Bernard Quint
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      In Short, pp. 112-113 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Catherine Wheel by Jean Stafford
      2. New Directions 13 by James Laughlin
      3. A Treasury of Western Folklore by B.A. Botkin
    17. Television by Calder Willingham, pp. 114-119
    18. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 120-123
    19. Draughts of Old Bourbon by James Monroe Madison, pp. 124-130
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    March 1952 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. In the Mercury's Opinion, pp. 3-7
    2. The Real George F. Kennan by Alice Widener, pp. 8-18
    3. Foreign Intelligence by Jean Lyon, pp. 19-28
    4. The Treason of the Professions by William F. Buckley, Jr., pp. 29-37
    5. Letter from Scotland by Hugh MacDiarmid, pp. 38-46
    6. Exodus to Mexico by Nina Wilcox Putnam, pp. 47-55
    7. A Dollar Tip, A story by David Goldknopf, pp. 56-61
    8. Americana by Norman Ritchie, pp. 62-70
    9. Teaching Manners to the Irish by Peter Kavanagh, pp. 71-75
    10. The Remarkable Mr. Affandi by Alexander Marshack, pp. 76-83
    11. Our Rev., A story by Emilie Glen, pp. 84-90
    12. Defrosting Canadian Culture by Marshall McLuhan, pp. 91-97
    13. Opinions from the Chronoscope, pp. 98-104
    14. Are Taxes Making Liars of Us All? by Christopher Bliss, pp. 105-114
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      1. Chosen Country by John Dos Passos
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      1. Ulysses to Penelope by E. Merrill Root
      2. Let It Come Down by Paul Bowles
      3. Leonardo da Vinci by Antonina Vallentin
    17. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 120-123
    18. Draughts of Old Bourbon by William Bradford Huie, pp. 124-130
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    April 1952 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. Freedom's Case Against Dean Acheson by Felix Wittmer, pp. 3-17
    2. Foreign Intelligence by Thomas Ballard, pp. 18-25
    3. The Biggest Theft in History by Sam Boal and Serge Fliegers, pp. 26-35
    4. In Our Readers' Opinion, pp. 36-38
    5. Letter from Hong Kong by Edward Hunter, pp. 39-48
    6. Americana by James Hines, pp. 49-57
    7. The Widening Flaw, A Story by Herbert Gold, pp. 58-66
    8. Genius With a Mallet by Dugal O'Liam, pp. 67-73
    9. Hitler or Stalin by Margaret Buber-Neumann, pp. 74-82
    10. Opinions from the Chronoscope, pp. 83-90
    11. The Rot by Wyndham Lewis, pp. 91-106
    12. Three Who Did Not Make a Revolution by Geoffrey Moore, pp. 107-118
    13. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 119-122
    14. Draughts of Old Bourbon by William Bradford Huie, pp. 123-130
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    1. In the Mercury's Opinion, pp. 3-11
    2. The Korean Failure by Alice Widener, pp. 12-24
    3. Americana by David C. DeJong, pp. 25-32
    4. What Price Tito? by Bogdan Raditsa, pp. 33-43
    5. Foreign Intelligence by Edward Hunter, pp. 44-54
    6. Operation "Kidnap," Berlin's Soviet Underworld by David J. Dallin, pp. 55-62
    7. In Our Readers' Opinion, pp. 63-65
    8. When is Murder Madness by Barbara Frank, pp. 66-75
    9. Looking for Minnie by Bernard Wolfe, pp. 76-87
    10. Juke Boxes on the Left Bank by Evan Jones, pp. 88-93
    11. Opinions from the Chronoscope, pp. 94-101
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      1. The Lost Childhood, and Other Essays by Graham Greene
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      1. The Indigo Bunting by Vincent Sheean
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      2. The Man Outside by Wolfgang Borchert
      3. The Devil's Advocate by Taylor Caldwell
      4. Rotting Hill by Wyndham Lewis
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      1. Mr. President by William Hillman
    17. Reader Information Survey, pp. 127-130
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    4. The Monazite Mystery by Montgomery M. Green, pp. 33-39
    5. Letter from Austria by Francois Bondy, pp. 40-46
    6. Americana by Flora Rheta Schreiber, pp. 47-55
    7. Another Look at World Federation by Hobart L. Pendleton, pp. 56-64
    8. In Our Readers' Opinion, pp. 65-68
    9. Cezanne, Gateway to Contemporary Painting by Clement Greenberg, pp. 69-73
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      1. My Son John (1952 Film) by Leo McCarey
    11. Opinions from the Chronosope, pp. 81-91
    12. [+]
      In and Out of the Underground: The Confessions of Whittaker Chambers by William Phillips, pp. 92-99 - 1 Review
      1. Witness by Whittaker Chambers
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      1. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
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      2. Missing by Egon Hostovsky
      3. Asphalt and Desire by Frederic Morton
      4. Assassins at Large by Hugo Dewar
    15. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 113-117
    16. Draughts of Old Bourbon, pp. 118-126
    17. Index to Volume LXXIV, pp. 127-130
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    1. In the Mercury's Opinion, pp. 3-10
    2. Why America Is Losing World War III by Boris Shub, pp. 11-24
    3. My Friendship with the Soviet Union by Alice Widener, pp. 25-30
    4. Alternative to Serfdom by Wilhelm Roepke, pp. 31-49
    5. Foreign Intelligence by Simon Wincelberg, pp. 50-56
    6. Farms or Factories? by Maurice J. Goldbloom, pp. 57-65
    7. In Our Readers' Opinion, pp. 66-69
    8. Chinaman's Chance by Byron Moore, pp. 70-78
    9. Americana by Hilaire du Berrier, pp. 79-86
    10. "Uncle August" by Stella Andrassy, pp. 87-93
    11. Opinions from the Chronoscope, pp. 94-101
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      1. The Abyss by Manes Sperber
      2. The Fancy Dress Party by Alberto Moravia
      3. The Second Face by Marcel Ayme
      4. Doting by Henry Green
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      2. Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor
      3. Rome and a Villa by Eleanor Clark
      4. Six Angels at My Back by John Bell Clayton
    14. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 117-120
    15. Second Thoughts by William F. Buckley, Jr., pp. 121-130
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    1. In the Mercury's Opinion, pp. 3-8
    2. Crisis in South Africa by Serge Fliegers, pp. 9-18
    3. Foreing Intelligence by Eugene Tillinger, pp. 19-25
    4. Must Vice Presidents Be Throttlebottoms? by Maurice J. Goldbloom, pp. 26-34
    5. Letter from the Holy Land by Mark Alexander, pp. 35-42
    6. Terrors of Space Travel by Morton Clurman, pp. 43-51
    7. Americana by Alexander Marshack, pp. 52-58
    8. East Germany's 'Planned Men' by Norbert Muhlen, pp. 59-69
    9. In Our Reader's Opinion, pp. 70-73
    10. The Kremlin's Dollar Racket by Murray Teigh Bloom, pp. 74-83
    11. Opinions from the Chronoscope, pp. 84-92
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      1. The Future of American Politics by Samuel Lubell
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      2. El Campesino by Valentin R. Gonzalez and Julian Gorkin
      3. The Red Carnation by Elio Vittorini
    19. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 124-130
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    2. Neutralism and the Defense of Europe by Raymond Aron, pp. 10-14
    3. The Neutralist Threat by Peter Meyer, pp. 15-22
    4. Letter from Colombia by Peter Schmid, pp. 23-31
    5. Can We Beat the Red Luftwaffe? by Victor Black, pp. 32-39
    6. Report from Asia by Edward Hunter, pp. 40-51
    7. Stakhai by Joseph R. Fiszman, pp. 52-60
    8. Americana by C.K. Thomas, pp. 61-66
    9. In Our Readers' Opinion, pp. 67-72
    10. How Top Was My Secret? by Linnell Jones, pp. 73-81
    11. Film by Wallace Mark Field, pp. 82-86
    12. My Wild Irish Weekly by Peter Kavanagh, pp. 87-91
    13. The Paper-Covered Revolution by Evan Jones, pp. 92-98
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      Fifty-two Down, Forty-Eight To Go by William Phillips, pp. 99-103 - 1 Review
      1. An Assessment of Twentieth-Century Literature by Jacob Isaacs
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      Stalin---and After by Peter Meyer, pp. 104-107 - 1 Review
      1. The Life and Death of Stalin by Louis Fischer
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      1. Blood, Oil, and Sand by Ray Brock
      2. Challenge and Response in the Middle East by Hedley V. Cooke
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      1. Words and Ways of American English by Thomas Pyles
      2. How to Travel Incognito by Ludwig Bemelmans
      3. A Matter of Conscience by Werner Bergengruen
      4. Heaven Pays No Dividends by Richard Kaufmann
    18. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 117-121
    19. Second Thoughts by Peter Viereck, pp. 122-130
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    1. In the Mercury's Opinion, pp. 3-10
    2. The Case Against Adlai Stevenson by James Burnham, pp. 11-19
    3. What Price Presidents? by Serge Fliegers, pp. 20-31
    4. The Macs and the Ikes by T. Harry Williams, pp. 32-39
    5. Letter from Italy by Gustave Mersu, pp. 40-46
    6. Kilgore---West Virginian Water Boy by William Bradford Huie, pp. 47-53
    7. Report on New Jersey by Peter Kavanagh, pp. 54-60
    8. The Flying Saucer Hoax by Victor Black, pp. 61-66
    9. Letter from Peru by Peter Schmid, pp. 67-76
    10. Attempting Everest by Morton Clurman, pp. 77-85
    11. In Our Readers' Opinion, pp. 86-92
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      Male-ism and Moralism---Hemingway and Steinbeck by William Phillips, pp. 93-98 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
      2. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
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      1. Arrow in the Blue by Arthur Koestler
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      1. The Natural by Bernard Malamud
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      1. Newman's Way by Sean O'Faolain
      2. The Stories of Frank O'Oonnor by Frank O'Connor
      3. The Frontiers by John Strachey
    16. Second Thoughts by Peter Viereck, pp. 111-118
    17. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 119-122
    18. Draughts of Old Bourbon by William Bradford Huie, pp. 123-130
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    1. In the Mercury's Opinion, pp. 5-10
    2. Korea: A Positive Proposal by Senator Styles Bridges, pp. 11-19
    3. Letter from Cairo by Mark Alexander, pp. 20-30
    4. Frederick Vanderbilt Field---From Riches to Reds by Julian Maxwell, pp. 31-36
    5. What is "Guilt by Association"? by Sidney Hook, pp. 37-44
    6. Letter from Denmark by Sven Lollik, pp. 45-51
    7. The Primacy of Politics by James Burnham, pp. 52-63
    8. In Our Readers' Opinion, pp. 64-69
    9. Taxes and Initiative by Hobart L. Pendleton, pp. 70-72
    10. Poison in Every Pot? by James Rorty, pp. 73-83
    11. Newspaper Without News by Anthony Harrigan, pp. 84-89
    12. [+]
      Film by William Barrett, pp. 90-95 - 1 Review
      1. Limelight (1952 Film) by Charles Chaplin
    13. Confessions of a Writing Teacher by Isaac Rosenfeld, pp. 96-102
    14. [+]
      The Wholeness of Language by William Phillips, pp. 103-107 - 1 Review
      1. The Shores of Light by Edmund Wilson
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      Cliches and Shibboleths by Frank Meyer, pp. 108-110 - 1 Review
      1. A Declaration of Faith by Herbert Agar
    16. [+]
      Ways of Treason by Nathaniel Weyl, pp. 111-113 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Traitors by Alan Moorehead
      2. Spies, Dupes, and Diplomats by Ralph de Toledano
    17. [+]
      Books in Short, pp. 114-117 - 3 Reviews
      1. Epitaph of a Small Winner by Machado de Assis
      2. The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
      3. The Rising by H.R. Lenormand
    18. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 118-122
    19. Draughts of Old Bourbon by William Bradford Huie, pp. 123-130
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    December 1952 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. In the Mercury's Opinion, pp. 3-9
    2. Can Washington Conduct Political Warfare? by James Burnham, pp. 10-24
    3. Letter from New Orleans by Peter de Mendelssohn, pp. 25-30
    4. Seven Ways to Save the UN by William Bradford Huie, pp. 31-36
    5. Report from Hong Kong by Edward Hunter, pp. 37-42
    6. Americana by C.K. Thomas, pp. 43-48
    7. The Painting Plague by Alfred Werner, pp. 49-56
    8. In Our Readers' Opinion, pp. 57-65
    9. Do You Know---?, p. 66
    10. The Man With the Rubber Nose by Bernard Wolfe, pp. 67-78
    11. Letter from Tangier by John V. Taberner, pp. 79-84
    12. Theater by Linnell Jones, pp. 85-92
    13. The Comic-strip-tease of Time by Milton Klonsky, pp. 93-99
    14. [+]
      Love as a Career by William Phillips, pp. 100-103 - 2 Reviews
      1. Gigi, Julie de Carneilhan, Chance Acquaintances by Colette
      2. Short Novels of Colette by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
    15. [+]
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      1. The Korea Story by John C. Caldwell and Lesley Frost
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      From Washington to Moscow by John R. Deane, pp. 107-109 - 1 Review
      1. From Major Jordan's Diaries by George Racey Jordan and Richard L. Stokes
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      1. Tallulah by Tallulah Bankhead
      2. The Build-Up by William Carlos Williams
      3. American Education and Religion by F. Ernest Johnson
      4. Hemingway: The Writer as Artist by Carlos Baker
      5. Off the Record by Dickson Hartwell and Andrew A. Rooney
      6. The Berlin Story by Curt Riess
    18. Down to Earth by Alan Devoe, pp. 117-120
    19. Past and Present by George Jean Nathan and H.L. Mencken, pp. 121-130
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