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November 1970 Issue - 18 Articles- Editorial
George Nathan
, p. 2 The New Conformity
- The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
- Toward a Life of Service
Courtland G. Newton, jr.
, p. 3 - "Our Generation" After Cambodia
Paul Bernstein
, p. 4 - And the Night Lord John Cleaned Out McSorley's
John R. Coyne, Jr.
, p. 5 - An Erosion of Trust
Daniel P. Moynihan
, pp. 6-7 - A Conversation with Bilgewater
John L. Kelley
, p. 8 - Teddy: His Troubles and Ours
John Avey
, p. 9 - Professor X and Emending the Causes of Campus Unrest
Roger D. Tyrrell
, p. 10 - Revolution and the Secular Ethic of Love
Gary North
, p. 11 - In Praise of Youthful Idealism
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, pp. 12-15 Seduced and Abandoned at Columbia
- --- by R.L. Crossland and David B. Carpenter, pp. 16-17
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Review The Hunt for the Czar, by Guy Richards (Review) Gary North
, p. 18 - The Hunt for the Czar by Guy Richards
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Review The Way We Go to War, by Merlo J. Pusey (Review) John Kelley
, p. 19 - The Way We Go to War by Merlo J. Pusey
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Review Points of Rebellion, by William O. Douglas (Review) William Kristol
, p. 20 - Points of Rebellion by William O. Douglas
- The Bootblack Stand, p. 20
Letters to Plunkitt from Senator Hartke and Senator Kennedy
- Letters
Congressman Philip Crane
, pp. 21-22 - Brayings From the Left
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 23-24
January 1971 Issue - 21 Articles- Editorial I
George Nathan
, p. 2 - The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
- Student Protest in the French Way
Paul Bernstein
, p. 3 - Berkeley, New Left and Dogs
John R. Coyne, Jr.
, p. 4 - An Unusual College
Lawrence D. Pratt
, p. 5 - Freshman's Guide to Academic Survival
Gary North
, pp. 5-6 - Porny Vampires
Garry Wills
, p. 7 - The Christmas Gift that Was
William Kristol
, p. 7 - A Conversation at the University Centers for Rational Alternatives Part II, pp. 8-9
- No News Like Agnews
John L. Kelley
, p. 10 - Liberal v. Conservative
John Avey
, p. 11 - The Journey With Senator Jim Buckley
Arnie Steinberg
, pp. 12-13 Sex Torture-Boards and the Law
- --- by Michael McCollum, p. 14
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Review The Kumquat Statement, by John R. Coyne, Jr. (Review) John Avey
, p. 14 - The Kumquat Statement by John R. Coyne, Jr.
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Review Push Comes to Shove, by Steven Kelman (Review) Wick Allison
, pp. 15-16 - Push Comes to Shove by Steven Kelman
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Review The Politics of Unreason, by Seymour Martin Li... (Review) R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 17 - The Politics of Unreason by Seymour Martin Lipset and Earl Raab
- Help Our Republic
Jerry Gerde
, p. 17 - The Bootblack Stand, p. 18
Letters to Plukitt from Senators Young and McGovern
- Letters, p. 19
- Editorial II
Don Rohen
, pp. 20-22 - Brayings from the Left
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 23-24
April 1971 Issue - 21 Articles- Editorials, p. 2
- The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
- Superiority of Federalism
Gordon Tullock
, p. 3 - President Stewer and the Key
George Carey
, p. 4 - Educational Crisis in Cuba
Enrique Encienosa
, p. 5 - Protection from Whom?
George C. Roche III
, p. 6 - The Voucher System Explicated
Edgar Smirnoff
, pp. 6-7 - Notes on the Military-Industrial Complex
Murray Kempton
, p. 8 - Fiction and Conservatives
Lazy Joe Fish
, p. 8 - The Campus Coalition Forms
Bill Bowman
, p. 9 Defense Policy in the 1970s
- --- by William Schneider, Jr., pp. 10-12
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Review The Greening of America, by Charles A. Reich (Review) R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 13 - The Greening of America by Charles A. Reich
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Review The Greening of America, by Charles A. Reich (Review) Doug Cooper
, p. 13 - The Greening of America by Charles A. Reich
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Review Gov't Inspected Meat and Other Fun Summer Thin... (Review) David Brudnoy
, p. 14 - Gov't Inspected Meat and Other Fun Summer Things by Dotson Rader
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Review The Radical Left, by William P. Gerberding (Review) R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 15 - The Radical Left by William P. Gerberding
- Democratic Students' Directory, p. 16
Underground Movies
- --- by Terry Krieger, p. 17
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Review Catch-22 (1970 Film), by Mike Nichols (Review) John Avey
, pp. 17-18 - Catch-22 (1970 Film) by Mike Nichols
- The Bootblack Stand, pp. 19-20
Letters to Plunkitt from Senator Fulbright and Richard Friedman
- Correspondence, pp. 21-22
- Brayings from the Left
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 23-24
November 1971 Issue - 15 Articles- The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
- A Whiff from the Highfalutin Women
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 3 - Letter from a Whig
George F. Will
, p. 4 - The Asmodeus Letters
John Avey
, pp. 5-7 - The World Role of the United States
George F. Will
, pp. 8-9 - Democracy in Action
Terry Krieger
, pp. 10-13 Symposium: America's Promise as a World Power
- Can There be Peace Without Power?
Senator James L. Buckley
, pp. 14-15 - The Strategic Balance and the Future of Freedom
Senator Henry M. Jackson
, pp. 16-18 The Nation's Pulse
- --- by Liam Hanratty, p. 19
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2 Reviews Soviet Military Trends, by William R. Kintner ... (2 Reviews) William Schneider, Jr.
, p. 20 - Soviet Military Trends by William R. Kintner and Robert L. Pfaltzgraff
- Soviet Military Power by John Erickson
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2 Reviews Deceitful Peace, by Gerhart Niemeyer (2 Reviews) Lawrence D. Pratt
, p. 21 - Deceitful Peace by Gerhart Niemeyer
- Between Nothingness and Paradise by Gerhart Niemeyer
Movie Review
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Pass the Syringe, Baby (and Never Pass Go) (Review) David Brudnoy
, pp. 22-23 The Panic in Needle Park (1971 Film), by Jerry Schatzberg
- The Panic in Needle Park (1971 Film) by Jerry Schatzberg
- Correspondence, p. 24
- The Bookblack Stand, p. 25
Letters to Plunkitt from Senator Muskie and Senator McGovern
- Brayings from the Barnyard, pp. 26-28
Compliments of The New York Review of Books
January 1972 Issue - 16 ArticlesDepartments
- The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
- Editorial
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 3 - Letter from a Whig
George F. Will
, p. 4 Articles
- Who Shot Down The Game Plan
Yale Brozen
, pp. 5-7 - Guilt: Is It Hereditary?, pp. 8-9
- The Nation's Pulse
Marshall Jay
, p. 10 - Another Modest Proposal
Johnathan Quick
, p. 11 - What Makes Scoop Jackson Run
P.S. Burton
, pp. 12-13 Natural Foods vs. the Synthetic A Priori
- --- by Gary North, pp. 14-15
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Review Agnew: The Unexamined Man, by Robert Marsh (Review) W. Wesley McDonald
, p. 16 - Agnew: The Unexamined Man by Robert Marsh
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Review Memoirs of a Superfluous Man, by Albert Jay Nock (Review) Wick Allison
, pp. 16-17 - Memoirs of a Superfluous Man by Albert Jay Nock
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Review The Politics of Disorder, by Theodore J. Lowi (Review) George Will
, p. 18 - The Politics of Disorder by Theodore J. Lowi
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Review The Hidden Life of Emily Dickinson, by John Ev... (Review) James Bennett
, p. 19 - The Hidden Life of Emily Dickinson by John Evangelist Walsh
- Correspondence, p. 20
Departments
- The Bookblack Stand, p. 21
Letters to Plunkett from Sen. Lawton Chiles and Lewis Powell
- Brayings from the Barnyard
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 22-24
March 1972 Issue - 15 ArticlesDepartments
- The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
- Editorial, p. 3
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
- Letter from a Whig
George F. Will
, p. 4 Symposium
- A Soft-hearted Defense of Capitalism
Michael Clurman
, pp. 5-7 - In Defense of the Free Market
David E. Lindsey
, p. 8 A New Verdict For Welfare
- --- by Ralph Harris and Arthur Seldon, p. 9
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Review Down With the Poor, by Rhodes Boyson (Review) William Styring
, pp. 10-11 - Down With the Poor by Rhodes Boyson
The Nation's Pulse
- --- by Marshall Jay, p. 12
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Review Men, Ideas and Politics, by Peter F. Drucker (Review) George F. Will
, p. 13 - Men, Ideas and Politics by Peter F. Drucker
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Review Population Economics, by Joseph John Spengler (Review) Brent Nelson
, p. 13 - Population Economics by Joseph John Spengler
Is the System Bad?
- --- by E.C. Pasour, pp. 14-17
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Review The Degradation of the Academic Dogma, by Robe... (Review) Gary North
, p. 18 - The Degradation of the Academic Dogma by Robert A. Nisbet
- The Bootblack Stand, p. 19
Letters from John Lindsay and J. Edgar Hoover
- Correspondence, pp. 20-21
- Brayings from the Barnyard
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 22-24
May 1972 Issue - 17 ArticlesDepartments
- Continuing Crisis, p. 2
- Editorial
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 3 Articles
- Let a Thousand Harvards Bloom
John Kelley
, p. 4 - Notes on Social Declension
Jeffrey M. Nelson
, pp. 5-6 - Taiwan
Allan C. Brownfeld
, p. 7 America's Moral Dilemma
- Nixon and Mao
Eric Brodin
, pp. 8-9 - Nixon and-or Mussolini
George McCarter
, pp. 10-11 - Letter from a Whig
George F. Will
, p. 12 Centrist Nixon, Centrist Nation
- --- by John R. Coyne, Jr., pp. 12-13
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Review T. S. Eliot: A Memoir, by Robert Sencourt and ... (Review) W. Wesley McDonald
, p. 14 - T. S. Eliot: A Memoir by Robert Sencourt and Donald Adamson
The Desultory State of Contemporary Music
- --- by Bud Folsom, p. 15
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Review This Great Game, by Jacques Barzun (Review) George F. Will
, p. 16 - This Great Game by Jacques Barzun
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Review Agrarian Policies and Problems in Communist an... (Review) Gerhart Niemeyer
, pp. 17-18 - Agrarian Policies and Problems in Communist and Non-Communist Countries by W.A. Douglas Jackson
Correspondence
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Review H.L. Mencken, by Douglas C. Stenerson (Review) Betty Adler
, pp. 19-20 - H.L. Mencken by Douglas C. Stenerson
- Bootblack Stand, p. 21
Letters to Plunkitt from President Nixon and Senator Hartke
- Current Wisdom
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 22-24
June 1972 Issue - 19 ArticlesDepartments
- The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
- Editorial I
Terry Krieger
, p. 3 - Editorial II
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 4 Kristol and the Public Interest Crowd
- Irving Kristol and the Public Interest Crowd
Robert Bartley
, p. 5 - Kristol and the New York Intellectual Establishment
Nathan Glazer
, p. 6 Re
- Irving Kristol
William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Review On the Democratic Idea in America, by Irving K... (Review) R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 8 - On the Democratic Idea in America by Irving Kristol
Departments
- Letter from a Whig
George F. Will
, p. 9 Articles
- A Former Chief Justice Speaks Out
George W. Carey
, pp. 10-11 - The Uses of Nooses
George F. Will
, p. 12 - To Nationalize the Rails
Thomas G. Moore
, p. 13 - Frank Meyer, RIP
Jameson G. Campaigne, Jr.
, p. 14 The Voice We'll Always Hear
- --- by John R. Coyne, Jr., p. 15
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4 Reviews The Uses of the Present, by Leonard Wolf (4 Reviews) Roger Rosenblatt
, pp. 16-17 - The Uses of the Present by Leonard Wolf
- Munching on Existence by Robert Gliner and R.A. Raines
- The American Experience by Harold Jaffe and John Tytell
- The Radical Vision by Leo Hamalian and Frederick R. Karl
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Review Sometimes a Great Notion (1971 Film), by Paul ... (Review) Gary North
, p. 18 - Sometimes a Great Notion (1971 Film) by Paul Newman
- Machiavellian Novelists
Wick Allison
, pp. 19-20 - Bootblack Stand, pp. 21-22
Letters to Plunkitt from Senator Muskie, Dita Beard and Senator Name Witheld
Departments
- Correspondence, pp. 23-25
- Current Wisdom
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 26-28
October 1972 Issue - 17 ArticlesDepartments
- The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
- Editorial
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 3 - The Public Discourse
Paul H. Weaver
, p. 4 Articles
- McGovern's Muddled Economics
Alan Reynolds
, pp. 5-6 - A Rhineland Fantasy
Jacqueline R. Kasun
, pp. 7-8 - Letter From a Whig
Bascom C. Slemp
, p. 9 - Why Ontological Film Books?
Alan Weinblatt
, pp. 10-12 - The Greening of the Democratic Party
Kevin S. Olson
, pp. 13-14 - The Great American Column
Roger Rosenblatt
, p. 15 - How Green Grows my America
David Brudnoy
, pp. 16-18 - Dateline---Mont Pelerin
Eric Brodin
, p. 19 - Notes Toward an Understanding
David Osterfeld
, pp. 20-22 Correspondence
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Review Hazardous to Your Health, by Marvin H. Edwards (Review) George C. Roche, III
, p. 24 - Hazardous to Your Health by Marvin H. Edwards
The Bootblack Stand
- Letters to Plunkitt from Arthur Bremer and Eleanor McGovern, p. 25
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2 Reviews The New Totalitarians, by Roland Huntford (2 Reviews) Kenneth Paul Shorey
, p. 25 - The New Totalitarians by Roland Huntford
- Bombs, Beards, and Barricades by Anthony Esler
- Current Wisdom
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 26-28
November 1972 Issue - 18 ArticlesDepartments
- The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
- Editorial I
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 3 - Editorial II
Terry Krieger and R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 4 Articles
- The Aftermath of SALT
William Schneider, Jr.
, pp. 5-6 - Diary of a Mad Lover
John Avey
, p. 7 Symposium: Television and Politics
- Politics as a Side Show
William Kristol
, p. 8 - Network Coverage of the Democratic Presidential Candidates
James R. Ferguson
, pp. 8-9 - A Note on the Newsworthiness of Television News
James R. Ferguson
, p. 10 - The Networks' Views of the Campaign
Marc Plattner
, pp. 11-13 A Critical Assessment
An Interview with Edith Efron
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Review The News Twisters, by Edith Efron (Review) Miro Todorovich
, p. 16 - The News Twisters by Edith Efron
Departments
- The Public Discourse
Paul H. Weaver
, p. 17 - The Great American Column
Roger Rosenblatt
, pp. 18-19 Reviews
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The Language of Movies (Review) John Ashmead
, pp. 20-21 A Clockwork Orange (1971 Film), by Stanley Kubrick
- A Clockwork Orange (1971 Film) by Stanley Kubrick
- The Bootblack Stand, p. 22
Letters to Plunkitt from Billy Joe Klegg and Sargent Shriver
- Letter From a Whig
C. Bascom Slemp
, p. 23 - Black Mischief
David Brudnoy
, pp. 23-25 - Current Wisdom
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 26-28
December 1972 Issue - 18 ArticlesDepartments
- The Continuing Crisis, p. 2
- Editorial
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 3 - The Great American Column
Roger Rosenblatt
, p. 4 Articles
- Lessons of an Election Year
Joseph Morris
, p. 5 - In Defense of Freedom
Haven Bradford Gow
, p. 6 Symposium: What is to be Done?
- Nixon and Realignment
Jeffrey Bell
, p. 7 - Contributors, p. 8
- Deficits, Controls, and Unflation
Alan Reynolds
, pp. 9-10 - A National Security Agenda for the Second Nixon Administration
William Schneider, Jr.
, p. 11 - Tory Socialists and the Second American Revolution
Tom Taggert
, pp. 12-15 - Hope for Sweden?
Eric Brodin
, pp. 16-17 Correspondence
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Review Eliot and His Age, by Russell Kirk (Review) W. Wesley McDonald
, pp. 19-20 - Eliot and His Age by Russell Kirk
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Review The Impudent Snobs, by John R. Coyne, Jr. (Review) Ronald F. Docksai
, p. 21 - The Impudent Snobs by John R. Coyne, Jr.
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Review Things To Come, by Herman Kahn and Barry Bruce... (Review) Peter Hughes
, p. 22 - Things To Come by Herman Kahn and Barry Bruce-Briggs
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Man vs. Nature; Man vs. Maleness (Review) David Brudnoy
, p. 23 Deliverance (1972 Film), by John Boorman
- Deliverance (1972 Film) by John Boorman
Departments
- The Bootblack Stand, pp. 24-25
Letters to Plunkitt from Senator Gravel and Opel Johnny Morton
- Current Wisdom
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 26-28
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