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September 1977 Issue - 7 Articles

Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5
[+]
The Liberation of a Free Woman (Review)
Dain A. Trafton
, pp. 6-7
Lovers and Tyrants, by Francine du Plessix Gray
1. Lovers and Tyrants by Francine du Plessix Gray
[+]
The Piety of an Empty Heart (Review)
Otto J. Scott
, pp. 8-9
A Book of Common Prayer, by Joan Didion
1. A Book of Common Prayer by Joan Didion
[+]
Fish Story (Review)
John Glass, Jr.
, pp. 10-11
A Sea Change, by Lois Gould
1. A Sea Change by Lois Gould
[+]
An Epitome of Junk (Review)
Mary Ellen Fox
, pp. 12-13
Blue Skies, No Candy, by Gael Greene
1. Blue Skies, No Candy by Gael Greene
About the Chronicles of Culture, p. 14
About the Rockford College Institute, pp. 15-16

November 1977 Issue - 20 Articles

Comment, pp. 4-5

Opinions & Views

[+]
The Preaching Profiteer (Review)
Stephen R. Maloney
, pp. 6-7
The Age of Uncertainty, by John Kenneth Galbraith
1. The Age of Uncertainty by John Kenneth Galbraith
[+]
Those Genial Murderers (Review)
Dain A. Trafton
, pp. 8-9
Falconer, by John Cheever
1. Falconer by John Cheever
[+]
Three Maidens Soiled by an Epoch (Review)
Mary Ellen Fox
, pp. 10-11
Loose Change, by Sara Davidson
1. Loose Change by Sara Davidson
[+]
A Cautionary Tale for Adults (Review)
John Glass, Jr.
, pp. 12-13
Lancelot, by Walker Percy
1. Lancelot by Walker Percy
[+]
The Thriving Virulence and Well-Heeled Deviation (Review)
Otto J. Scott
, pp. 14-15
Matters of Fact and Fiction, by Gore Vidal
1. Matters of Fact and Fiction by Gore Vidal
[+]
A Sad and Maladroit Fiesta (Review)
Christopher Manion
, pp. 16-17
The Gates of Eden, by Morris Dickstein
1. The Gates of Eden by Morris Dickstein
[+]
Commendables (7 Reviews) , p. 18
1. [+]
  An Arsenal Stockpiled With Arguments (Review)
  Robert Nisbet
  , p. 18
  1. Enemies of Society by Paul Johnson
2. [+]
  Berger's Good Sense (Review) , p. 18
  1. Facing Up to Modernity by Peter L. Berger
3. [+]
  Trilling's Appeal (Review) , p. 18
  1. We Must March My Darlings by Diana Trilling
4. [+]
  Burditt's Happy Ending (Review) , p. 19
  1. The Cracker Factory by Joyce Burditt
5. [+]
  White's Serene Talents (Review) , p. 19
  1. Essays of E. B. White by E.B. White
6. [+]
  Caputo's Probity (Review) , p. 19
  1. A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo
7. [+]
  Eidelberg's Keen Insight (Review) , p. 19
  1. Beyond Detente by Paul Eidelberg
[+]
In Focus (2 Reviews) , p. 20
1. [+]
  Le Carre's Routine (Review) , p. 20
  1. The Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carre
2. [+]
  Roth's Astute Narcissism (Review) , p. 20
  1. The Professor of Desire by Philip Roth
[+]
Waste of Money (4 Reviews) , p. 21
1. [+]
  Coover's Contumely (Review) , p. 21
  1. The Public Burning by Robert Coover
2. [+]
  Rossner's Jaded Freakishness (Review) , p. 21
  1. Attachments by Judith Rossner
3. [+]
  Ringer's and Kord's Snake Oil Pedding (2 Reviews) , p. 21
  1. Looking Out for No. 1 by Robert J. Ringer
  2. Success! by Michael Korda
4. [+]
  Mitford's British-Upper-Class-Twit Ego (Review) , pp. 22-24
  1. A Fine Old Conflict by Jessica Mitford

January 1978 Issue - 28 Articles

Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5

Opinions & Views

[+]
A Form of Magic, A Game of Enchantment and Deception (Review)
Otto J. Scott
, pp. 6-7
Speak, Memory, by Vladimir Nabokov
1. Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov
[+]
The Sweet Melancholy of Civilization (Review)
Mary Ellen Fox
, p. 8
Ada, or Ardor, by Vladimir Nabokov
1. Ada, or Ardor by Vladimir Nabokov
[+]
Against the Bolshevik Nightmare and the Fraud of Revolution (2 Reviews)
Paul Gottfried
, pp. 9-10
Invitation to a Beheading, by Vladimir Nabokov
1. Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov
2. Bend Sinister by Vladimir Nabokov
[+]
Matter-of-Fact Confession of a Non-Penitent (Review)
Thomas Molnar
, p. 11
Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov
1. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
[+]
"Oh, How You Have to Cringe and Hide!" (Review)
Dain A. Trafton
, pp. 11-12
Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov
1. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
[+]
Sentimentality as Oppression and Deliverance (Review)
Christopher Manion
, pp. 13-14
Pnin, by Vladimir Nabokov
1. Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov
[+]
The Value of Art and Order (Review)
John Glass, Jr.
, p. 15
Pale Fire, by Vladimir Nabokov
1. Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
[+]
Commendables (6 Reviews) , p. 16
1. [+]
  Price's Eloguence (Review) , p. 16
  1. With Nixon by Raymond Price
2. [+]
  Sayle's Effort (Review) , p. 16
  1. Union Dues by John Sayles
3. [+]
  Waugh's Obnoxious Wisdom (Review) , p. 16
  1. The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh by Evelyn Waugh and Michael Davie
4. [+]
  Greeley's Crusade (Review) , p. 16
  1. Neighborhood by Andrew M. Greeley
5. [+]
  Longrigg's Wistful Sigh (Review) , p. 16
  1. The English Squire and His Sport by Roger Longrigg
6. [+]
  Morrison's Escapism (Review) , p. 17
  1. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
[+]
In Focus (2 Reviews) , p. 17
1. [+]
  The Lost Temple of Delight (2 Reviews)
  Nancy Yanes-Hoffman
  , p. 17
  1. Anne Sexton: A Self-Portrait in Letters by Linda Gray Sexton, Lois Ames, and Anne Sexton
  2. Sylvia Plath: The Woman and the Work by Edward Butscher
2. [+]
  Fowles' Accomplishment (Review) , p. 17
  1. Daniel Martin by John Fowles
[+]
Waste of Money (5 Reviews) , p. 18
1. [+]
  Harrington's Socialdemocracy Blues (Review) , p. 18
  1. The Vast Majority by Michael Harrington
2. [+]
  Snepp's Fast Buck (Review) , p. 18
  1. Decent Interval by Frank Snepp
3. [+]
  Hamill's Irish Schmalz (Review) , p. 18
  1. Flesh and Blood by Pete Hamill
4. [+]
  Kosinski's "Comic Laughter" (Review) , p. 19
  1. Blind Date by Jerzy Kosinski
5. [+]
  Sheehy's Kaffee-Klatsch (Review) , p. 19
  1. Passages by Gail Sheehy
Stage: Mamet's Toying with Realism
Neil Thackaberry
, p. 20
[+]
Screen: Simon's Revenge and Spielberg's Fast-Paced Bubble (2 Reviews)
Eric Shapearo
, pp. 21-22
The Goodbye Girl (1977 Film), by Herbert Ross
1. The Goodbye Girl (1977 Film) by Herbert Ross
2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 Film) by Steven Spielberg

Journalism

The New York Times' Weatherman, p. 23
Rolling Stone's Jubilee---Ten Years of Cynical Innocence , p. 23
Penthouse's Respectability Pitch , p. 24

Polemics & Exchanges

On Percy's Lancelot and the Literature of the South
Edward J. Walsh
, pp. 24-25
Time's Journalistic Fairness , pp. 26-28

March 1978 Issue - 21 Articles

Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5

Opinions & Views

[+]
Those Dying Generations (Review)
Stephen R. Maloney
, pp. 6-7
Dispatches, by Michael Herr
1. Dispatches by Michael Herr
[+]
A Very Special Every Man (Review)
Duncan Williams
, pp. 8-10
Once To Every Man, by William Sloane Coffin, Jr.
1. Once To Every Man by William Sloane Coffin, Jr.
[+]
Demolishing Taboos (3 Reviews)
Thomas Molnar
, pp. 11-12
Ce Que Je Crois, by Maurice Clavel
1. Ce Que Je Crois by Maurice Clavel
2. The Master Thinkers by Andre Glucksmann
3. Barbarism With a Human Face by Bernard-Henri Levy
[+]
Intelligent Men Under Self-Hypnosis (Review)
Edward J. Walsh
, pp. 13-14
Clearing the Air, by Daniel Schorr
1. Clearing the Air by Daniel Schorr
[+]
A Novel as Manifesto, or Mein Kampf Revisited (Review)
Mary Ellen Fox
, pp. 15-16
The Women's Room, by Marilyn French
1. The Women's Room by Marilyn French
[+]
A Crusade in Reverse Gear (Review)
Alan J. Levine
, pp. 17-18
The Shattered Peace, by Daniel Yergin
1. The Shattered Peace by Daniel Yergin
[+]
Games of a Precocious Mind (Review)
Paul Gottfried
, p. 19
The Literary Politicians, by Mitchell S. Ross
1. The Literary Politicians by Mitchell S. Ross
[+]
Commendables (4 Reviews) , p. 20
1. [+]
  What Price Correct Thinking? (Review)
  Nancy Mohrbacher
  , p. 20
  1. The Assault on the Sexes by Jim Fordham and Andrea Fordham
2. [+]
  Revel's Plight (Review) , p. 21
  1. The Totalitarian Temptation by Jean-Francois Revel
3. [+]
  Von Mises Redivivus (Review) , p. 21
  1. On the Manipulation of Money and Credit by Ludwig Von Mises
4. [+]
  In Defense of Moral Sensitivities (Review) , p. 22
  1. Education, Nihilism, and Survival by David Holbrook
[+]
In Focus: Kafka's Touch (Review) , p. 22
Letters to Friends, Family and Editors, by Franz Kafka
1. Letters to Friends, Family and Editors by Franz Kafka
[+]
Waste of Money (3 Reviews) , p. 22
1. [+]
  McGovern's Self-Examination (Review) , p. 22
  1. Grassroots by George S. McGovern
2. [+]
  Gornick's Machinations (Review) , p. 23
  1. The Romance of American Communism by Vivian Gornick
3. [+]
  Kramnick's Burke (Review) , p. 24
  1. The Rage of Edmund Burke by Isaac Kramnick
[+]
Screen: The Impossibility of Being Dispassionate (Review)
Eric Shapearo
, p. 24
The Turning Point (1977 Film), by Herbert Ross
1. The Turning Point (1977 Film) by Herbert Ross

Journalism

Chicago Tribune's Semantics, p. 25
Chicago Tribune Book World's Sympathies , p. 25
Time's Operational Hypocrisy , p. 26
Polemics & Exchanges, pp. 26-28
On Vietnam

May 1978 Issue - 22 Articles

Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5

Opinions & Views

[+]
The Soul of a Fast Writer (Review)
Otto J. Scott
, pp. 6-7
The Immigrants, by Howard Fast
1. The Immigrants by Howard Fast
[+]
The Australian Saga About a Girl's Special Something (Review)
Whit Stillman
, p. 8
The Thorn Birds, by Colleen McCullough
1. The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
[+]
Recreational Revulsion and Self-Abasement (2 Reviews)
Nancy Yanes Hoffman
, p. 9
Nine and a Half Weeks, by Elizabeth McNeill
1. Nine and a Half Weeks by Elizabeth McNeill
2. Johnny, I Hardly Knew You by Edna O'Brien
[+]
Scum As Modern Hero (Review)
Stephen R. Maloney
, p. 10
Dreams Die First, by Harold Robbins
1. Dreams Die First by Harold Robbins
[+]
Number One Garbage (Review)
Joan Surrey
, pp. 11-12
Bloodline, by Sidney Sheldon
1. Bloodline by Sidney Sheldon
[+]
Commendables (4 Reviews) , p. 13
1. [+]
  A Tyrant of Mind and Failed Healer (Review)
  Christopher Manion
  , p. 13
  1. Some Sense About Wilhelm Reich by Leo Raditsa
2. [+]
  Crane's Resolve and Ryan's Expertise (2 Reviews) , p. 13
  1. Surrender in Panama by Philip M. Crane
  2. The Panama Canal Controversy by Paul B. Ryan
3. [+]
  Wooten's Challenge (Review) , p. 14
  1. Dasher by James T. Wooten
4. [+]
  Wilson's Kipling (Review) , p. 14
  1. The Strange Ride of Rudyard Kipling by Angus Wilson
[+]
In Focus (2 Reviews) , p. 15
1. [+]
  Lebowitz's Seminal Torments (Review) , p. 15
  1. Metropolitan Life by Fran Lebowitz
2. [+]
  Martin's Malaise (Review) , p. 15
  1. The Final Conclave by Malachi Martin
[+]
Waste of Money: Vidal's Squirt of Venom (Review) , p. 16
Kalki, by Gore Vidal
1. Kalki by Gore Vidal

The American Scene
Stephen K. Oberbeck
, pp. 16-17
Privates & Privacy: Notes for a Demi-Jeremiad
Stage, p. 18
Glitters of Neo-Inanity
[+]
Screen: An Upright Farce and a Cheerful Fib (2 Reviews)
Eric Shapearo
, p. 19
House Calls (1978 Film), by Howard Zieff
1. House Calls (1978 Film) by Howard Zieff
2. American Hot Wax (1978 Film) by Floyd Mutrux

Journalism

High Times' Neo-Hitlerism, p. 19
Los Angeles Times' Critical Method , p. 20
New York Magazine's Paranoia , p. 20
Gannett News Service's Literary Criticism , p. 20
Chicago Tribune's Officiating , p. 21
Polemics & Exchanges
Arnold Krupat
, pp. 21-24
Is the Liberal Establishment for Real?

July 1978 Issue - 22 Articles

Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5

Opinions & Views

[+]
Let Us Listen to the Silence of the Dead (Review)
Leo Raditsa
, pp. 6-8
The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956, by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
1. The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956 by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn
[+]
Fellow Traveling to Paradise (Review)
Albert C. Labriola
, pp. 9-10
Milton and the English Revolution, by Christopher Hill
1. Milton and the English Revolution by Christopher Hill
[+]
America Sweat-Drenched in Fear (Review)
Alan J. Levine
, pp. 11-12
The Great Fear, by David Caute
1. The Great Fear by David Caute
[+]
Memoirs of a Mistress-Martyr (Review)
Lev Navrozov
, p. 13
A Captive of Time, by Olga Ivinskaya
1. A Captive of Time by Olga Ivinskaya
[+]
The Vengeance of Civil Servants and Other Stories (Review)
Paul Gottfried
, pp. 14-16
The Ends of Power, by H.R. Haldeman and Joseph DiMona
1. The Ends of Power by H.R. Haldeman and Joseph DiMona
[+]
The Facts of Guilt and Myths of Innocence (Review)
Harold C. Gordon
, p. 17
Perjury: The Hiss-Chambers Case, by Allen Weinstein
1. Perjury: The Hiss-Chambers Case by Allen Weinstein
[+]
Commendables (5 Reviews) , p. 18
1. [+]
  Old Tired Men and Shabby Ideas (Review)
  David Pietrusza
  , p. 18
  1. 1945: Year Zero~~Nineteen Forty-Five: Year Zero by John A. Lukacs
2. [+]
  Nixon's Lot (Review) , p. 19
  1. RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon by Richard M. Nixon
3. [+]
  Fecher's Mencken (Review) , p. 19
  1. Mencken: A Study of His Thought by Charles A. Fecher
4. [+]
  Devine's Warning (Review) , p. 20
  1. Does Freedom Work? by Donald J. Devine
5. [+]
  Morgan's Choice (Review) , p. 20
  1. On Becoming American by Ted Morgan
[+]
In Focus (2 Reviews) , p. 20
1. [+]
  Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Review)
  Richard A. Vaughan
  , p. 20
  1. Welfare by Martin Anderson
2. [+]
  Welty's Tributes (Review) , p. 21
  1. The Eye of the Story by Eudora Welty
[+]
Waste of Money: Woods' Stiffness (Review) , p. 21
Biko, by Donald Woods
1. Biko by Donald Woods
The Amerian Scene, p. 22
Defense---Postscript---Values---Hope---Something Is Rotten in the State of Denmark
Stage: A Ballet Ensemble on a Couch, p. 23
[+]
Screen: Subtle Filth and Salvation through Platitude (2 Reviews)
Eric Shapearo
, pp. 23-24
Pretty Baby (1978 Film), by Louis Malle
1. Pretty Baby (1978 Film) by Louis Malle
2. An Unmarried Woman (1978 Film) by Paul Mazursky
Journalism, p. 25
Liberal Culture, p. 26
Publishers---Gurus---Moral Leaders

Polemics & Exchanges

The Fallibility of Meaning Well
John Hastings#2
, p. 26
Civility in The New Republic and Logic that Shines from the Washington Star , pp. 27-28

September 1978 Issue - 21 Articles

Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5

Opinions & Views

[+]
A Timid Call to Arms (Review)
Thomas Molnar
, pp. 6-7
On Moral Fiction, by John C. Gardner
1. On Moral Fiction by John C. Gardner
[+]
The Spiritual Splendors of Weakness and Myopia (Review)
Mary Ellen Fox
, pp. 8-9
The Human Factor, by Graham Greene
1. The Human Factor by Graham Greene
[+]
Feelin' Good as a Catholic Dilemma (Review)
Christopher Manion
, p. 10
Final Payments, by Mary Gordon
1. Final Payments by Mary Gordon
[+]
One's-Own-Navel Universe (Review)
Whit Stillman
, pp. 11-12
The World According to Garp, by John Irving
1. The World According to Garp by John Irving
[+]
Man's Real Thing (Review)
Otto J. Scott
, pp. 13-14
Whistle, by James Jones
1. Whistle by James Jones
[+]
Empty Caricatures (Review)
Edward J. Walsh
, pp. 15-16
An American Romance, by John Casey
1. An American Romance by John Casey
[+]
Commendables (3 Reviews) , p. 17
1. [+]
  The Traps of Good Will (Review)
  Nancy Mohrbacher
  , p. 17
  1. Doing Good by Willard Gaylin, Ira Glasser, Steven Marcus, and David J. Rothman, ...
2. [+]
  Kershner's Resolution (Review) , p. 18
  1. How to Stay in Love with One Woman for Seventy Years by Howard E. Kershner
3. [+]
  Lundborg's Private Saga (Review) , p. 18
  1. Up To Now by Louis B. Lundborg
[+]
In Focus (3 Reviews) , p. 18
1. [+]
  Gittelson's Half-Hearted Effort (Review) , p. 18
  1. Dominus by Natalie Gittelson
2. [+]
  Spackman's Honorable Toy (Review) , p. 19
  1. An Armful of Warm Girl by W.M. Spackman
3. [+]
  Winn's Impossibility of Winning (Review) , p. 19
  1. The Plug-In Drug by Marie Winn
[+]
Waste of Money: Krantz's Marionettes in a Puddle (Review) , p. 20
Scruples, by Judith Krantz
1. Scruples by Judith Krantz
The American Scene, pp. 20-22
Stage: Clowning With Survival, p. 23
[+]
Screen: Stylization, Charmlessness and Kitsch (3 Reviews)
Eric Shapearo
, pp. 23-24
The Last Waltz (1978 Film), by Martin Scorsese
1. The Last Waltz (1978 Film) by Martin Scorsese
2. Heaven Can Wait (1978 Film) by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry
3. Grease (1978 Film) by Randal Kleiser

Journalism

New York Times' Commandment, p. 25
Parade's Informed Opinion , p. 26
Liberal Culture, pp. 27-28
Polemics & Exchanges, pp. 29-32
That's Bigotry Gentlemen...

November 1978 Issue - 22 Articles

Editor's Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5

Opinions & Views

[+]
A Tale of Two Ef(ph)rons (Review)
Kenneth Kolson
, pp. 6-8
Scribble Scribble, by Nora Ephron
1. Scribble Scribble by Nora Ephron
[+]
Beliefs and Verbal Vehemence (2 Reviews)
Ernest van den Haag
, pp. 9-10
The Psychological Society, by Martin L. Gross
1. The Psychological Society by Martin L. Gross
2. The Myth of Mental Illness by Thomas S. Szasz
[+]
Saint Marx or Oversimplification (Review)
Paul Gottfried
, pp. 11-12
The Betrayal of the West, by Jacques Ellul
1. The Betrayal of the West by Jacques Ellul
[+]
GNP and the Spiritual Defects of Modern Man (Review)
Stephen Maloney
, pp. 13-14
Two Cheers for Capitalism, by Irving Kristol
1. Two Cheers for Capitalism by Irving Kristol
[+]
Ignorance, Power, and Liberty (Review)
Jeffrey St. John
, pp. 15-17
On Press, by Tom Wicker
1. On Press by Tom Wicker
[+]
Exhorting Fiscal Sin and Sinners (Review)
Clarence Carson
, p. 18
A Time for Truth, by William E. Simon
1. A Time for Truth by William E. Simon
[+]
Commendables (3 Reviews) , p. 19
1. [+]
  Poetry, Society, Human Self (Review)
  Gordon M. Pradl
  , p. 19
  1. Sylvia Plath: Poetry and Existence by David Holbrook
2. [+]
  Crozier's Warning (Review) , p. 20
  1. Strategy of Survival by Brian Crozier
3. [+]
  Molnar's Reflectivenss (Review) , p. 20
  1. Christian Humanism by Thomas Molnar
[+]
In Focus (2 Reviews) , p. 21
1. [+]
  Singer's Glory (Review) , p. 21
  1. Shosha by Isaac Bashevis Singer
2. [+]
  White's Exhibitionism (Review) , p. 21
  1. In Search of History by Theodore H. White
[+]
Waste of Money: Schlesinger's Sentimentality (Review) , p. 22
Robert Kennedy and His Times, by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
1. Robert Kennedy and His Times by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Stage: Lives Fractured by Rubbish, p. 22
[+]
Screen: Hollywood's Degradation and Fall (4 Reviews)
Eric Shapearo
, pp. 23-24
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978 Film), by Irvin Kershner
1. Eyes of Laura Mars (1978 Film) by Irvin Kershner
2. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978 Film) by John Landis
3. Who'll Stop the Rain (1978 Film) by Karel Reisz
4. The Buddy Holly Story (1978 Film) by Steve Rash

The American Scene, p. 25
Motherly Instinct---Think Till the Very End

Journalism

Policy Review's Promise, p. 26
Special Offerings , p. 26
Time's Selective Memory , p. 27
Chicago Tribune's Semantics , p. 28
Liberal Culture, p. 28
Polemics & Exchanges
David H. Hirsch
, pp. 29-32
The Subtleties of Propaganda or Twelve Angry Men Revisited

January 1979 Issue - 21 Articles

Editor's Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, p. 4
Philosophy in America, p. 5

Opinions & Views

[+]
Selling Darkness & Blood (Review)
Edward J. Walsh
, pp. 6-7
Downriver, by Peter Collier
1. Downriver by Peter Collier
[+]
About the War and the Camps (4 Reviews)
Leo F. Raditsa
, pp. 8-12
Wartime, by Milovan Djilas
1. Wartime by Milovan Djilas
2. Nothing But Honour by J.K. Zawodny
3. A Voice from the Chorus by Abram Tertz
4. Kolyma: The Arctic Death Camps by Robert Conquest
[+]
Pensioners' Power (Review)
Harold C. Gordon
, pp. 13-14
The North Will Rise Again, by Jeremy Rifkin and Randy Barber
1. The North Will Rise Again by Jeremy Rifkin and Randy Barber
[+]
Exposing Virulent Lies (Review)
David Pietrusza
, pp. 15-16
The Revisionists Revised, by Diane Ravitch
1. The Revisionists Revised by Diane Ravitch
[+]
Harvard's Degringolade (Review)
Walter Trohan
, p. 17
Harvard Hates America, by John LeBoutillier
1. Harvard Hates America by John LeBoutillier
[+]
Commendables (4 Reviews) , p. 18
1. [+]
  On Frost's Legacy (Review) , p. 18
  1. Frost: Centennial Essays III by Jac Tharpe
2. [+]
  Walker's Probity (Review) , p. 19
  1. Days Demanding Courage by Harold Blake Walker
3. [+]
  Bruccoli's Quest (Review) , p. 19
  1. Just Representations by James Gould Cozzens and Matthew Joseph Bruccoli, ...
4. [+]
  Tolstoy's Reminder (Review) , p. 19
  1. The Secret Betrayal, 1944-47 by Nikolai Tolstoy
[+]
In Focus (2 Reviews) , p. 20
1. [+]
  Against Abortion (Review)
  James M. Purcell
  , p. 20
  1. Thou Shalt Not Kill by Richard L. Ganz
2. [+]
  Matthiessen's High Altitude Meditation (Review) , p. 20
  1. The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen
[+]
Waste of Money (2 Reviews) , p. 20
1. [+]
  Puzo's Effluvium (Review) , p. 20
  1. Fools Die by Mario Puzo
2. [+]
  Poster's Love Objects (Review) , p. 21
  1. Critical Theory of the Family by Mark Poster
[+]
Screen: Con Artistry---and Felony as Suffering (2 Reviews)
Eric Shapearo
, p. 21
A Wedding (1978 Film), by Robert Altman
1. A Wedding (1978 Film) by Robert Altman
2. Midnight Express (1978 Film) by Alan Parker
Stage: Entertainment as Cautionary Tale, p. 22
The American Science, pp. 23-26
Journalism, pp. 27-28
Liberal Culture, p. 29
Polemics & Exchanges
Tom Bethell
, pp. 30-32
On The Psychological Society

March 1979 Issue - 20 Articles

Editor's Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, p. 4
Philosophy in America, p. 5

Opinions & Views

[+]
The Reviewer as Cultural Critic (Review)
Charles Moser
, pp. 6-7
Reviewing the Forties, by Diana Trilling
1. Reviewing the Forties by Diana Trilling
[+]
Against Impotent Hopes and Living Despair (Review)
Joseph Schwartz
, pp. 8-9
Adjacent Lives, by Ellen Schwamm
1. Adjacent Lives by Ellen Schwamm
[+]
The Charms of Profundity (Review)
Thomas Molnar
, pp. 10-11
The Whimsical Christian, by Dorothy L. Sayers
1. The Whimsical Christian by Dorothy L. Sayers
[+]
American MacArthur (Review)
Alan Levine
, p. 12
American Caesar, by William Manchester
1. American Caesar by William Manchester
[+]
Colorfully Human Fiction (2 Reviews)
Whit Stillman
, pp. 13-14
Neglected Lives, by Stephen Alter
1. Neglected Lives by Stephen Alter
2. Miss Rhode Island by Norman Kotker
[+]
In Search of Cons Appeal (Review)
Kenneth Kolson
, pp. 15-17
The (Guilty) Conscience of a Conservative, by Craig Schiller
1. The (Guilty) Conscience of a Conservative by Craig Schiller
[+]
Youth's Labor's Lost (Review)
Gordon Pradl
, pp. 18-19
A Play of Passion, by David Holbrook
1. A Play of Passion by David Holbrook
[+]
Feds & Narcs in a Comparative Scholarship (Review)
Charles E. Rice
, p. 20
The Investigators, by James Q. Wilson
1. The Investigators by James Q. Wilson
[+]
Commendables: Colwin's Nonconformism (Review) , p. 21
Happy All the Time, by Laurie Colwin
1. Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin
[+]
In Focus (2 Reviews) , p. 22
1. [+]
  693 Pages of Waspish Weltschmerz (Review) , p. 22
  1. The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever
2. [+]
  Maugham on Maugham (Review) , p. 22
  1. Conversations with Willie by Robin Maugham
[+]
Waste of Money: In and Out of Bed and War (Review) , p. 23
Miranda, by Pamela Sanders
1. Miranda by Pamela Sanders
[+]
Screen: Hydrolyzed Horror (Review)
Eric Shapearo
, p. 23
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 Film), by Philip Kaufman
1. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 Film) by Philip Kaufman
The American Scene, pp. 24-26
Journalism, p. 27
New Times Timely Demise
Liberal Culture, p. 28

Polemics & Exchanges

Our Destructive Moral Climate
Tibor R. Machan
, p. 29
Molnar Revisited
Paul Gottfried
, pp. 30-32

May 1979 Issue - 18 Articles

Editor's Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5

Opinions & Views

[+]
Dispersing the Fog (Review)
Alan J. Levine
, pp. 6-7
America in Vietnam, by Guenter Lewy
1. America in Vietnam by Guenter Lewy
[+]
Why Did They Die in Vietnam? (Review)
Joseph Schwartz
, p. 8
Fields of Fire, by James H. Webb
1. Fields of Fire by James H. Webb
[+]
Unintended Sadness and Unspeakable Confusion (Review)
Edward J. Walsh
, pp. 9-10
Wrinkles, by Charles Simmons
1. Wrinkles by Charles Simmons
[+]
Wouk's American Epos (2 Reviews)
Otto J. Scott
, pp. 11-15
The Winds of War, by Herman Wouk
1. The Winds of War by Herman Wouk
2. War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
[+]
The Berlin Wall: To Be Taken for Granted (Review)
Lev Navrozov
, pp. 16-17
The Ides of August, by Curtis Cate
1. The Ides of August by Curtis Cate
[+]
The Noble Destitute (Review)
Kenneth Kolson
, pp. 18-20
Visible Man, by George F. Gilder
1. Visible Man by George F. Gilder
[+]
The Drooling Darling the NYC Cognoscenti (Review)
Louis Ehrenkrantz
, pp. 21-22
Secret Isaac, by Jerome Charyn
1. Secret Isaac by Jerome Charyn
[+]
Commendables: Hoffer's Timelessness (Review)
David Pietrusza
, p. 23
Before the Sabbath, by Eric Hoffer
1. Before the Sabbath by Eric Hoffer
[+]
In Focus: Heller's Gold (Review) , p. 23
Good As Gold, by Joseph Heller
1. Good As Gold by Joseph Heller
[+]
Screen: So---What's New? (2 Reviews) , p. 24
The Warriors (1979 Film), by Walter Hill
1. The Warriors (1979 Film) by Walter Hill
2. Movie, Movie (1978 Film) by Stanley Donen
Music
John Hastings#2
, pp. 25-26
Establishment as Avant-Garde

The American Scene

Mr. Unclean?, p. 27
McGovernitis , p. 28

Journalism

Chicago Tribune's Parochialism, p. 28
Us and Them , p. 29
Liberal Culture, p. 30
Polemics & Exchanges
John A. Howard
, pp. 31-32
More on Altruism, Happiness & Redistribution of Wealth

July 1979 Issue - 24 Articles

Editor's Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5

Opinions & Views

[+]
Scenes de la Vie in Province (3 Reviews)
Leo F. Raditsa
, pp. 6-7
I, Etcetera, by Susan Sontag
1. I, Etcetera by Susan Sontag
2. On Photography by Susan Sontag
3. Illness as Metaphor by Susan Sontag
[+]
Bad Manners as Genius (Review)
Lev Navrozov
, pp. 8-10
Ladies' Man, by Richard Price
1. Ladies' Man by Richard Price
[+]
Culture Parasites (and Others Who Still Try to Ask Questions) (2 Reviews)
Thomas Molnar
, pp. 11-13
Person/Planet, by Theodore Roszak
1. Person/Planet by Theodore Roszak
2. God and the Astronomers by Robert Jastrow
[+]
Guide to an Alternate World (Review)
Alan J. Levine
, pp. 14-15
The View from Sunset Boulevard, by Ben Stein
1. The View from Sunset Boulevard by Ben Stein
[+]
Void Camouflaged by Vocabulary (Review)
Whit Stillman
, pp. 16-17
The Coup, by John Updike
1. The Coup by John Updike
[+]
How to Wreck a Ruin (Review)
David Pietrusza
, pp. 18-19
The Abuse of Power, by Jack Newfield and Paul DuBrul
1. The Abuse of Power by Jack Newfield and Paul DuBrul
[+]
Anticolonialism of a Liberated Leftist (Review)
Paul Gottfried
, p. 20
Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat, by James Morris
1. Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat by James Morris
[+]
A Valid Defense of the Indefensible (2 Reviews)
Christopher Manion
, pp. 21-22
The Guns of Lattimer, by Michael Novak
1. The Guns of Lattimer by Michael Novak
2. American Vision by Michael Novak
[+]
Struggling for One's Own Child's Mind (Review)
Mahmood Butt
, p. 23
Blackboard Tyranny, by Connaught Coyne Marshner
1. Blackboard Tyranny by Connaught Coyne Marshner
[+]
Commendables (2 Reviews) , p. 24
1. [+]
  Our Serious Past (Review) , p. 24
  1. Philadelphia Merchant by Eliza Cope Harrison and Thomas P. Cope
2. [+]
  Simple but Complex Verities (Review) , p. 24
  1. On Human Nature by Edward O. Wilson
[+]
In Focus: A Fashionalbe Steel-and-Glass Jacobin Club (Review)
Kenneth Kolson
, p. 25
A Dangerous Place, by Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Suzanne Weaver
1. A Dangerous Place by Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Suzanne Weaver
[+]
Waste of Money (4 Reviews) , p. 26
1. [+]
  Halberstam's Wow! Gee! (Review) , p. 26
  1. The Powers That Be by David Halberstam
2. [+]
  Delbanco's Strange Dullness (Review) , p. 26
  1. Sherbrookes by Nicholas Delbanco
3. [+]
  The Abnormal Obsession (Review) , p. 26
  1. Little Lives by John Howland Spyker
4. [+]
  Nossiter's Veto (Review) , p. 27
  1. Britain---A Future That Works by Bernard D. Nossiter
[+]
Screen: Serious Art (Review)
Eric Shapearo
, pp. 27-28
The Deer Hunter (1978 Film), by Michael Cimino
1. The Deer Hunter (1978 Film) by Michael Cimino
[+]
Music (Review)
Craig Wyatt
, p. 29
George Lewis: A Jazzman from New Orleans, by Tom Bethell
1. George Lewis: A Jazzman from New Orleans by Tom Bethell
The American Scene, p. 30

Journalism

The Latest Calamity, p. 31
New York Times' Impartiality , p. 31
Time's Pharisaism (Cont.) , p. 32
Liberal Culture, pp. 33-36
Progress and Reaction

September 1979 Issue - 26 Articles

Editor's Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-5

Opinions & Views

[+]
The Importance of Being a Terrorist en Vogue (Review)
Gordon M. Pradl
, pp. 6-8
The Secret Six, by Otto J. Scott
1. The Secret Six by Otto J. Scott
[+]
The Follies of Self (Review)
Charles A. Moser
, pp. 9-10
The Culture of Narcissism, by Christopher Lasch
1. The Culture of Narcissism by Christopher Lasch
[+]
Sweet Allende (Review)
Lev Navrozov
, pp. 11-13
Sweet Country, by Caroline Richards
1. Sweet Country by Caroline Richards
[+]
Stans' Stand (Review)
Charles E. Rice
, pp. 14-15
The Terrors of Justice, by Maurice H. Stans
1. The Terrors of Justice by Maurice H. Stans
[+]
Foolish Consistency (Review)
Clarence Carson
, pp. 16-17
Defending My Enemy, by Aryeh Neier
1. Defending My Enemy by Aryeh Neier
[+]
Thanks for the Mammaries (Review)
Kenneth Kolson
, pp. 18-19
Reaching for Paradise, by Thomas Weyr
1. Reaching for Paradise by Thomas Weyr
[+]
Dress Gray, Think Pink (Review)
Edward J. Walsh
, pp. 20-21
Dress Gray, by Lucian K. Truscott IV
1. Dress Gray by Lucian K. Truscott IV
[+]
Hopelessness and Unanswered Questions (Review)
Joseph Schwartz
, pp. 22-23
Lying Low, by Diane Johnson
1. Lying Low by Diane Johnson
[+]
The Return of the Useful Idiots (Review)
Alan J. Levine
, pp. 24-25
Innocents of the West, by Joan Colebrook
1. Innocents of the West by Joan Colebrook
[+]
Spiritual Awareness in the Prairies (Review)
Maxine Steinman
, p. 26
Hanta Yo, by Ruth Beebe Hill
1. Hanta Yo by Ruth Beebe Hill
[+]
Drucker's Gallery of Portraits (Review)
David Pietrusza
, p. 27
Adventures of a Bystander, by Peter F. Drucker
1. Adventures of a Bystander by Peter F. Drucker
[+]
Commendables (4 Reviews) , p. 28
1. [+]
  Regnery's Remembrance of Things Past and Present (Review) , p. 28
  1. Memoirs of a Dissident Publisher by Henry Regnery
2. [+]
  Jaffa's Timely Reminder (Review) , p. 28
  1. How to Think About the American Revolution by Harry V. Jaffa
3. [+]
  Tyrrell's 'Here Come de Judge' (Review) , p. 29
  1. Public Nuisances by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
4. [+]
  Jenkins' Discovery (Review) , p. 29
  1. A Walk Across America by Peter Jenkins
[+]
Waste of Money (2 Reviews) , p. 30
1. [+]
  Review The White Album, by Joan Didion (Review) , p. 30
  1. The White Album by Joan Didion
2. [+]
  Review Confessions of a Conservative, by Garry Wills (Review) , p. 30
  1. Confessions of a Conservative by Garry Wills
[+]
Screen: Let's Get Romance (2 Reviews)
Eric Shapearo
, p. 31
Manhattan (1979 Film), by Woody Allen
1. Manhattan (1979 Film) by Woody Allen
2. Same Time, Next Year (1978 Film) by Robert Mulligan
Correspondence
Leo F. Raditsa
, pp. 32-33
Letter from Paris: An Exhibition and a Movie from the Other Europe
Liberal Culture, p. 34
On Human Failings

The American Proscenium

Mr. Carter's Twilight---Treason a la Hollywood---Young's Exit, p. 35
War , p. 36
Some Current Fallacies About Foreign Affairs: The Lessons of Vietnam , p. 37
Journalism, p. 38
Polemics & Exchanges
Tom Bethell
, pp. 39-40
Love of Vivaldi

November 1979 Issue - 30 Articles

Editor's Comment
Leopold Tyrmand
, pp. 4-7

Opinions & Views

[+]
Moujik 'n' Pulp Sandwich (Review)
Lev Navrozov
, pp. 8-11
Sophie's Choice, by William Styron
1. Sophie's Choice by William Styron
[+]
Lord Snow on Art & Life (Review)
Dain A. Trafton
, p. 12
The Realists, by C.P. Snow
1. The Realists by C.P. Snow
[+]
Private Part as Thing (Review)
Joseph Schwartz
, pp. 13-15
Jake's Thing, by Kingsley Amis
1. Jake's Thing by Kingsley Amis
[+]
Deciding What's Bias (Review)
James Hitchcock
, pp. 16-17
Deciding What's News, by Herbert J. Gans
1. Deciding What's News by Herbert J. Gans
[+]
Truths and Images (Review)
Becki Klute
, p. 18
Notes from the Other Side of Night, by Juliana Geran Pilon
1. Notes from the Other Side of Night by Juliana Geran Pilon
[+]
The Way It Was (Review)
Edward J. Walsh
, pp. 19-20
Going After Cacciato, by Tim O'Brien
1. Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien
[+]
Modern Liberals & Intellectual Storm Troopers (2 Reviews)
Paul Gottfried
, pp. 21-23
The Future of Intellectuals and the Rise of the New Class, by Alvin W. Gouldner
1. The Future of Intellectuals and the Rise of the New Class by Alvin W. Gouldner
2. The Spirit of Liberalism by Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr.
[+]
Port-Wine Conservatism (Review)
Otto J. Scott
, pp. 24-25
Can Capitalism Survive?, by Benjamin A. Rogge
1. Can Capitalism Survive? by Benjamin A. Rogge
[+]
Too Good to Be True (Review)
Alan J. Levine
, pp. 26-27
The Third World War: August 1985, by John W. Hackett
1. The Third World War: August 1985 by John W. Hackett
[+]
The Untold Teller (Review)
H. Peter Metzger
, p. 28
Energy from Heaven and Earth, by Edward Teller
1. Energy from Heaven and Earth by Edward Teller
[+]
Evil and a Large Economic Unit (Review)
Harold C. Gordon
, p. 29
In Defense of the Corporation, by Robert Hessen
1. In Defense of the Corporation by Robert Hessen
[+]
Commendables: Borges' Solitude (Review)
Mary Ellen Fox
, p. 30
Jorge Luis Borges: A Literary Biography, by Emir Rodriguez Monegal
1. Jorge Luis Borges: A Literary Biography by Emir Rodriguez Monegal
[+]
In Focus: An Empty Mosaic (Review) , p. 31
Sleepless Nights, by Elizabeth Hardwick
1. Sleepless Nights by Elizabeth Hardwick
[+]
Waste of Money (2 Reviews) , p. 31
1. [+]
  Review The Whole Truth, by John Ehrlichman (Review) , p. 31
  1. The Whole Truth by John Ehrlichman
2. [+]
  Review Martha, by Winzola McLendon (Review) , p. 31
  1. Martha by Winzola McLendon
Stage, p. 32
[+]
Screen: Not-All-Too-Bad Kids and Inept Blasphemy (3 Reviews)
Eric Shapearo
, p. 33
Breaking Away (1979 Film), by Peter Yates
1. Breaking Away (1979 Film) by Peter Yates
2. Peppermint Soda (1977 Film) by Diane Kurys
3. Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979 Film) by Terry Jones
[+]
Music: Truth Through the Art of Riff (Review)
Douglas A. Ramsey
, p. 34
The Bass Saxophone, by Josef Skvorecky
1. The Bass Saxophone by Josef Skvorecky

Art

Petit Man in a Derby: Toulouse-Lautrec in Chicago, p. 35
The Freedom of Self-Expression , p. 36

Correspondence

Letter from Italy: The Loveliness of Timelessness
Thomas Molnar
, pp. 36-37
Letter from New Orleans: Preservation Hall, Its Septuagenarians and Consequences
E. Stake Salisbury
, p. 38

The American Proscenium

The Visit, p. 39
The Brigade---An Anniversary , p. 40
Kennedy , p. 41
Open and Triumphant Procommunism , p. 41

Journalism

Who Makes News?, p. 41
Apocalypse Now! , p. 42
Liberal Culture, pp. 42-44

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