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December 1978 Issue
- 31 Articles
Departments
The Continuing Crisis
, pp. 2-3
Editorial
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 4
The Hon. Teddy and the Camelot Buncombe
Carter: The First Two Years
Karl O'Lessker
, pp. 5-8
Is Jimmy Carter the "Dumb Ford" of the "Smart Harding"?
A Mole's Eye View of the Ford White House
John R. Coyne, Jr.
, pp. 9-10
Were joke-writers really needed in the Ford White House?
RFK: Ruthlessness Reconsidered
Stephen Miller
, pp. 11-13
When does a Passion for the poor leave off and the passion for power begin?
Voices of Solitude: The Modern Latin American Novel
The monologues of Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Manuel Puig, y otros.
Noel M. Valis
, pp. 14-15
[+]
Review
Adams and Jefferson: A Revolutionary Dialogue,...
(Review)
E. Digby Baltzell
, p. 16
Adams and Jefferson: A Revolutionary Dialogue
by Merrill D. Peterson
[+]
2 Reviews
The Oxford Conspirators, by Marvin R. O'Connell
(2 Reviews)
Jacques Barzun
, p. 16
The Oxford Conspirators
by Marvin R. O'Connell
Uncollected Prose by W.B. Yeats
by John P. Frayne and W.B. Yeats
[+]
Review
Ever Since Darwin, by Stephen Jay Gould
(Review)
James L. Buckley
, p. 17
Ever Since Darwin
by Stephen Jay Gould
[+]
2 Reviews
Jake's Thing, by Kingsley Amis
(2 Reviews)
Alistair Cooke
, p. 17
Jake's Thing
by Kingsley Amis
Into That Darkness
by Gitta Sereny
[+]
Review
The Way the World Works, by Jude Wanniski
(Review)
Jack Kemp
, p. 17
The Way the World Works
by Jude Wanniski
[+]
Review
The Illusion of Technique, by William Barrett
(Review)
Eugene J. McCarthy
, p. 17
The Illusion of Technique
by William Barrett
[+]
Review
And Even Now, by Max Beerbohm
(Review)
Richard Pipes
, p. 18
And Even Now
by Max Beerbohm
[+]
Review
Witness, by Whittaker Chambers
(Review)
William A. Rusher
, p. 18
Witness
by Whittaker Chambers
[+]
Review
Left and Right in Science and Life, by Vilma F...
(Review)
Paul Seabury
, p. 18
Left and Right in Science and Life
by Vilma Fritsch
Anthony Trollope
John Toland
, p. 18
[+]
Review
RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon, by Richard M...
(Review)
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
, p. 19
RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
by Richard M. Nixon
[+]
2 Reviews
Historical Consciousness; or The Remembered Pa...
(2 Reviews)
Peter Viereck
, p. 19
Historical Consciousness; or The Remembered Past
by John Lukacs
Stained Glass
by William F. Buckley, Jr.
[+]
3 Reviews
Science Since Babylon, by Derek J. de Solla Price
(3 Reviews)
Edward O. Wilson
, p. 19
Science Since Babylon
by Derek J. de Solla Price
Beyond Economic Man
by Harvey Leibenstein
The First Three Minutes
by Steven Weinberg
[+]
3 Reviews
The Drunkard, by Emile Zola
(3 Reviews)
Tom Wolfe
, p. 19
The Drunkard
by Emile Zola
Nana
by Emile Zola
The Human Beast
by Emile Zola
Departments
The Talkies
Ben Yagoda
, p. 20
A Wedding
Capitol Ideas
Tom Bethell
, pp. 21-22
D.C. Democracy: One Man, Two Votes
Mid East Countdown
John Nollson
, p. 23
Book Reviews
[+]
The Pursuit of Equality in American History
(Review)
Nathan Glazer
, pp. 24-25
The Pursuit of Equality in American History, by J.R. Pole
The Pursuit of Equality in American History
by J.R. Pole
[+]
L'Etabli
(4 Reviews)
Roger Kaplan
, pp. 26-31
Demain Le Liberalisme, by Henri Lepage
Demain Le Liberalisme
by Henri Lepage
La Nouvelle Censure
by Jean-Francois Revel
Autogestion et capitalisme
by Henri Lepage
L'Etabli
by Robert Linhart
[+]
Cambodia: Year Zero
(2 Reviews)
William Murchison
, pp. 32-33
Murder of a Gentle Land, by John Barron and Anthony Paul
Murder of a Gentle Land
by John Barron and Anthony Paul
Cambodia: Year Zero
by Francois Ponchaud
[+]
Summons of the Trumpet
(Review)
George S. Patton#2
, pp. 34-35
Summons of the Trumpet, by Dave Richard Palmer
Summons of the Trumpet
by Dave Richard Palmer
[+]
The Camp of the Saints
(Review)
A. Lawrence Chickering
, pp. 36-39
The Camp of the Saints, by Jean Raspail
The Camp of the Saints
by Jean Raspail
Departments
Spectator's Journal
, pp. 40-41
Index for Volume Eleven
, pp. 42-44
Current Wisdom
Assorted Jackasses
, pp. 45-48
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