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      6. Mr. Corporate Welfare by Stephen Moore, pp. 22-25
      7. Bread & Circuses by Kate O'Beirne, pp. 26-27
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      10. Gekko by John Dizard, p. 31
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      7. Bread & Circuses by Kate O'Beirne, p. 25
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      10. Liberalism and Terror by Conor Cruise O'Brien, pp. 29-33
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      15. Letter from Al, pp. 48-49
      16. Help!!!, pp. 50-51
      17. What Is an American? by Jeffrey Hart, pp. 52-55
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      2. From the Editor, pp. 6-7
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      4. The Week, pp. 10-20
      5. Capital Scene by Rich Lowry, p. 21
      6. Serious Missile Defense by Angelo M. Codevilla, pp. 22-23
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      8. On the Scene by Martin Arostegui, pp. 25-26
      9. Gekko by John Dizard, p. 27
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      11. Help!!!, pp. 34-35
      12. Reagan's Spoiled Children by Ramesh Ponnuru, pp. 36-37
      13. Prague Spring by Peter W. Rodman, pp. 38-39
      14. Why Not a $100 Minimum Wage? by Alan Reynolds, pp. 40-41
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      17. Letter from Al, p. 46
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      25. Trans-O-Gram, p. 61
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      2. From the Editor, pp. 4-5
      3. For the Record, pp. 6-7
      4. The Week, pp. 8-22
      5. Capital Sceen by Rich Lowry, p. 23
      6. Judging Clinton by Thomas L. Jipping, pp. 24-25
      7. Bread & Circuses by Kate O'Beirne, p. 26
      8. On the Scene by Antonio Martino, p. 27
      9. Pearls of Wisdom by James Gardner, pp. 28-29
      10. Gekko by John Dizard, p. 30
      11. Republicans and Quotas: A Debate by Paul Craig Roberts and Lawrence M. Stratton, pp. 31-32
      12. ï¿½---ï¿½ï¿½by Terry Eastland, pp. 33-35
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      14. Unlimited IRAs by Victor A. Canto, pp. 38-39
      15. Capitalist Fools by Stephen Moore, p. 40
      16. Mad-Cow Money by Christopher Fildes, p. 41
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      19. Funding Our Future by Roger Hertog, pp. 46-49
      20. Taming the Bear by John Dizard, pp. 50-51
      21. Future Prophets by Mark Hulbert, pp. 52-55
      22. Up and Down Under by David D. Hale, pp. 56-57
      23. Conservative Investing by James K. Glassman, pp. 58-59
      24. Help!!!, pp. 60-61
      25. Letter from Al, p. 62
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      June 3, 1996 Issue = 25 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-7
      2. From the Editor, pp. 8-9
      3. For the Record, pp. 10-11
      4. The Week, pp. 12-22
      5. The Continuing GOP Meltdown by Kate O'Beirne and Ramesh Ponnuru, pp. 23-25
      6. On the Scene by Lee Teng-Hui, p. 26
      7. Atlantic Celebration by Peter W. Rodman, p. 27
      8. A Hemp Museum by Andrew Stuttaford, pp. 28-31
      9. Help!!!, pp. 32-33
      10. Gekko by John Dizard, pp. 34-35
      11. Poland and NATO by David D. Hale and Anna Hejka-Arczynska, pp. 36-39
      12. Bloody Murderers by Eugene H. Methvin, pp. 40-43
      13. Southern Lights by John Hood, p. 44
      14. Political Science by Frank Salter, pp. 45-47
      15. Letter from Al, p. 48
      16. Kitsch Religion by David Klinghoffer, pp. 49-52
      17. [+]
        Looking after the Underclass by Allan Carlson, p. 53 - 2 Reviews
        The War Against the Poor by Herbert J. Gans
        Renewing American Compassion by Marvin Olasky
      18. [+]
        Feminism and Its Illusions by Elizabeth Powers, p. 54 - 1 Review
        Feminism Is Not the Story of My Life by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese
      19. [+]
        Manners Make the Man by Digby Anderson, p. 55 - 2 Reviews
        Multicultural Manners by Norine Dresser
        Miss Manners Rescues Civilization by Judith Martin
      20. Theater: Lowering the Rent by James Gardner, p. 56
      21. Sound on Disc by Ralph de Toledano, pp. 57-60
      22. Trans-O-Gram, p. 61
      23. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 62-63
      24. The Misanthrope's Corner by Florence King, pp. 64-66
      25. Cover illustration by Roberto Parada
    6. [+]
      June 17, 1996 Issue = 28 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 2-5
      2. From the Editor, pp. 6-7
      3. For the Record, p. 8
      4. The Week, pp. 9-21
      5. Capital Scene by Ramesh Ponnuru, pp. 22-23
      6. Bread & Circuses by Kate O'Beirne, pp. 24-25
      7. On the Scene by Nina Shea, p. 26
      8. A Question of Democracy by Joseph A. Dundin, pp. 27-28
      9. Gekko by John Dizard, p. 29
      10. Help!!!, pp. 30-31
      11. Rude Awakening by David Satter, pp. 32-37
      12. Vote Fraud in America by Rich Lowry, pp. 38-39
      13. Illegal Representation by Tim W. Ferguson, pp. 40-43
      14. Can We Educate Republicans? by Chester E. Finn Jr., pp. 44-45
      15. Debating Abortion by Francis Canavan, pp. 46-47
      16. Letter from Al, p. 48
      17. Notes from the Alternative Nation by David Scott, pp. 49-50
      18. [+]
        Onward and Downward by Florence King, p. 51 - 1 Review
        Dumbing Down by Katharine Washburn, John F. Thornton, and John Simon, ...
      19. [+]
        What Is to Be Done? by Paul Craig Roberts, pp. 52-53 - 2 Reviews
        The Good Society by John Kenneth Galbraith
        In Defense of Government by Jacob Weisberg
      20. [+]
        Transgressive Fiction by James Gardner, pp. 54-56 - 5 Reviews
        In the Cut by Susanna Moore
        The End of Alice by A.M. Homes
        Try by Dennis Cooper
        American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
        Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
      21. [+]
        Film: Two Out of Three by John Simon, p. 57 - 3 Reviews
        Cold Comfort Farm (1995 Film) by John Schlesinger
        Jane Eyre (1996 Film) by Franco Zeffirelli
        Someone Else's America (1996 Film) by Goran Paskaljevic
      22. [+]
        Books in Brief (3 Reviews)
        
        [+]
        Review The Future of the Race, by Henry Louis Gates, ... by Ben C. Toledano, p. 58 - 1 Review
        The Future of the Race by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Cornel West
        
        [+]
        Review Trotsky: The Eternal Revolutionary, by Dmitri ... by David Pryce-Jones, p. 58 - 1 Review
        Trotsky: The Eternal Revolutionary by Dmitri Volkogonov and Harold Shukman
        
        [+]
        Review The Sign of the Golden Grasshopper, by Perry E... by Catherine Barr Windels, pp. 58-60 - 1 Review
        The Sign of the Golden Grasshopper by Perry Epler Gresham and Carol Jose
      23. Trans-O-Gram, p. 61
      24. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 62-63
      25. The Gimlet Eye by Joe Bob Briggs, pp. 64-66
      26. Cover illustration by Roman Genn
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1996 = 7 Issues, 224 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 1, 1996 Issue = 29 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 3
      2. From the Editor, pp. 4-5
      3. For the Record, pp. 6-7
      4. The Week, pp. 8-17
      5. Capital Scene by Rich Lowry, p. 18
      6. Instant Democrats by Thomas McArdle, pp. 19-20
      7. Bread & Circuses by Kate O'Beirne, p. 21
      8. Help!!!, pp. 22-23
      9. On the Scene by Hillel Halkin, p. 24
      10. There Are Asians, and Asians by Lance T. Izumi, p. 25
      11. Winds of Change by David Frum, pp. 26-29
      12. Gekko by John Dizard, pp. 30-31
      13. Is the War on Drugs Really Lost? by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 32-37
      14. The Lean Years by Stephen Moore, pp. 38-42
      15. Eye of the Beholder by Anthony Daniels, pp. 43-44
      16. Simon Strikes Back by Julian L. Simon, pp. 45-47
      17. Reply by Peter Brimelow, p. 48
      18. Letter from Al, p. 49
      19. [+]
        Death of a Dream by John J. DiIulio Jr., pp. 50-51 - 1 Review
        All God's Children by Fox Butterfield
      20. [+]
        The Origins of Grumpiness by Alan Reynolds, p. 52 - 1 Review
        The Good Life and Its Discontents by Robert J. Samuelson
      21. [+]
        Dress for Success by Evan Gahr, p. 53 - 1 Review
        Bad as I Wanna Be by Dennis Rodman and Tim Keown
      22. [+]
        Ordinary People? by David Schoenbaum, p. 54 - 1 Review
        Hitler's Willing Executioners by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen
      23. The Rediscovery of Evil by Jeffrey Hart, p. 55
      24. [+]
        In Denial by Radek Sikorski, p. 56 - 1 Review
        The Haunted Land by Tina Rosenberg
      25. [+]
        Film: Wind, Windiness, and a Winner by John Simon, p. 57 - 5 Reviews
        Mulholland Falls (1996 Film) by Lee Tamahori
        Dead Man (1995 Film) by Jim Jarmusch
        Twister (1996 Film) by Jan de Bont
        Mission: Impossible (1996 Film) by Brian De Palma
        The Horseman on the Roof (1995 Film) by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
      26. [+]
        Books in Brief (1 Review)
        
        [+]
        Review Machiavelli's Virtue, by Harvey C. Mansfield by Jason Bertsch, pp. 58-60 - 1 Review
        Machiavelli's Virtue by Harvey C. Mansfield
      27. Trans-O-Gram, p. 61
      28. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 62-63
      29. The Misanthrope's Corner by Florence King, pp. 64-66
    2. [+]
      July 15, 1996 Issue = 27 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 2-5
      2. From the Editor, pp. 6-7
      3. For the Record, p. 8
      4. The Week, pp. 9-19
      5. Capital Scene by Rich Lowry, pp. 20-21
      6. Bread & Circuses by Kate O'Beirne, p. 22
      7. On the Scene by Kevin Myers, pp. 23-24
      8. Radical Rout by Mary Meaney, pp. 25-26
      9. Gekko by John Dizard, p. 27
      10. Help!!!, pp. 28-29
      11. God and the Underclass by Robert Rector, pp. 30-33
      12. Capital Offense by John Dizard, pp. 34-36
      13. NATO Looks East by Peter W. Rodman, p. 37
      14. Cuckoo's Nest by Eugene H. Methvin, pp. 38-39
      15. Chemical Reaction by Douglas J. Feith, pp. 40-43
      16. Letters from Al, p. 44
      17. [+]
        Stalin: The Revised Edition by Robert Conquest, pp. 45-48 - 1 Review
        Life and Terror in Stalin's Russia, 1934-1941 by Robert W. Thurston
      18. [+]
        The Road Back to God by David Klinghoffer, p. 49 - 1 Review
        The Quest for God by Paul Johnson
      19. Sport: Lively Ghosts of Wimbledon by Jeffrey Hart, pp. 50-51
      20. [+]
        Film: Bernardo Bertolucci's Bottles by John Simon, p. 52 - 1 Review
        Stealing Beauty (1996 Film) by Bernardo Bertolucci
      21. Sound on Disc by Ralph de Toledano, p. 53
      22. [+]
        Books in Brief (2 Reviews)
        
        [+]
        Review Stalin, by Edvard Radzinsky by David Pryce-Jones, p. 54 - 1 Review
        Stalin by Edvard Radzinsky
        
        [+]
        Review The Hand of God, by Bernard N. Nathanson by Maria McFadden, pp. 54-56 - 1 Review
        The Hand of God by Bernard N. Nathanson
      23. Trans-O-Gram, p. 57
      24. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 58-59
      25. The Gimlet Eye by Joe Bob Briggs, pp. 60-62
      26. Cover by Carlos Torres
    3. [+]
      July 29, 1996 Issue = 25 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 2-3
      2. From the Editor, pp. 4-5
      3. For the Record, pp. 6-7
      4. The Week, pp. 8-20
      5. Capital Scene by Rich Lowry, p. 21
      6. Dole: Free to Choose? by Kate O'Beirne, pp. 22-23
      7. A Good Woman Is Hard to Find by Ramesh Ponnuru, p. 24
      8. On the Scene by Rosemary Jenks, p. 25
      9. Yeltsin: Modified Victory by David Satter, p. 26
      10. Revenge of the Nerds by Andrew Stuttaford, pp. 27-28
      11. Gekko by John Dizard, p. 29
      12. Help!!!, pp. 30-31
      13. What's the Big Idea? by Anthony de Jasay, pp. 32-35
      14. Netanyahu Rampant by Amos Perlmutter, pp. 36-38
      15. Smoking Wars by Jacob Sullum, p. 39
      16. Illiberal Court by David Forte, pp. 40-42
      17. Letter from Al, pp. 43-45
      18. [+]
        Hating Clinton, and Loving It by Ramesh Ponnuru, pp. 46-47 - 6 Reviews
        Running in Place by Richard Reeves
        No Surprises: Two Decades of Clinton-Watching by Paul Greenberg
        The Choice by Bob Woodward
        The System by Haynes Johnson and David Broder
        Pattern of Deception by Tim Graham
        Madhouse by Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
      19. [+]
        Smoke and Mirrors by Digby Anderson, pp. 48-49 - 1 Review
        Ashes to Ashes by Richard Kluger
      20. [+]
        Divided Hearts by J. Budziszewski, pp. 50-51 - 2 Reviews
        The Real Jesus by Luke Timothy Johnson
        The Life of the World to Come by Carol Zaleski
      21. Sport: Olympic Myths by Richard Grenier, pp. 52-56
      22. Trans-O-Gram, p. 57
      23. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 58-59
      24. The Misanthrope's Corner by Florence King, pp. 60-62
      25. Cover by Roberto Parada
    4. [+]
      August 12, 1996 Issue = 26 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 2-7
      2. From the Editor, pp. 8-9
      3. For the Record, pp. 10-11
      4. The Week, pp. 12-24
      5. Capital Scene by Rich Lowry, pp. 25-27
      6. Bread & Circuses by Kate O'Beirne, pp. 28-29
      7. On the Scene by Michael Ledeen, pp. 30-32
      8. Gekko by John Dizard, p. 33
      9. Help!!!, pp. 34-35
      10. Great Black Hopes by Steve Sailer, pp. 36-41
      11. On the Ropes: Is Dole Defeated by Richard Brookhiser, p. 42
      12. Bob Dole and the Reagan Revolution by Grover Norquist, pp. 43-44
      13. Campaigning by the Numbers by Patrick Reddy, pp. 45-47
      14. Odd Couples by Hadley Arkes, pp. 48-49
      15. Letter from Al, p. 50
      16. [+]
        Class Action by John O. McGinnis, pp. 51-52 - 1 Review
        The Remedy by Richard D. Kahlenberg
      17. [+]
        Founding Father by Terry Teachout, p. 53 - 1 Review
        Radio Priest by Donald Warren
      18. [+]
        How to Be a Detective by Anthony Lejeune, p. 54 - 1 Review
        Ian Fleming: The Man Behind James Bond by Andrew Lycett
      19. [+]
        Lonely at the Top by Tracy Lee Simmons, p. 55 - 1 Review
        The Price of Excellence by Jacob Neusner and Noam M.M. Neusner
      20. Delectations: The Allure of Allure by Taki Theodoracopulos, p. 56
      21. [+]
        Film: Midsummer Musings by John Simon, p. 57 - 3 Reviews
        Striptease (1996 Film) by Andrew Bergman
        Independence Day (1996 Film) by Roland Emmerich
        Heavy (1995 Film) by James Mangold
      22. [+]
        Books in Brief (1 Review)
        
        [+]
        Review The Last of the Savages, by Jay McInerney by Rich Lowry, pp. 58-60 - 1 Review
        The Last of the Savages by Jay McInerney
      23. Trans-O-Gram, p. 61
      24. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 62-63
      25. The Gimlet Eye by Joe Bob Briggs, pp. 64-66
      26. Cover by Roman Genn
    5. [+]
      September 2, 1996 Issue = 49 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. From the Editor, pp. 6-7
      3. For the Record, pp. 8-9
      4. The Week, pp. 10-23
      5. On the Scene by Rich Lowry, pp. 24-26
      6. Powder Keg by Johnathan Sunley, pp. 27-29
      7. Frozen Future by Andrew Stuttaford, pp. 30-31
      8. Help!!!, pp. 32-35
      9. Gekko by John Dizard, pp. 36-37
      10. The Potemkin Presidency by Ramesh Ponnuru, pp. 38-39
      11. Welfare Gambit by Robert Rector, pp. 40-41
      12. Hillary, or Little by Little by Grace-Marie Arnett, p. 42
      13. Criminal Record by David Kopel, p. 43
      14. Redeeming the Race Card by Terry Eastland, p. 44
      15. Don't Mend It, Defend It by Abigail Thernstrom, pp. 45-47
      16. Anti-Americanization by John Fonte, pp. 48-55
      17. Re-Americanization by Balint Vazsonyi, p. 56
      18. Come One, Come All by Rosemary Jenks, p. 56
      19. Carrying a Small Stick by Joshua Muravchik, pp. 57-59
      20. Making the World Face by Peter Samuel, pp. 60-61
      21. Tax, Spend---and Elect? by Alan Reynolds, p. 62
      22. Trickle-Down Economics by Bruce Bartlett, p. 63
      23. Wages of Sin by William Niskanen, p. 64
      24. Not-Growing Pains by Lawrence Kudlow, p. 65
      25. Deficit Delusions by Stephen Moore, pp. 66-67
      26. Blood form Stones by Daniel Mitchell, p. 68
      27. Cost-Benefit Paralysis by Thomas Hopkins, p. 69
      28. 'Tis Pity She's a Commissar by Kate O'Beirne, pp. 70-71
      29. Apparatchik Land by Rich Lowry, pp. 72-73
      30. A Feminist Camelot by Christina Hoff Sommers, pp. 74-76
      31. Their Charity, Your Home by James Bovard, p. 77
      32. New Girls' Netword by Samuel Dealey, pp. 78-79
      33. The Bully Pulpiteer by Hadley Arkes, pp. 80-81
      34. It Didn't End With Whitewater by Rael Jean Isaac, pp. 82-83
      35. And It Isn't Over Yet by Mark R. Levin, pp. 84-87
      36. Letter from Al, p. 88
      37. [+]
        Escape from Rightworld by Richard Brookhiser, pp. 89-90 - 1 Review
        Up from Conservatism by Michael Lind
      38. [+]
        Tent City by Florence King, p. 91 - 1 Review
        Powertown by Michael Lind
      39. [+]
        Primitive Harmony by Robert Edgerton, pp. 92-93 - 2 Reviews
        Dark Nature by Lyall Watson
        War Before Civilization by Lawrence H. Keeley
      40. [+]
        There Is No Answer by Carol Buckley, p. 94 - 1 Review
        Terry by George McGovern
      41. [+]
        Film: New Directors by John Simon, pp. 94-95 - 3 Reviews
        The Spitfire Grill (1996 Film) by Lee David Zlotoff
        Manny and Lo (1996 Film) by Lisa Krueger
        Trainspotting (1996 Film) by Danny Boyle
      42. Sound on Disc by Ralph de Toledano, p. 96
      43. Delectations by Linda Bridges, p. 97
      44. [+]
        Books in Brief (2 Reviews)
        
        [+]
        Review Who's Afraid of the Religious Right?, by Don F... by Gary Rosen, p. 98 - 1 Review
        Who's Afraid of the Religious Right? by Don Feder
        
        [+]
        Review A License to Steal, by Leonard Williams Levy by James Higgins#2, pp. 98-100 - 1 Review
        A License to Steal by Leonard Williams Levy
      45. Trans-O-Gram, p. 101
      46. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 102-103
      47. The Misanthrope's Corner by Florence King, pp. 104-106
      48. Cover by Roman Genn
    6. [+]
      September 16, 1996 Issue = 27 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-7
      2. From the Editor, pp. 8-9
      3. For the Record, pp. 10-11
      4. The Week, pp. 12-23
      5. Scenes from Conventional Life, pp. 24-29
      6. Valley Forge , pp. 30-31
      7. Help!!!, pp. 32-33
      8. San Diego , pp. 34-43
      9. Gekko by John Dizard, pp. 44-45
      10. Can Democratic Government Survive? by Robert H. Bork, pp. 46-49
      11. Rule of Non-Law by Linda Bridges, pp. 50-51
      12. Conventional Wisdom by Richard Brookhiser, pp. 52-53
      13. Dues and Don'ts by Reed Larson, pp. 54-55
      14. Politics Is Job #1 by Georgie Anne Geyer, pp. 56-58
      15. Letter from Al, p. 59
      16. [+]
        Very Noel Coward by Mark Steyn, pp. 60-61 - 1 Review
        Noel Coward: A Biography by Philip Hoare
      17. [+]
        In the Details...What? by James A. Shapiro, pp. 62-64 - 1 Review
        Darwin's Black Box by Michael J. Behe
      18. [+]
        Good for Business by William E. Simon, p. 65 - 2 Reviews
        Business as a Calling by Michael Novak
        The Heroic Enterprise by John M. Hood
      19. [+]
        The Last Gentlemem by James Bowman, p. 66 - 1 Review
        Honor and Slavery by Kenneth S. Greenberg
      20. [+]
        Film: Big Boys by John Simon, pp. 67-68 - 2 Reviews
        Tin Cup (1996 Film) by Ron Shelton
        Jack (1996 Film) by Francis Ford Coppola
      21. Manners: The Last of Johnstown by Richard Brookhiser, p. 69
      22. [+]
        Books in Brief (2 Reviews)
        
        [+]
        Review City of the Century, by Donald L. Miller by John R. Coyne Jr., p. 70 - 1 Review
        City of the Century by Donald L. Miller
        
        [+]
        Review Why the Allies Won, by Richard J. Overy by Michael King, pp. 70-72 - 1 Review
        Why the Allies Won by Richard J. Overy
      23. Trans-O-Gram, p. 73
      24. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 74-75
      25. Misanthrope's Corner by Florence King, pp. 76-78
      26. Cover by Carlos Torres
    7. [+]
      September 30, 1996 Issue = 41 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 2-3
      2. From the Editor, pp. 4-5
      3. For the Record, pp. 6-7
      4. The Week, pp. 8-19
      5. Capital Scene by Rich Lowry, pp. 20-21
      6. Bread & Circuses by Kate O'Beirne, p. 22
      7. On the Scene by Mary Kenny, pp. 23-24
      8. Savimbi's Strategy by Marc Thiessen, pp. 25-27
      9. Gekko by John Dizard, p. 28
      10. Inside the Donkey by Ronald Radosh, pp. 29-30
      11. Skirting Disaster by Christina Hoff Sommers, pp. 31-32
      12. Much Ado by Ramesh Ponnuru, p. 33
      13. How to Get a College Education by Jeffrey Hart, pp. 34-35
      14. Deconstructing the Ivory Tower by Ralph R. Reiland, pp. 36-39
      15. Thinking about God by Deal W. Hudson, pp. 40-41
      16. Legal Monopoly by John O. McGinnis, pp. 42-45
      17. Notes from Hell by Daniel Kaufman, pp. 46-47
      18. Alter Ego by Beverly K. Eakman, pp. 48-49
      19. Open Letter by Regna Lee Wood, pp. 50-51
      20. !Ingles, Si! by Jorge Amselle, p. 52
      21. Activist on Board by Christina Hoff Sommers, pp. 53-54
      22. Parents' Rights by Michael Chiusano, p. 55
      23. On the Battlefront by Michael Chiusano, p. 55
      24. Back at the Ranch by Isabel Lyman, p. 56
      25. Wall Street PhD by Michael P. Garber, p. 57
      26. A Matter of Choice by Fritz Steiger, p. 58
      27. Letter from Al, p. 59
      28. Help!!!, pp. 60-61
      29. [+]
        Eliot's Unfit Reader by Hugh Kenner, pp. 62-63 - 1 Review
        T. S. Eliot, Anti-Semitism, and Literary Form by Anthony Julius
      30. [+]
        Big Country by Richard Brookhiser, p. 64 - 1 Review
        Fields of Battle by John Keegan
      31. [+]
        That Lovely Couple by Florence King, p. 65 - 1 Review
        Hellman and Hammett by Joan Mellen
      32. [+]
        To Cure or Not to Cure by E.L. Pattullo, p. 66 - 1 Review
        Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth by Jeffrey Satinover
      33. Arts: A Little Lower than Festive by John Simon, pp. 67-68
      34. Manners: Turn Out the LIte by Digby Anderson, p. 69
      35. [+]
        Books in Brief (3 Reviews)
        
        [+]
        Review Granta 54: The Best of Young American Novelist... by James Bowman, p. 69 - 1 Review
        Granta 54: The Best of Young American Novelists by Ian Jack
        
        [+]
        Review Fools' Names, Fools' Faces, by Andrew Ferguson by Terry Teachout, p. 70 - 1 Review
        Fools' Names, Fools' Faces by Andrew Ferguson
        
        [+]
        Review The Idea of a University, by John Henry Newman by Tracy Lee Simmons, pp. 70-72 - 1 Review
        The Idea of a University by John Henry Newman
      36. Trans-O-Gram, p. 73
      37. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 74-75
      38. Misanthrope's Corner by Florence King, pp. 76-78
      39. Cover by Roman Genn
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1996 = 7 Issues, 223 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 14, 1996 Issue = 33 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-7
      2. From the Editor, p. 8
      3. For the Record, p. 9
      4. The Week, pp. 10-24
      5. Election Scene by Jeff Jacoby, p. 25
      6. Ideological Showdown by Ramesh Ponnuru, pp. 26-28
      7. On the Scene by Robert P. O'Quinn and Nigel Ashford, pp. 29-30
      8. A Tale of Two Bishops by Anthony Lejeune, pp. 31-32
      9. Gekko by John Dizard, p. 33
      10. What About Bob? by Rich Lowry, pp. 34-41
      11. ï¿½---ï¿½ï¿½by Kate O'Beirne, pp. 42-43
      12. Fight for the Senate by Kate O'Beirne, pp. 44-45
      13. The Right Agenda by Ramesh Ponnuru, pp. 46-53
      14. The Pool Shark by Richard Brookhiser, pp. 54-55
      15. Faith in Numbers by Michael Barone, pp. 56-61
      16. Abolishing Affirmative Action by John O. McGinnis, pp. 62-63
      17. Principled Opposition by Brian W. Jones, pp. 64-67
      18. Rotten to the Core by Rich Lowry, pp. 68-71
      19. Lying with Statistics by Alan Reynolds, pp. 72-73
      20. Watching the Dragon by Franklin L. Lavin, pp. 74-75
      21. Misanthrope's Corner by Florence King, pp. 76-77
      22. Help!!!, pp. 78-79
      23. Letter from Al, p. 80
      24. [+]
        Outing the Internet by James Gardner, pp. 81-82 - 5 Reviews
        Life on the Screen by Sherry Turkle
        Road Warriors by Daniel Burstein and David Kline
        The Road Ahead by Bill Gates, Nathan Myhrvold, and Peter M. Rinearson, ...
        War of the Worlds by Mark Slouka
        Escape Velocity by Mark Dery
      25. [+]
        Clueless at Oxford by Michael J. Behe, pp. 83-84 - 1 Review
        Climbing Mount Improbable by Richard Dawkins
      26. [+]
        Religious Right? by James Hitchcock, p. 85 - 1 Review
        Active Faith by Ralph Reed
      27. [+]
        Film: Emma without Emma by John Simon, pp. 86-87 - 1 Review
        Emma (1996 Film) by Douglas McGrath#2
      28. Travel: Stones & Bones by David Klinghoffer, pp. 88-89
      29. [+]
        Books in Brief (2 Reviews)
        
        [+]
        Review Vital Signs, by James W. Tuttleton by Jeffrey Hart, p. 90 - 1 Review
        Vital Signs by James W. Tuttleton
        
        [+]
        Review The Silent Subject, by Brad Stetson by Matthew Carolan, pp. 90-92 - 1 Review
        The Silent Subject by Brad Stetson
      30. Trans-O-Gram, p. 93
      31. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 94-98
      32. Cover by Jeff Fisher
    2. [+]
      October 28, 1996 Issue = 36 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. From the Editor, pp. 6-7
      3. For the Record, pp. 8-9
      4. The Week, pp. 10-21
      5. Election Scene by Ramesh Ponnuru, pp. 22-23
      6. Not in Arkansas, Anymore by Rich Lowry, pp. 24-25
      7. Bread & Circuses by Kate O'Beirne, pp. 26-27
      8. On the Sceen by John Laughland, pp. 28-29
      9. Gorbaloney by Uri Dowbenko, p. 30
      10. Freedom for Flanders by Paul Belien, pp. 31-33
      11. Gekko by John Dizard, p. 34
      12. In Defense of Elegance by John Simon, pp. 35-39
      13. The Art of Fashion by Carolina Herrera, John Simon, and John O'Sullivan, ..., pp. 40-43
      14. What the Well-Dressed Woman Is Thinking by Lisa Schiffren, pp. 44-49
      15. Good Ol' Clothes by Florence King, pp. 50-51
      16. Help!!!, pp. 52-53
      17. Endangered Species by Stephen Moore and Jeremy Hildreth, pp. 54-55
      18. Reinvigorating Government by Jim Carter, pp. 56-57
      19. Fearful Summitry by Peter W. Rodman, p. 58
      20. Election Hopes... by David Hale, pp. 59-60
      21. ...Election Doubts by Scott McConnell, pp. 61-62
      22. Bias Basics by Allan Levite, pp. 63-65
      23. Russian Roulette by Ira Straus, pp. 66-67
      24. Letter from Al, p. 68
      25. [+]
        War of the World Views by Robin Harris, p. 69 - 1 Review
        The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of the World Order by Samuel P. Huntington
      26. [+]
        Two Millennia in the Mideast by J.B. Kelly, p. 70 - 1 Review
        The Middle East: A Brief History of the Last 2000 Years by Bernard Lewis
      27. [+]
        No Offense by Reid Buckley, pp. 71-72 - 1 Review
        Americans No More by Georgie Anne Geyer
      28. [+]
        Hello, Dalai by Digby Anderson, p. 73 - 1 Review
        Essential Tibetan Buddhism by Robert A.F. Thurman
      29. [+]
        One Man's Meat by Jacob Sullum, p. 74 - 1 Review
        The Pleasure Police by David Shaw
      30. Manners: Our Hero, Heroin by Rich Lowry, pp. 75-76
      31. Sound on Disc by Ralph de Toledano, p. 77
      32. [+]
        Books in Brief (2 Reviews)
        
        [+]
        Review Freedom Betrayed, by Michael A. Ledeen by Radek Sikorski, p. 78 - 1 Review
        Freedom Betrayed by Michael A. Ledeen
        
        [+]
        Review Two Americans Within the Gates, by Eli Mizrachi by Peter W. Rodman, pp. 78-80 - 1 Review
        Two Americans Within the Gates by Eli Mizrachi
      33. Trans-O-Gram, p. 81
      34. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 82-83
      35. Misanthrope's Corner by Florence King, pp. 84-86
    3. [+]
      November 11, 1996 Issue = 33 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 2-3
      2. From the Editor, p. 4
      3. For the Record, p. 5
      4. The Week, pp. 6-20
      5. Election Scene by Rich Lowry and Karina Rollins, pp. 21-23
      6. Listening to Howard Phillips by Karina Rollins, pp. 24-25
      7. On the Scene by Andrew Stuttaford, p. 26
      8. Pot Luck by Richard Brookhiser, p. 27
      9. Quilted Logic by James Bowman, p. 28
      10. Gekko by John Dizard, pp. 29-31
      11. Is Patriarchy Inevitable? by Steven Goldberg, pp. 32-33
      12. No Belles: The Second Sex by Gosta Wranglen, pp. 34-36
      13. Riding High by Kate O'Beirne, pp. 37-39
      14. California Dreaming by Patrick Reddy, pp. 40-41
      15. The Motor Voter Myth by Karen Saranita, pp. 42-43
      16. Honorable Mention by Barbara Lerner, pp. 44-45
      17. The X Files by Kellyanne Fitzpatrick, pp. 46-47
      18. Controversy by Doris Meissner, p. 48
      19. ï¿½---ï¿½ï¿½by Thomas McArdle, p. 48
      20. Letter from Al, p. 49
      21. Help!!!, pp. 50-51
      22. [+]
        The Violent Bear It Away by Christie Davies, pp. 52-53 - 4 Reviews
        Body Count by William J. Bennett, John J. DiIulio, and John P. Walters, ...
        Fixing Broken Windows by Catherine M. Coles and George L. Kelling
        Tinder-Box Criminal Aggression by Nathaniel J. Pallone and James J. Hennessy
        Demonic Males by Dale Peterson and Richard Wrangham
      23. [+]
        Decline and Fall by William C. Porth, pp. 54-55 - 1 Review
        Slouching Towards Gomorrah by Robert H. Bork
      24. [+]
        Breast Wishes by Walter Olson, p. 56 - 1 Review
        Science on Trial by Marcia Angell
      25. [+]
        Existence Bites by James Bowman, pp. 57-58 - 1 Review
        The Last Thing He Wanted by Joan Didion
      26. [+]
        Film: Lives of the Artists by John Simon, p. 59 - 2 Reviews
        Surviving Picasso (1996 Film) by James Ivory
        Basquiat (1996 Film) by Julian Schnabel
      27. Delectations: Just as Good? by Linda Bridges, pp. 60-61
      28. [+]
        Books in Brief (3 Reviews)
        
        [+]
        Review On the Brink, by Jay Winik by Amos Perlmutter, p. 62 - 1 Review
        On the Brink by Jay Winik
        
        [+]
        Review Fighting For Life, by Robert P. Casey by Gerard V. Bradley, p. 62 - 1 Review
        Fighting For Life by Robert P. Casey
        
        [+]
        Review Red Scare or Red Menace?, by John Earl Haynes by Nick Gillespie, pp. 62-64 - 1 Review
        Red Scare or Red Menace? by John Earl Haynes
      29. Trans-O-Gram, p. 65
      30. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 66-67
      31. Misanthrope's Corner by Florence King, pp. 68-70
    4. [+]
      November 25, 1996 Issue = 34 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-5
      2. From the Editor, pp. 6-7
      3. For the Record, p. 8
      4. The Week, pp. 9-19
      5. Election Scene by Kate O'Beirne, Rich Lowry, and Ramesh Ponnuru, pp. 20-23
      6. On the Scene by Radek Sikorski, pp. 24-25
      7. Gorbymania Lives by Matthew Scully, pp. 26-29
      8. Help!!!, pp. 30-31
      9. Gekko by John Dizard, p. 32
      10. More Hot Air by Priscilla L. Buckley, p. 33
      11. Hot Dinners by John O'Sullivan, pp. 34-37
      12. Hair of the Dog by Anthony Daniels, pp. 38-39
      13. A Lasting Affair by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 40-42
      14. Grand Hotels by William A. Rusher, pp. 43-44
      15. Wine, Wine Everywhere by Derrick Hill, p. 45
      16. Horizon Lines by Richard Brookhiser, p. 46
      17. Liquid Corssings by Quentin Letts, p. 46
      18. Ambrosia & Amnesia by Robert H. Bork, p. 47
      19. Remote Places by Alistair McAlpine, pp. 48-49
      20. Mistaken Identities by John O'Sullivan, pp. 50-56
      21. Second Chance by Rich Lowry, pp. 57-59
      22. Culture of Vice by Robert R. Reilly, pp. 60-61
      23. Dirty Climate by S. Fred Singer, pp. 62-63
      24. Letter from Al, p. 64
      25. [+]
        America's Assisted Suicide by Peter Brimelow, pp. 65-66 - 4 Reviews
        The Case Against Immigration by Roy Beck
        The New Ethnic Mobs by William Kleinknecht
        The Immigration Mystique by Chilton Williamson, Jr.
        Migrations and Cultures by Thomas Sowell
      26. [+]
        Doubting Thomas by Forrest McDonald, pp. 67-68 - 1 Review
        The Long Affair by Conor Cruise O'Brien
      27. [+]
        The Other Liberalism by David Glasner, p. 69 - 1 Review
        Isaiah Berlin by John Gray
      28. [+]
        Sociologists' Hollywood by Martha Bayles, pp. 70-71 - 1 Review
        Hollywood's America by Stephen Powers #2, David J. Rothman, and Stanley Rothman, ...
      29. [+]
        Film: Precarious Prize Winners by John Simon, p. 72 - 2 Reviews
        Secrets and Lies (1996 Film) by Mike Leigh
        Michael Collins (1996 Film) by Neil Jordan
      30. Music: All Junk, All the Time by Richard Brookhiser, p. 73
      31. [+]
        Books in Brief (1 Review)
        
        [+]
        Review Buying the Best, by Charles T. Clotfelter by George Roche, pp. 74-76 - 1 Review
        Buying the Best by Charles T. Clotfelter
      32. Trans-O-Gram, p. 77
      33. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 78-79
      34. Misanthrope's Corner by Florence King, pp. 80-82
    5. [+]
      December 9, 1996 Issue = 31 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 2-7
      2. From the Editor, pp. 8-9
      3. For the Record, pp. 10-13
      4. The Week, pp. 14-25
      5. Beyond Affirmative Action by Dinesh D'Souza, pp. 26-31
      6. Gekko by John Dizard, pp. 32-33
      7. The Missing Candidate by John O. McGinnis, pp. 34-35
      8. Politics of Distortion by Don Nickles, pp. 36-37
      9. Inside the Campaign by Ramesh Ponnuru, pp. 38-39
      10. Middle Muddle by Stephen Moore, pp. 40-43
      11. Taking the Initiative by Harold Johnson, pp. 44-46
      12. D'Amato Hits the Fan by Herbert London, pp. 47-48
      13. The Kid-Glove Kids by Gretchen Morgenson, pp. 49-50
      14. Family, Faith, and Freedom by Gary Bauer, p. 51
      15. Reform-Party Blues by Richard Lamm, p. 52
      16. What Does Woman Want? by Danielle Crittenden, p. 53
      17. Dropping the Ball by David Frum, p. 54
      18. Two Cheers for Newt by Richard Brookhiser, p. 55
      19. No Recriminations, Thank You by Michael Barone, pp. 56-57
      20. Help!!!, pp. 58-59
      21. Letter from Al, p. 60
      22. [+]
        Do-It-Yourself Genesis by Jacob Neusner, pp. 61-62 - 7 Reviews
        The Genesis of Ethics by Burton L. Visotzky
        Genesis As It Is Written by David Rosenberg
        In the Beginning by Karen Armstrong
        Genesis by Robert Alter
        Genesis by Stephen Mitchell
        The Beginning of Desire by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
        Genesis: A Living Conversation by Bill Moyers
      23. [+]
        All in the Family by Steve Sailer, p. 63 - 1 Review
        Born to Rebel by Frank J. Sulloway
      24. [+]
        Where the Elite Meet by David Frum, p. 64 - 1 Review
        American Elites by Robert Lerner, Althea K. Nagai, and Stanley Rothman, ...
      25. [+]
        Film: Appetizing and Otherwise by John Simon, pp. 65-66 - 2 Reviews
        Big Night (1996 Film) by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
        To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996 Film) by Michael Pressman
      26. Art: Democratic Realism on the Mall by Mark Miller, pp. 67-69
      27. Delectations: The Joy of Larders by Digby Anderson, p. 70
      28. [+]
        Books in Brief (1 Review)
        
        [+]
        Review Right Turn, by Raymond Wolters by Forrest McDonald, pp. 70-72 - 1 Review
        Right Turn by Raymond Wolters
      29. Trans-O-Gram, p. 73
      30. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 74-75
      31. Misanthrope's Corner by Florence King, pp. 76-78
    6. [+]
      December 23, 1996 Issue = 29 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 2-5
      2. From the Editor, pp. 6-7
      3. For the Record, p. 8
      4. The Week, pp. 9-19
      5. Capital Scene by Rich Lowry, p. 20
      6. The Ethician's Ethics by Mark R. Levin, pp. 21-23
      7. Help!!!, pp. 24-25
      8. On the Scene by Mark Almond, p. 26
      9. Danger! Election Ahead by Anthony Lejeune, pp. 27-29
      10. Saving the Children by Ellen Lukas, pp. 30-31
      11. Gekko by John Dizard, pp. 32-33
      12. Does National Sovereignty Have a Future? by Kenneth Minogue, pp. 34-38
      13. Rising Stars by Robert D. Novak, pp. 39-40
      14. Electing the Peoples by John O'Sullivan, p. 41
      15. Too Close to Call by Karen Saranita, p. 42
      16. Ordinary History by John Patrick Diggins, p. 43
      17. Flower Power by Caspar W. Weinberger and Peter Schweizer, pp. 44-45
      18. Killing Fields by W.F. Deedes, p. 46
      19. Letter from Al, p. 47
      20. [+]
        Numero Uno by James J. Kilpatrick, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review
        Buckley: The Right Word by Samuel S. Vaughan and William F. Buckley, Jr., ...
      21. [+]
        The Model of a Modern by Hugh Kenner, p. 51 - 2 Reviews
        W.S. Gilbert by Jane W. Stedman
        The Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan by Ian Bradley, W.S. Gilbert, and Arthur Sullivan
      22. Good Old Books by Florence King, pp. 52-53
      23. Laugh and You Laugh Alone by Terry Teachout, pp. 54-55
      24. [+]
        Thrilled by Anthony Lejeune, p. 56 - 9 Reviews
        The Tailor of Panama by John le Carre
        Charity by Len Deighton
        Icon by Frederick Forsyth
        Executive Orders by Tom Clancy
        Cause of Death by Patricia Cornwell
        The Runaway Jury by John Grisham
        Keys to the Street by Ruth Rendell
        The Brimstone Wedding by Barbara Vine
        To the Hilt by Dick Francis
      25. [+]
        Film: Witchery and Wonders by John Simon, p. 57 - 2 Reviews
        The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996 Film) by Barbra Streisand
        Breaking the Waves (1996 Film) by Lars von Trier
      26. [+]
        Books in Brief (1 Review)
        
        [+]
        Review The Rules, by Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider by Karina Rollins, pp. 58-60 - 1 Review
        The Rules by Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider
      27. Trans-O-Gram, p. 61
      28. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 62-63
      29. Misanthrope's Corner by Florence King, pp. 64-66
    7. [+]
      December 31, 1996 Issue = 27 Articles
      1. Letters, p. 2
      2. From the Editor, pp. 3-5
      3. For the Record, pp. 6-7
      4. The Week, pp. 8-20
      5. Capital Scene by John Hillen, p. 21
      6. Senate Quo by Rich Lowry, pp. 22-23
      7. Bread & Circuses by Kate O'Beirne, p. 24
      8. On the Scene by R.W. Johnson, pp. 25-27
      9. Gekko by John Dizard, p. 28
      10. The Empty Creche by Richard John Neuhaus, pp. 29-31
      11. A Christmas Carol by Aloise Buckley Heath, pp. 32-33
      12. Apocalypse Soon by Paula Fredriksen, pp. 34-35
      13. Classified Disaster by Colonel Jack Hawkins, pp. 36-38
      14. Trading Troubles by Henry R. Nau, p. 39
      15. The Open Question by Richard Brookhiser, p. 40
      16. Letter from Al, p. 41
      17. Help!!!, pp. 42-43
      18. Men for All Seasons by Balint Vazsonyi, pp. 44-46
      19. [+]
        Impudent Snobs, Updated by John R. Coyne Jr., p. 47 - 1 Review
        Boy Clinton: The Political Biography by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
      20. [+]
        It Takes a Whitewash by Rich Lowry, p. 48 - 1 Review
        The Seduction of Hillary Rodham by David Brock
      21. [+]
        Not Empty---Yet by William Murchison, pp. 49-50 - 1 Review
        The Empty Church by Thomas C. Reeves
      22. [+]
        The Church (Very) Militant by Linda Bridges, p. 51 - 1 Review
        Glorious Battle by John Shelton Reed
      23. [+]
        Film: The Hungarian Patient by John Simon, p. 52 - 1 Review
        The English Patient (1996 Film) by Anthony Minghella
      24. Delectations: These Hallowed Halls by Linda Bridges, pp. 53-56
      25. Trans-O-Gram, p. 57
      26. On the Right by Wm. F. Buckley Jr., pp. 58-59
      27. Misanthrope's Corner by Florence King, pp. 60-62
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9. [+]
  Issues of 1998 = 22 Issues, 619 Articles
10. [+]
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3. [+]
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4. [+]
  Issues of 2003 = 20 Issues, 499 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 2004 = 25 Issues, 619 Articles
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  Issues of 2007 = 24 Issues, 551 Articles
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[+]
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  Issues of 2010 = 3 Issues, 73 Articles