November 1981 Issue [Letter from Abroad] Pomp and desperation Download PDF Adjust Share England's retreat from civility by T.D. Allman, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century England Marriages of royalty and nobility Punk culture Social conditions More from T.D. Allman The Monroe Fantasy At stake was more than some Caribbean island. America itself, one elder statesman informed the president, faced a crucial test “in the great struggle between liberty and despotism.” Would the… The revolt within Existentially, Filipinos have already defeated Marcos The Doctrine That Never Was Adjust Share