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1983

by David Owen,

The last days of ETS

Schooling

by James Traub,

Principals in action

Appetites

by Jeffrey Burke,

Lunacy and the arrangement of books

Americans in limbo

by Michael Harrington,

They're not the "new poor"--yet--but they're losing their grip on the middle class. Downward mobility--the most important sociological development of the 1980s.

Barney Frank’s mother and 500 postmen

by Nicholas Lemann,

Great moments from TV commercials of the 1982 political campaign

Commuter report

by Randy Cohen,

Psst . . . wanna buy some depreciation?

by James J. Cramer,

Beyond the law

by James J. Cramer,

Jerry Burke is just the kind of creative entrepreneur America needs.

by James J. Cramer,

Are you guys for real?

by James J. Cramer,

Negligible literary anecdote no. 10

by John Morressy,

The nightmare of literary life

by Frederic Prokosch,

Ivan the terrible soldier

by Andrew Cockburn,

It's hard to fight well on a diet of dried fish and de-icing fluid

The truth about girl scouts

by Rachel Flick,

What girl scouts do when they're not selling cookies

“Are you still with us?” Anthony Blunt asked. It was a good question

by Michael Whitney Straight,

The law

by Robert M. Kaus,

The plaintiff's hour

An Exchange on Orwell

by Christopher Hitchens, Norman Podhoretz,

Minister without portfolio

by Alan Brinkley,

The most influential private citizen in America

Agenda

by Robert M. Kaus,

Can creeping socialism cure creaking capitalism? One man's MITI is another man's poison

Negligible literary anecdote no. 9

by John Morressy,

The day drugs came to Steinhatchee, Fla.

by John Rothchild,

When a stray bale washed ashore, this small conservative town discovered a new industry

Sex and the Democrats

by Arthur S. Levine,

Liberalism's new frontier

If Orwell were alive today

by Norman Podhoretz,

He would be eighty-two years old. What would his politics be?

Numbers

by David (David E.) Osborne,

Inflation in hindsight

Thought

by Hugh Kenner,

Please welcome my next idea

Negligible literary anecdote no. 8

by John Morressy,

Tidings of comfort & joy

by P.J. Corkery,

Anarchist poet, eminent gerontologist, novelist, political thinker, sex guru

Guests and hosts

by Lewis Nordan,

Obeying the rules of hospitality can be excruciating if you are scrupulous about it

Time off

by Michael Walzer,

In a society of equals, garbage is everyone’s business

by Michael Walzer,

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1983

Schooling

Appetites

Americans in limbo

Barney Frank’s mother and 500 postmen

Commuter report

Psst . . . wanna buy some depreciation?

Beyond the law

Jerry Burke is just the kind of creative entrepreneur America needs.

Are you guys for real?

Negligible literary anecdote no. 10

The nightmare of literary life

Ivan the terrible soldier

The truth about girl scouts

“Are you still with us?” Anthony Blunt asked. It was a good question

The law

An Exchange on Orwell

Minister without portfolio

Agenda

Negligible literary anecdote no. 9

The day drugs came to Steinhatchee, Fla.

Sex and the Democrats

If Orwell were alive today

Numbers

Thought

Negligible literary anecdote no. 8

Tidings of comfort & joy

Guests and hosts

Time off

In a society of equals, garbage is everyone’s business

May 1983

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