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Other [sic] had nothingnwhatever to say to me,nand I left them far behind,nwanting upward to wander.nOn the other hand, Smith manages tonturn consistently elegant passages:n1 was given at birth this oddntriangularnface, the sugared cone that younsee now,nthe figurehead jutting fromnBOOKS BYnTHOMASnMOLNARnTHE PAGANnTEMPTATIONn”The Pa^an Temptation is anwide-ranging, syndieticnwork, subtle and profound.nMolnar draws on anthropology,nphysics, andnliterature to...

others, he may be less than just. It isntrue, however, that Patton and othernAlHed generals usually enjoyed ancrushing superiority over their opponentsnin the offensive phase of the war.nYet, with few exceptions, their operationsnamounted to pounding the enemynto a pulp and forcing him back.nThe Allies repeatedly failed to blocknGerman retreats even in very favorablensituations. Montgomery’s failure...

Letter From thenLower Rightnby John Shelton ReednMotel CalifornianFolks keep asking me when I’m going tonwrite about California. (They generallynlick their chops when they ask it. Theynseem to think I’m going to trash thenplace. I wonder why?) Anyway, yeah,nit’s true that I’ve been living in thenGolden State for several months now,nand I haven’t said much about...

Lagunita”? Who seriously thinks ofnOur Lady of the Angels in connectionnwith El Lay, or of Santa Cruz asnhaving anything to do with the cross ofnChrist?nThe result, for some of us anyway, isnreflected in one of my favorite Californianstories. When some professorn(maybe Hugh Kenner?) who hadntaught out here for many years left tontake a job back...

time, we saw about one percent of whatnwas playing — and that’s just countingnthe theater, not the music, and dance,nand the poetry readings.nEdinburgh is very proud of a festivalnthat has put it on the international map,nbrings in tourist dollars, and allows it tonoutshine London for a month. Fittinglynenough, then, the best play we saw wasna...

tre (not to be confused with Britain’snNational Youth Theatre), whichnmounted an original production callednOctober’s Children. The story is basednloosely on the life of Gogol but isnessentially about the street childrennthat wandered the countryside followingnthe October Revolution in 1917.nThe father of our heroine, Natasha, isna nobleman, but after his death thisnlittle child of privilege finds herself...

POLITICSnThe Gulf Grisis innEuropenby Tomislav SunicnWhatever may be the outcome ofnthe crisis in the Gulf, one thingnis already certain: European intellectualsnwill no longer be polarized alongnideological lines, but divided along geopoliticalnfault lines. For the first time thenEuropean right is marching hand-inhandnwith the European left, in commonnprotest against the U.S. involvementnin the Gulf. For the first...

sphere to the juridical sphere; c) fosternin international law an ethics thatnwould legitimize Western interests.nSimilar views are shared by RobertnSteuckers, a New Rightist who in anpiece published in the November 1990nDiorama Letterario (Florence) analyzesnthe clash in the Gulf in terms ofngreat geopolitical earthquakes. Oncenagain a major maritime power is wagingnwar against a continental actor: thenBehemoth...

Constantinople, who should fearnCharles Martel or Queen Isabel ofnSpain, when there are more pleasantnways of conducting high politics?nDemographics is the realm in which allnThird World countries are staking outntheir future. And one thing is alreadyncertain: the fallout of the Mideast crisisnwill dislocate thousands more fromnnorthern Africa, bringing pressure onnEuropean borders that will lead, accordingnto reflexive...

objective of the French Revolution,nwhich was based upon atheism, was tondestroy the religious, legal, moral, andnpolitical social order and civilization ofnEurope that Christianity had built upnover many centuries. Moreover, duringnthe last seven years of his life Burkenexpressly denied that his era was anynmore “enlightened” than past ages.nEven when dealing with persons,nO’Brien is a victim of...

indifference to religion. His “Speechnon the Acts of Uniformity” {Mil) wasnhis response to two Church of Englandnclergymen, “minimalists” like Locke,nwho on grounds of reason and consciencenhad petitioned Parliament tonbe relieved from subscribing to thendoctrines of their Church. His politicalnrebuttal to their petition turns upon hisnimportant distinction between “thenoriginal rights of nature” for individualsnand the civil...

wholly unfeasible to connect Burkenwith Locke. To Burke, the revolutionaryntheories of the Commonwealthnradicals were outside of the Whignpolitical tradition. It is remarkable indeednthat O’Brien’s “child of the Enlightenment”nshould have provokednover four hundred replies to his Reflectionsnand other writings on the FrenchnRevolution, from the true children ofnthe Enlightenment, those who followednLocke. I have read more than...

HISTORYnDahrendorf andnBurkenby George Watsonn1789 & 1989nJust two centuries on, an echo ofnEdmund Burke and his most celebratednbook has opportunely come outnof Oxford.nIt is by Sir Ralf Dahrendorf, anGerman-born political scientist who isnnow warden of St. Antony’s Collegenthere; and it is called Reflections on thenRevolution in Europe in a Letter Intendednto have been sent to a...

attempts at constitutions by the Frenchnafter 1789, and in any case thosenattempts quickly collapsed. Burke, too,nwho died in 1797, was nothing of andemocrat; and the British system, likenthe American, evolved only cautiouslynin that direction, and by stages, betweennthe 1830’s and the 1880’s.nThere are no sudden leaps to totalnliberty: none, at least, that survive. Thenlaw of...

tional bodies, and it exists in ritualnactions as well as in chronicles. Thenpoint is ingenious and persuasive. Coronationsnand inaugurations, in thatnview, are a species of historiography,nand to watch them is to be reminded ofna national past as surely as to read thenhistory of a nation. In that case thendignity of institutions is an essentialnattribute of...

As for the other term — physicalnillness I understand. A person is sick:nhe can’t do the things he usually cannand wants to do. But sometimes onenperson may say to another in responsento an observation that causes discomfort,n”You’re sick!” It’s a put-down, anway not to reply, an overused andnuninteresting metaphor. Are “crazy”nor — if the psychiatrist...

transactionnNew and Recent Books on Family and Policyn^nThe,. .npoliticsnHumannNaturenThomas FlemingnEamilynQi^stdPnsnReflections on thenAmerican Social CrisisnAllan C. CarlsonnyjnTHE POLITICS OF HUMAN NATUREnThomas FlemingnThe effort to understand human nature in a politicalncontext is a daunting challenge that has beennundertaken in a variety of ways and by a myriad ofndisciplines through the ages. This volume takes up anvariety of...

CCft^SERVATIVEnENERGirnTHE 13â„¢ ANNUAL * -nNATIONAL CONSERVATIVE STUDENT CONFERENCEnSPONSOREbiy THE YOUNG AMERICA:S FOUNDATIONn.’ r -IN THE NATION’S CAPITOL • • , . ‘n’ July 21-27; 1991’^ ‘ ‘nThe National Conservative Student Conference is your opportunity to meet with active conservativenstudents from all()ver-theUnited’States, to meet,with Members of-Congress and the government, and tondiscuss strategies for preserving the university...

EDITORnThomas FlemingnMANAGING EDITORnKatherine DaltonnSENIOR EDITOR, BOOKSnChilton Williamson, Jr.nASSISTANT EDITORnTheodore PappasnART DIRECTORnAnna Mycek-WodeckinCONTRIBUTING EDITORSnJohn W. Aldridge, Harold O.J.nBrown, Samuel Francis, GeorgenGarrett, Russell Kirk, E. ChristiannKopff, Clyde WilsonnCORRESPONDING EDITORSnJanet Scott Barlow, Odie Faulk,nJane Greer, John Shelton Reed,nGary VasilashnEDITORIAL SECRETARYnLeann DobbsnPUBLISHERnAllan C. CarlsonnASSOCIATE PUBLISHERnMichael WardernPUBLICATION DIRECTORnGuy C. ReffettnCOMPOSITION MANAGERnAnita FedoranCIRCULATION MANAGERnRochelle FranknA publication of The Rockford Institute.nEditorial and...

Westling’s actual relation to the unfinishednbusiness of the King plagiarismncase.n— Walter G. MueldernDean Emeritus, BostonnUniversity School of TheologynBoston, MAnPlease see Cultural Revolutions for anreply.nOn ‘DefiningnAnti-Semitism’nAllan Brownfeld’s defense of Pat Buchanannignored the clearest example ofnBuchanan’s anti-Semitism. In one of hisncolumns, Buchanan wrote that the warnIsrael wanted would be fought bynAmerican soldiers. He then listed anrepresentation of...

whitewash in a January 16 article in thenChronicle of Higher Education. In antangle of half-truths and misrepresentations,nMr. Carson comes to the nubnof the matter: “His legitimate utilizationnof political, philosophical, and literaryntexts — particularly those expressingnthe nation’s democratic idealsn— inspired and mobilized many Americans,nthereby advancing the cause ofnsocial justice.” Translation: plagiarismnis excusable if done for the...

the state arts agencies would from nownon be spent on strengthening arts inneducation, international projects, expandingnaudiences for the arts, and theninfrastructure of the arts, many of usntook heart. We thought that lessonsnhad been learned, that in its mysteriousnway the political process had broughtnabout its own compromise. The othernside would be rid of what it did...

Administration, left-Republican Susan.nEngeleiter. It seems that its new game,nCareers for Girls, for ages 8-12, lists sixn”careers” for the young players tonselect, and Engeleiter detects a strongnsexist “wrong message to young girls.”nFor among the careers are such outlandishnactivities as “schoolteacher”nand “supermom,” and there is not ansingle listing for “astronaut” or “businessnexecutive.” Furthermore, “therenare no careers requiring...

Principalities & Powersnby Samuel Francisn1 he presidential games of 1992 arenwell more than a year away, but wouldbenRepublican gladiators are alreadynrneasuring George Bush for a quicknthrust in the belly. Their plans may benpremature. Though the President camenclose to wrecking his party by breakingnhis promise against new taxes and maynyet make a fool of himself and...

em interests had seceded in 1861, theirnrivals in the north saw their opportunitynand grabbed it.nLincoln’s presidency (and perhapsnSecretary of War Edwin Stanton asnmuch as the President himself) servednas the icepick that broke through thencrystallized institutions of the First Republicnand allowed the waters of annemerging bourgeois elite to flow towardnpolitical, economic, and culturalncontrol. Once the bourgeoisie...

transactionnNew and Recent Books on Family and PolicynFajnilynQuQStiDnsnxynReflections an thenAmerican Social Crisis,nAllan C. CarlsonnTHE POLITICS OF HUMAN NATUREnThomas FlemingnThe effort to understand human nature in a politicalncontext is a daunting challenge that has beennundertaken in a variety of ways and by a myriad ofndisciplines through the ages. This volume takes up anvariety of specific issues:...

PERSPECTIVEnSurviving in the New World OrdernGeorge Bush chose a risky moment for launching hisnNew World Order. World stock markets have reactednto the vicissitudes of war with all the stability of a manicdepressivenwho won’t take his medicine when he’s feelingnup and doesn’t see the point of taking it when he’s down.nThe mere rumors of war were...

World Bank, for example) that set the economic agenda fornmost of the world. For years, we have been hearingncomplaints about America’s failure to keep up with Germanynand Japan, and this country’s slow decline into ansecond-rate power seemed assured. However, once wenestablish a permanent military presence in the Gulf andnafter we take on a few other...

A semioticist might say that this early money — andnindeed all hard currency — is money as sign, that is to say, sonmuch weight in gold or silver indicates so many jars of oil, sonmany bushels of grain. At first, anyone with a sufficientnsupply of precious metals could coin money, since it wasnworth nothing more...

even at the familial or village level. There is a naturalnevolution, he said, from couples to villages to states, anprocess leading to a condition of autarky, or self-sufficiency,n^wjiich is the fulfillment of human nature. The internationalists,nin one sense, are only extending this reasoning to thenglobal level.nBut prudence is the great political virtue, and while it...

man in the early Middle Ages, and there is a strongntemptation to seek refuge under the protection of a Japanese-stylencorporation. What a relief it would be to let thencompany worry about your future.nUnfortunately, the international economic order does notnoften provide the level of security offered by Toyota ornMitsubishi. Even the U.S. corporations with long-standingnpolicies on...

1.nEspecially in weepingnthe soul revealsnits presencenand through secret pressurenchanges sorrow into water.nThe first budding of the spiritnis in the tear,nthis slow and transparent word.nThen following this elemental alchemynthought turns itself into substancenas real as a stone or an arm.nAnd there is nothing uneasy in the liquidnexcept the mineralnanguish of matter.n2.nI have finally learnednhow to read...

Russia), where France is virtually absent.nThe long and short of it is that hegemonic Germany doesnnot need a united Europe, and, together with Englandnalthough for different reasons, Kohl or his successors willnsystematically torpedo such a construct. Why England, afternMargaret Thatcher? Because no matter what Englishmannbecomes prime minister—tomorrow even Neil Kinnock—nhe will return to the Thatcherite...

regions. In other words, it seems that a united Europe wouldnstill offer unbeatable advantages to the northern countriesnover those of the south. Unity would thus mean exploitationnnot only of Eastern Europe by Western Europe, but of thensoft southern underbelly by northern industry.nMme. Marie-France Garaud, who used to be Pompidou’snand Chirac’s chief advisor, now admits in...

gibility of television’s content would not sit well with thenmakers of TV Land, but their concept remains McLuhaninennevertheless. Every show gets the full TV Landntreatment in its individual spot; but no show is sold straightnon its own merits. Nick at Nite presents itself as somethingnother than television: hip, ironic, condescending. It abusesnits programming in order...

and suggest some answers to the confusion at 1775 Broadway,nNickelodeon’s corporate office.nAt 8 P.M. Nick at Nite begins its broadcast night. Its primentime lineup begins with Mr. Ed, followed by the newlynacquired Bewitched, which, along with the also new GreennAcres, has been receiving the heaviest rotation of all Nicknspots. At the time of this writing,...

TV theory,” said Will McRobb. Which is probably thenreason SCTV was recently moved to Ha! (on VH-1), andnwhy SNL’s days are also numbered.nIn this 90-minute period, one can make out the evolutionnof televisual sarcasm. The most visible changes are in thenphony newscasts that not only the three comedy shows butnalso Nick at Nite produce. By...

exclude anything not in its agenda has reached such viewer’s allegiance by reflecting back his/her own automaticndizzying victorious heights as to allow out-and-out gloating, skepticism toward TV. Thus, TV protects itself fromncrass and sarcastic and half-serious, like most everything else criticism or rejection by incorporating our very animusnon TV. Our resistance to such an ugly...

one business, and another thing at another time or innanother business. Bottom line criteria depend on the overallnpolicy and priorities of management at any given time, andnof course, on the nature of the business.nThis conceptual relativity is not readily apparent in thenpopular use of the term. Sometimes it is not even apparentnto people who are...

they will be exposed to the secret knowledge held bynfinancial executives, and may perhaps learn how to speakntheir language and move up the corporate ladder. It meansnthat they will know what is meant by jargon with which theynpreviously felt uncomfortable. They may learn to use suchnjargon to ensure that their opinions and proposals arenseriously received....

that goal, but it is one of several components.nAn imperfect understanding of the bottom line amongnmiddle management is inherently dangerous. Overemphasisnon the profit goal narrows corporate strategies and sometimesneven works against national goals, such as full employment,ncontrolling inflation, and growth. If profit is thenprimary goal, as it usually is in American business, a businessntries to...

stockholders and whose managers have definite profit objectivesnfor which they are held strictly accountable, providesnsignificant opportunities for smaller companies. Small companiesnoften rely on substantial investment of donated labornand deferred profit expectations. Simply put, principals innthe firm usually work long hours for which they receive nonmonetary compensation, and often underpay themselves fornthe hours for which they...

to conservative political theory to formulatena conflict-based (or, in JuliennFreund’s term, a “polemological”)nmodel of political society, in distinctionnto the consensus-based model that hasnbeen a staple of conservative thoughtnsince Aristotle. Probably the only othernmajor conservative thinker of this centurynwho has advanced a conflict modelnwas the late James Burnham, whondrew it mainly from Machiavelli andnhis descendants such...

and decent government. Certainlynthey did not live in the gnostic world ofnthe French revolutionary ideologuesnwith their visions of a perfect ordernbuilt upon reason.nWhile Kirk does not make a convincingncase that Burke had ansignificant impact on the Founders, henis on firmer ground in arguing that JohnnLocke cannot be regarded as the philosophernof the Constitution. “If we...

Letter From thenLower Rightnby John Shelton ReednA Mind of the SouthnFebruary 10 was the fiftieth anniversarynof the publication of The Mind of thenSouth, WJ. Cash’s classic and, in thenevent, only book. Reading Cash was anformative experience for most membersnof the symposium-going class ofnSoutherners, so there will be a numbernof gatherings to mark the occasion. Asna...

girls with his fierce intellectuality, writingnpoems and short stories, readingnH.L. Mencken, and imitating the masternin crusading editorials for the schoolnpaper. But then he had dropped out ofnlaw school (“you have to lie toonmuch”). He hadn’t lasted as a collegenEnglish teacher, either (most studentsnwere “satisfied with football, rah-rah,nand Commerce A”). He had writtennand burned several novels...

of the U.N. General Assembly’s Conventionnon the Rights of the Child, annaim that was partly achieved on Mayn18, 1990, when Brian Mulroneynsigned it.nThere are two stages. Signing impliesna commitment to review the U.N.ndocuments and compare them to thensigning country’s own laws. Ratification,nwhich is expected by Canadaneariy in 1991, binds the ratifying countrynto abide by the...

pie’s earning power; that governmentfueledninflation has pressured wivesnand mothers to go out to work; thatnparents have been told that they mustnpay the government to provide “daycare”ncenters. Now, the same governmentnis telling parents that it willnassume stewardship of the children;nand finally, that parents must contributento the upkeep of foreign governmentsnembracing similar policiesnabroad.nFront and center in the...

POLITICSnGoing It Alonenby Frank BryannThe Case for Vermont’snSecessionnAs the high lunacy of the 1990nbudget negotiations showed,nAmerica’s federal arrangement hasnbeen replaced by a confederation ofnspecial interests that have less in commonnthan the former colonies — orneven, perhaps, than the states that comprisenthe United Nations. America resemblesnmore a League of Interestsnthan it does a nation.nThe solution is...

pocrisy, convinced Congress to withholdnhighway repair funds from statesnlike Vermont unless we raised ourndrinking age to 21.n* * !}:nThere is no state in the Union asnhistorically predisposed to secession asnVermont.nIn his book about Vermont, ContrarynCountry, historian Ralph NadingnHill recalls storyteller Walter Hard’snmemorable Vermont character,nGrandma Wescott. Once curiosity gotnthe better of her and she went to...