| The Continuing Crisis | 8 |
| Correspondence | 9 |
| Editorials/It's Not Over/More Right Stuff | 10 |
| Tyrrell, R. Emmett Jr. | |
| Capitol Ideas/On the Road to Jerusalem | 11 |
| Bethell, Tom | |
| Peggy's Torn | 14 |
| Eberstadt, Mary | |
| Mood Swings in Managua | 18 |
| O'Rourke, P. J. | |
| The Evil Emperor of Irvine, California | 22 |
| Brock, David | |
| Eminentoes/Fairlie Tales | 29 |
| Terzian, Philip | |
| Spectator's Journal/Benin Growth | 30 |
| Ciitier, Jean-Paul | |
| Presswatch/Peter and the Wolves | 32 |
| Eastland, Terry | |
| The Public Policy/Putting Junk to Rest | 34 |
| Mysak, Joe | |
| The Talkies/Men and Their Vessels | 36 |
| Bawer, Bruce | |
| The Great American Saloon Series/Crawling Through the Clouds | 38 |
| Shiflett, Dave | |
| C S. Lewis | 40 |
| Wilson, A. N. | |
| Against the Grain | 42 |
| Yeltsin, Boris | |
| Lincoln | 43 |
| Fehrenbacker, Don E. | |
| Parting With Illusions | 44 |
| Pozner, Vladimir | |
| Hollywood / Emperor of America | 45 |
| Vidal, Gore & Condon, Richard | |
| Learning by Heart | 46 |
| Kirp, David L. | |
| Current Wisdom | 50 |
| Jackasses, Assorted |
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