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Presents a letter to the editor by James Tobin, Sterling Professor of Economics at the Cowles Foundation at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, commenting on issues related to Social Security raised by the journal and provides a corresponding reply by the journal's editor Michael Kinsley. Reasons why Social Security is not responsible for U.S. President Ronald Reagan's federal deficits; Factors cited by Tobin to prove that Social Security is not regressive; Need to tighten the links between individual contributions and retirement benefits; Economic implications of the 1983 amendments to the Social Security Act; Rebuttal of Tobin's claim that the journal promotes the cancellation of Social Security.

Recalls a discussion about love during the author's meeting with Jonathan Margin, the editor of the magazine "Belles Lettres." Description of falling in love with the editor's secretary who turned out to be a writer; Comment on his preference for writing books about politics; Reference to the novel "The Pathetic Fallacy."

Focuses on the editor of the magazine "Time" Henry Luce. Opinion of the author about Luce when the author worked under him for the magazine; Views of Luce's about China; Criticism of the U.S. foreign policy by him in a letter written to U.S. Senator Arthur Vandenberg; Influence of Luce's wife Clare Boothe and magazine employee Whittaker Chambers on the overall thinking of Luce.

Presents an interview with author Toni Morrison. Process of writing; Themes explored in books written including "The Bluest Eye"; Approach to writing; Writing style and influences; Work with folklore and myth; Career as a book editor; Comments to criticisms about characters and characterizations; Exploration of the theme of naming in the book "Song of Solomon"; Importance of sound and language in a book.

Offers a look at the decline in the quality of American publications and books. Identification of the types of errors which are found in good books; Views on the common reward that awaits a working editor who perform the actual task of editing a manuscript; Reaction to the attempts by editors to improve editorial standards; Reason behind the reluctance of major publishing companies to innovation; Comments on the problem concerning the disagreement between authors and editors about organization and timing.

Comments on the state of the press in the U.S. Observations on the increasing power and privileges of the U.S. press with journalists being treated as celebrities with deteriorating quality of journalism; Discussion on the functions of a good newspaper with emphasis on the citation of comments by one of the greatest editors of the 19th century C.P. Scott.

Presents an interviews with Walter Lippman, first editor of the journal. Views of Lippman about the threat of nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the U.S.; Comments of Lippman on military alliances and military agreements; Opinion of Lippman about China; Views of Lippman on the situation on the situation in Indochina; Comments of Lippman on several political issues in the U.S.; Analysis of the performance of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Focuses on the contributions of editor Edmund Wilson to the periodical. Interest of Wilson in writers of his own generation; Inclination on becoming a critic on popular demand; Resignation of Wilson from the editorial board of the periodical; Contribution of Wilson to the book "The American Jitters"; Comments on his earlier essays and reviews.

Focuses on the quarterly publication "American Affairs: The Economic Record," edited by Garet Garrett, which highlights the philosophy of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). Comments by Garrett that modern economic theory is foisted upon the Western world as a new gospel of totalitarianism, consisting of vague abstractions and economic myths; Views of Virgil Jordan, the president of the National Industrial Conference Board of NAM that parallel relation exists between the national socialism in Germany and the economic policy in the U.S.; Comparison between full employment and dictatorship; Effect of the Bretton Woods plan and laissez-faire on international trade and monetary stabilization; Argument against collective bargaining and social security.

This article highlights the peculiarities of Herbert Croly's personality. He became the editor-in-chief. of "The New Republic". While the other editors brought with them both remarkable talents and strong beliefs, in editorial conferences Croly's were the ideas that most often prevailed. His theory of democratic 'nationalism, developed five years before in "The Promise of American Life," became the living thread of the New Republic's early policies. Croly, in fact, was the most unprepossessing of men. Small, almost gnome-like, he looked out on the world from behind a face of startling homeliness. The significance of all this is that Croly emphasized the cultural aspects of nationalism, not the political or the military. He was an early prophet of that American cultural renaissance so many intellectuals foresaw in the years before World War I.

This article discusses the venturous literary work of Herbert Croly, editor of the periodical "The New Republic". Herbert Croly emerged as a journalist just at the close of one of these prewar periods of intellectual, social, and political ferment. Undoubtedly the times had something to do with his journalistic experiment. Croly helped to take reform from the level of emotion to the plane of thoughtfulness, where it belongs, when he began editing "The New Republic" in 1914, Unfortunately, social and political crusading were doomed by the outbreak of the war that year, and Croly had only a short time to establish his journalistic creed.

This article traces out the myths and facts about the periodical "The New Republic" during its first forty years. Two myths about the periodical were current in New York publishing circles. One was that the paper had been founded because of an accidental dinner meeting between the potential editor, Herbert Croly, and the paper's financial angel-- a million-dollar dinner" was the customary phrase. The facts are more prosaic, though perhaps still interesting to the historically minded. Croly, who in 1914 was 45 years of age, had studied at Harvard and earned his living thereafter as an editor of magazines in the field of architecture.

The article focuses on the periodical "The American Mercury." H.L. Mencken remain associated with the periodical for nearly ten years. Re-reading old copies of Mencken's Mercury can be a very depressing experience. There was an article arguing that the public utilities were almost unanimously true public servants and that all those who dared to criticize them were "quacks, ignoramuses, and hired lackeys of the kept liberal press." There was another article in which the author proved to his own satisfaction that Walt Whitman was not a poet of even the second class but a word-monger and a general phony.

The article presents views of six editors on U.S. foreign policy. According to Frank Moraes, editor of "The Times of India", there has been a definite decline in American prestige in India. The principal reasons for these are: the too didactic foreign policy of the Republican Administration which gives to the outside world a totally erroneous impression that America is on the warpath. Herbert Tingsten states that after the Second World War American prestige in Sweden has no doubt risen enormously, above all owing to the general opinion that only the United States can defend Western Europe against the Eastern Bloc.

Focuses on ethical standards of the press with reference to the social value of the American newspaper. Steps taken by editorial associations in the U.S. to preserve the high ideals of integrity and social service which should control the behavior of the press; Views of noted politicians and media persons regarding the violation of journalistic ethics; Steps that should be taken to improve the ethical behavior of the press; Details about an investigation undertaken by the Carola Woerishoffer Graduate Department of Social Economy and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania to assess ethical standards of the press.

Presents information on the people included in the book "Who's Who in U.S. Writers, Editors & Poets." Invitation to R.C. Webster, managing editor of the journal "American Business" to become a biographee in the book; Description of the life and works of Webster; Information on the bogus application sent by the author for Webster; Selection of the bogus application shows that Who's Who people don't do a whole lot in the way of fact checking.

Presents information on an article related to the young urban professionals in the U.S. cities that was published in the December 1984 issue of the periodical "Newsweek." Discussion on editorial board's reason for declaring 1984 as the "Year of the Yuppie"; Consideration for the economic conditions of the country; Information on the statistics of the number of young professionals in urban places.

Points out that William Loeb, the publisher of the "Manchester Union Leader" had greatly influenced the course of politics in New Hampshire until his death in 1981. "Union Leader" as the only daily newspaper in the state; Impact of Loeb's editorials on politics in New Hampshire and in the whole U.S.; Loeb's appeal to the working-class populism of Manchester's ethnic Democrats.

Focuses on several political developments in the southern part of the U.S. Information about the political campaign of U.S. President Jimmy Carter; Role of the southern region in capturing the Democratic nomination for presidency by Carter; Opinion of Jim Oakley, editor of the newspaper "Press" about Carter; Comparison of the position of the Democratic Party with that of the Republican Party in southern states of the U.S.; Attitude of the African American community towards Carter.

Presents a letter to the editors referencing the article "The Higher Hustle," by Sidney Blumenthal, published in a previous issue, criticizing Peggy Noonan's rhetorical abuses in her op-ed piece in the "New York Times".

Comments about the review section of the periodical. Approach of the editors in editing the section; Types of books and films reviewed in the section; Assessment on the political sophistication of the journal's readers; Impact of the reviews on the sale of books in the U.S.; Statement that a magazine does not only represent the culture, but it is the culture itself; Responsibility of the periodical to provide its readers with the most informed and reasonably arrived at opinions.

Presents a humorous account of the classic poem "The Night Before Christmas," if it were edited by Harold Ross. Several supposedly handwritten notes that Ross may have given to Moore about the poem, including language usage and use of poetic license.

Argues that the American short story writer O. Henry should not be judged by his lesser works. Claim that O. Henry wrote, under a contract, a story each week for over a year; O. Henry's writing only from within himself, having no college education, outside investigations and readings; O. Henry's resistance of the temptation to write only for money's sake; Relations with his publisher and editors; Popularity of publications of O. Henry's works six years after his death.

Discusses various challenges faced by The News, in which George Fort Milton was an editor. Argument that from its beginning Tennessee Valley Authority had found a strong supporter in The News; Description about the financial backing of the company; Financial crisis faced by The News and disclosure of the financial status of the company by Milton to his employees; Downsize of the company due to lack of getting advertising from various companies; Fact that Milton has obtained a charter for a new paper to be called "The Evening Tribune," another afternoon daily.

Focuses on Republican candidate for presidential elections Frank Knox's career as an editor. Information about the political background and career of Knox; Views expressed by Knox in his editorials on the New Deal program of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Description of the influence of Knox on other republican politicians; Information about his career as an editor; Description of his engagements with several newspapers and journals.

Presents the author's experience when he was editor of a Havana newspaper printed in English. Mistreatment of the author by policemen in Havana; Comments on an article from "The Chicago Tribune" that landed the author in trouble; Information about how the author was saved from getting killed by the policemen; Decision of the author to leave Cuba and go to the United States.

The article relates the author's experience having been invited to the editorship of a newspaper in one of the river cities in Iowa. The author was prepared for a certain amount of conservatism or even intolerance in the region. During his tenure, he was able to avoid being extremist in his views as an average Iowa editor. One of his duties was to scan editorial pages and clip paragraphs as an index to the sentiment of the press.

Focuses on the characteristics of big news events according to a representative list of editors. Degree of interest to the readers; Historical value and human importance of the news stories; Amount of crime and sex in the accounts; Element of novelty and the presence of conflict; Tendency of the press to clarify its appeal in a period of increasing competition and pressure.

Focuses on a request submitted by a reader to the editors of the journal regarding the publication of a political, economic, and social program. View that it is the particular function of a journal to stimulate self-watchfulness on the part of those people whose lives are dedicated to imposing their own ways and ideas upon other people; Suggestion that criticism is no less inadequate as a program for social and political improvement than the platforms of the existing parties; Consequences of the publication of such programs; Explanation on the task of the journal.

Discusses the letters that were published in several newspapers; Comparison of a newspaper with other such newspapers; Description of a letter written by the managing editor of the newspaper and sent to The Golden Treasury of Literature; Comments on the letters containing the words "I have a twelve year old daughter" written to American editors; Consideration of the letter "My Daughter, Oh, My Daughter" from the viewpoint of the twelve year old boy.

Focuses on the statement of ethics adopted by the American Society of Newspaper Editors at its Washington meeting, while discussing perils of the press. Information on the possible reaction of novelist Upton Sinclair to the statement adopted by the editors; Reference to the support for capitalistic organization of society by most newspapers; Comparison of the working of privately-owned newspapers with government-owned enterprises; Discussion of problems related to vulgarity and shallowness in news presentation.

The article focuses on the coverage given by the "Collier's" magazine in its October 27 issue looking back retrospectively from the year 1960 at the events leading up to World war III and to Russia's subsequent defeat and occupation. The author gives account of how his fellow historian in "Collier's" were able to meet the war half way. Bob Sherwood, a writer, who has taken time off writing plays to remind the "terrible Kremlin miscalculation" that led to the holocaust of May 10, 1952, and to the eventual crushing of Moscow. The author pays tribute all those historian and the Associated Press columnist Hal Boyle, who raised the anticipatory lust for revenge by describing how bombs reduced the Capital of Washington to ashes. The author opines that the editors of "Collier's" have neglected the chapter which was not a part of the fighting war but came a few months before it.

Focuses on the socio-political and economic contributions of U.S. Vice President Henry Wallace, who has also become a new editor of the journal. Formation of the journal to express the polity of American life; Family background of Wallace, which influenced him to work for the journal in his new role; Description about the scholarly work of Wallace; Launch of a program by Wallace for American farmers; Objective of Wallace to choose the journal to be a "window on the future"; Editorial role and responsibility of Wallace in his new designation.

Examines how people express their opinions on issues and influence others to listen to their views. Hebrew prophets' manner of speaking; Threats issued by prophet Jeremiah to those who refused to listen to his opinions; Perception of public on editors; Statesmens' publications of their opinions against governments.

Comments on the lack of magazines devoted entirely to the personal interests of men. Lack of wholesome happy fiction novels about men's lives; Elements of a proposed magazine for men; Establishment of a magazine column to answer queries about the choice of a mate, how to avoid lover's quarrels, how and when to propose, the art of being a husband, a father or a brother; Contents of class periodicals for women; Male editors heading various women's magazine.

Relates the life and career of a newspaper editor in the U.S. Experience of strong maternal attachment; Occupation of passing literary judgments on manuscripts in a publishing house; Interest in poetry; Presentation of social and religious views; Marriage to a college-educated woman who influenced his views; Change of perspective following recruitment in a staid and prosperous newspaper; Involvement of editor in politics.

The article focuses on the history of the periodical and its mission in 2015. Topics include the history of ownership changes at the periodical, the reinvention of the periodical over time, and its commitment to quality journalism. Information is provided on its efforts to appeal to a wide demographic.

Presents information related to political events and issues related to the periodical. Analysis of the article "Silent Partners," published in the periodical, that addressed rumors that politician Roger Milliken financed Ralph Nader's organization Public Citizen efforts against globalization; Refusal by Public Citizen lobbyist Lori Wallach to deny or confirm that financial relationship; Critique of the Millennium Marijuana March protestors in New York City who complained of unfair prison treatment; Rotation of writers and editors of the periodical.

Focuses on the policy of the newspaper "Miami Herald" towards Cuban-Americans in the U.S. View that editors of newspaper portrayed a xenophobic perception which denounced a flood of Cuban refugees into Miami, Florida; Description of efforts to appease the Cuban community by the newspaper including a spin-off supplement in Spanish language; Comment of the coverage of the custodial Elian Gonzalez case by the newspaper.

Focuses on the impact of neoconservatism in the campaign of presidential candidate John McCain. Portrayal of Jewish intellectuals as neoconservative; Comment on the foreign policy of presidential candidate George W. Bush; Information about neoconservative leaders like editors of the journal "The Weekly Standard," William Kristol, and David Brooks; Comment on the relationship between neoconservatives and religious conservatives.

Profiles American historian C. Vann Woodward who died at the age of 91. Transformation in the study of the South through his findings; Account of the largest naval engagement of World War II in his book "The Battle of Leyte Gulf"; Irony and the quality of his prose in "The Strange Career of Jim Crow" and "The Burden of Southern History"; Expression of his liberal ideology; His achievement as a contributing editor to the journal.

The article presents information about Meg Greenfield, an editor with the newspaper "The Washington Post," who died on May 13, 1999. She held to the old-fashioned, ungendered journalism. She rejected the notion that the perspective of women on general issue is different from the perspective of men. She rarely mentioned her personal experiences in her columns.

Criticizes the false statement issued by the editors of the "New York Times" that scholars would like to rewrite the historical verdict on former U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy regarding U.S. communism and Soviet espionage. Names of high-ranking officials in the U.S. who gave secrets to Soviet agents; List of the claims of McCarthy; Information on U.S. citizens who had covert relationships with Soviet intelligence agencies in the nineteen forties.

Presents several letters to the editor commenting on the article "Evangelists in Babylon," by Henry Fairlie, published in the April 27 issue. Reaction to Fairlie's censure of televangelists' flamboyant display of riches; Disapproval of Fairlie's suggestion that televangelism is theology-neutral that relies only on personal faith; Criticism against the editors of this journal for allowing the use of offensive words in print.

Focuses the controversial practice used by literary agent Scott Meredith in charging unknown writers to read their novels. Concern of fellow literary agents on the zeal with which Meredith pursue the young writers; Claims by Meredith on the need for fees to maintain a large staff of professional editors; Mention of the percentage of writers that get represented by Meredith.

Presents several letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "Easter Charade" by Geoffrey Wheatcroft, published in the April 7 issue; "When Old Blue Eyes Was 'Red'," by Jon Wiener, published in the March 31 issue; "Law Breaker's Friend," published in the March 10 issue.

Presents information on key political events and developments in the U.S. Criticisms on U.S. President Ronald Reagan's state of the nation address depicting the unsung American heroes; Publication of "Reaganisms in Review," which is a compilation of the President's quotes; Retirement of Robert Pinsky as the poetry editor of the periodical.

Offers observations on the works of Reuben Maury, former editor of "The New York Daily News." Comment on the style adopted by Maury with a mention on the types of editorials he wrote; Reference to the 1965 editorial in which Maury noted the breaking of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cambodia; Reaction of the readers upon reading the editorials written by Reuben Maury.

The article reports developments concerning the U.S. political aspects. The latest issue of the conservative journal "Policy Review," fulminates against Justin Kaplan, editor of "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations," for deliberately muzzling conservative voices. The behavior of the vole, a small, mouselike creature, has been worth imitating by man. The country's paper industry will be releasing the results of its capacity expansion survey for 1993 at a news conference.

Discusses the Polish satirical weekly magazine "Nie," whose editor is Jerzy Urban. History of the periodical; Circulation; Readership; Profile on Urban; Magazine's coverage of the collapse of Communism in the country.