The Jig Is Up - An Editorial - The Seventh Congress of Freedom - Creeping Flexibility in the Capital

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A 1958 issue of National Review presents a collection of opinion essays, editorials, and review sections. It highlights political debates around democracy, constitutional power, and U.S. legal actions, while summarizing international developments in Europe, Cuba, the Philippines, and Argentina. The publication also lists contributing writers, department coverage such as “For the Record” and letters, and featured article titles alongside books and arts reviews, with issue metadata including date and volume details.

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The Jig Is Up

An Editorial

The Seventh Congress of Freedom

Creeping Flexibility in the Capital

For the Record

Books, Arts, Manners

Grammar of Politics

The Game of If

Mr. Hume and Mr. Dragon

Books in Brief

The Week

Does absolute power corrupt absolutely?

Constitutional loopholes and executive refusals

08. AARYGROVE COLLEGE LIBRARDETROIT,MICHIGAN IE4SE no TRF心VE NATIONAL25 CentsMay 3,1958REVIEW # The Jig Is Up for Adam Clayton Powell Jr.?AN EDITORIAL # The Seventh Congress of Freedom RUSSELL KIRK # Creeping Flexibility in the Capital ANTHONY T.BOUSCA REN Articles and Reviews by·.··E.v.KUEHNELT-LEDDIHNWILLMOORE KENDALL·J.D.FUTCH ·RALPH DE TOLEDANOJAMES BURNHAM ·C.ROBERT MORSE·ANTHONY LEJEUNE For the Record New York's Republican State Chairman,L.Judson Morhouse,is quarterbacking SenatorJavits'efforts to make longtime Left-Re-publican Sam Roman Postmaster of New YorkCity.·..Backed by the Supreme Court,aFederal District Court will set a date be-fore which Prince Edward County in Virginiamust integrate its public shools.Virginiamay have exhausted its last legal maneuverbefore invoking the 1956 law which disbandsits public school system. European newspapers have been carrying re-ports that followers of Fidel Castro havebegun surrendering to the Batista govern-ment in Cuba,signaling the end of the revolt....In the Philippines the United States,which has been trying to dispose of war sur-plus twin-engined bombers,withdrew themfrom the market when a representative of theIndonesian rebels made an offer.··.OnMay l, President=Elect Arturo Frondizitakes office in the Argentine.On May 2 theCommunist Party daily newspaper,suppressedin 1950,will resume publication. The Justice Department is quietly prepar-ing to retry some of the important Communistcases which have been reversed by theSupreme Court over the past two years.···A bill to grant permanent residence to 31,000 Hungarian refugees has been approvedby the House Judiciary Committee.· ·Recommended reading:though still not dis-tributed through regular channels,ReportNo.43--which contains Senator Javits'testimony before the SenateInternalSecurity Subcommittee prior to his electionin 1956--now can be had by writing the Sub-committee(Washington 25,D.C.). The Foreign Languages Publishing Housein Moscow is sending nearly four millionbooks a year to India.Priced well belowAmerican,English and even Indian books,they are becoming the regular diet of theyoung intelligentsia.··.More than 3,000Hungarians were arrested "as a precaution-ary measure"just prior to Soviet PremierKhrushchev's recent visit to that country.They continue to be held now that Khrushchevhas returned to Moscow. Reports from Pennsylvania indicate thatthe state will be out of the throes of therecession by May 20,primary election day.The money Harold Stassen is spending in hisbid for the governorship is expected tosolve the problem. # NATIONALREVIEW A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF OPINION EDITOR:Wm.F.Buckley Jr. PUBLISHER:William A.Rusher EDITORS James Burnham L.Brent Bozell Whittaker Chambers John Chamberlain Suzanne La Follette Willmoore Kendall Frank S.Meyer PRODUCTION EDITOR:Mabel Wood WASHINGTON CoRRESPONDENT:Sam M.Jones AssoCIATES Priscilla L.Buckley Maureen L.Buckley Morrie Ryskind Jonathan Mitchell CoNTRIBUTORS C.D.Batchelor,John C.Caldwell,Frank Chodorov,John Abbot Clark,_Forrest Davis,A.Derso,Max Eastman, Medford Evans,Karl Hess,John D.Kreuttner, J.B.Matthews,Gerhart Niemeyer,Revilo Oliver, E.Merrill Root,Richard M.Weaver, Frederick D.Wilhelmsen,Gen.Charles A.Willoughby, Garry Wills FoREIGN CONTRIBUTORS Madrid:J.Dervin London:Anthony Lejeune Munich:E.v.Kuehnelt-Leddihn ASSISTANT TO THE PuBLISHER:J.P.McFadden CONTENTSMAY 3,1958 VOL.V,NO.18THE WEEK.. …..… .411ARTICLES The Seventh Congress of Freedom Russell Kirk 417Mortarboard in the Ring.. .J.D.Futch 421Creeping Flexibility ....Anthony T.Bouscaren 423Southern Republican Blues ……………425DEPARTMENTS For the Record… … ...410The Third World War.…..James Burnham 419Letter from London .. …Anthony Lejeune 420Letter from the Continent E.v.Kuehnelt-Leddihn 424To the Editor .. … … ..431BOOKS,ARTS,MANNERS Grammar of Politics.. ...Willmoore Kendall 426T

FAQs

What is the editorial focus in “The Jig Is Up”?

It frames a political critique using contemporary events and commentary, leading into broader discussion of freedom, governance, and democratic claims.

Which topics are covered by the featured articles listed in the issue?

The issue includes coverage such as “The Seventh Congress of Freedom” and “Creeping Flexibility in the Capital,” alongside other department sections and book-related reviews.

What kind of information appears under “For the Record” and “The Week”?

“For the Record” provides short, factual political and legal updates, while “The Week” presents opinion-driven commentary organized around specific questions and legislative developments.

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