ChroniclesrnA M A G A Z I N E OF A M E II I C A K C U L T U R ErnPERSPECTIVErnHand-Me-Down Truthrnby Thomas FlemingrnFrom tradition to self-annihilation.rn10rnVIEWSrnTradition, Old and New by Harold O.]. BrownrnContainer or content?rnEthiopia Lifts Her Hands by Philip JenkinsrnThe new “tradihonal” Christianity.rnCalvinism and Culture by Steven WilkinsrnKeeping covenant with God.rnOPINIONSrn13rn16rn19rnThe Autocrat of the Dinner Tablernby Thomas FlemingrnJustin Raimondo: An Enemy of the State:rnThe Life of Murray N. RothhardrnThe continuing legacy.rnREVIEWSrnPaul Gottfried reviews Kevin Coogan’s Dreamerrnof the Day, Tomislav Sunic’s Cool Croatia, andrnJonathan Bowden, Eddy Butter, and Adrian Davies,rnStandard-bearers • • God’s Name in Vain: The Wrongsrnand Rights of Religion in Politics by Stephen L. Garter isrna sane discussion of the role of religion in public life,rnwrites Philip Jenkins • • J.O. Tate recommendsrnWyndham Lewis: Painter and Writer by Paul Edwards •#rnCORRESPONDENCErn32rnLetter From Texas: Apocalypse Nowrnby Wayne AllensworthrnLetter From Capri: What Epimenides Saidrnby Andrei NavrozovrnLetter From Maryland: Liberty and Licensernby Brian KirkpatrickrnLetter From Croatia: Changing of the Guardrnby Tomislav SunicrnLetter From England: The English Rejoicernat Scotland’s Coming Independencernby Christie Daviesrn37rn38rn39rn40rn42rnVITAL SIGNSrnHISTORY: Pietas and the Southern Agrariansrnby Thomas LandessrnSocietas Regained: Agrarianism, Faith,rnand Moral Actionrnby H. Lee Cheek, Jr.rnDEPARTMENTS —rn30 POLEMICS & EXCHANGESrnCULTURAL REVOLUTIONSrnREACTIONARY RADICALS/rnRADICAL REACTIONARIESrnA Politically Incorrect Beatificationrnby Alberto CarosarnCHRONICLES INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTrnThe Serbs and the Westrnby Srdja TrifkovicrnSIGNS OF THE TIMESrnPRINCIPALITIES & POWERSrnThe Constitution, R.I.P.rnby Samuel FrancisrnIN THE DARKrnNurse Betty, Almost Famousrnby George McCartneyrn43rn45rn4rn5rn22rn26rn28rn35rn47rnTHE HUNDREDTH MERIDLNrnThe End of Droughtrnby Chilton Williamson, Jr.rnPOETRYrnSoul of the River andrnThe Blue Island Log of Herman Cillrnby Brendan GalvinrnDM THF m/:Qrn49rn12rn25rnCover and inside illustrations by H. Ward Sterett.rnDECEMBER 2000/3rnrnrn