On Politics - A Carnival of Buncombe

Introduction xi Acknowledgments xxiii Normalcy 3(61) A Carnival of Buncombe FEBRUARY 9, 1920 7(6) The Clowns in the Ring MAY 12, 1920 13(4) Bayard vs. Lionheart JULY 26, 1920 17(5) Campaign Notes SEPTEMBER 13, 1920 22(3) The Last Round OCTOBER 4, 1920 25(5) In Praise of Gamaliel OCTOBER 18, 1920 30(5) The Last Gasp NOVEMBER 1, 1920 35(3) Optimistic Note NOVEMBER 29, 1920 38(3) Gamalielese MARCH 7, 1921 41(5) Gamalielese Again SEPTEMBER 9, 1921 46(4) Who's Loony Now? DECEMBER 27, 1921 50(5) Making Ready for 1924 APRIL 2, 1923 55(4) Next Year's Struggle JUNE 11, 1923 59(5) Calvinism 64(77) Calvinism (Secular) SEPTEMBER 3, 1923 68(4) The Impending Plebiscite OCTOBER 22, 1923 72(5) The Clowns MARCH In JUNE 2, 1924 77(4) Post-Mortem JULY 14, 1924 81(5) Breathing Space AUGUST 4, 1924 86(4) Labor in Politics AUGUST 11, 1924 90(5) The New Woodrow AUGUST 18, 1924 95(4) Meditations on the Campaign AUGUST 25, 1924 99(5) Notes on the Struggle SEPTEMBER 15, 1924 104(4) The Coolidge Buncombe OCTOBER 6, 1924 108(5) Mr. Davis' Campaign OCTOBER 13, 1924 113(4) The Voter's Dilemma NOVEMBER 3, 1924 117(5) Autopsy NOVEMBER 10, 1924 122(4) Twilight OCTOBER 17, 1927 126(5) Cal as Literatus DECEMBER 24, 1928 131(5) The Coolidge Mystery JANUARY 30, 1933 136(5) Onward, Christian Soldiers: Hoover & Al 141(83) Al Smith and His Chances JULY 5, 1927 144(5) The Struggle Ahead DECEMBER 5, 1927 149(4) Al APRIL 23, 1928 153(5) The Impending Combat MAY 28, 1928 158(4) Real Issues at Last JULY 23, 1928 162(5) Civil War in the Confederacy JULY 30, 1928 167(4) Al and the Pastors AUGUST 6, 1928 171(5) The Hoover Manifesto AUGUST 13, 1928 176(5) Onward, Christian Soldiers! AUGUST 24, 1928 181(6) The Campaign Opens AUGUST 27, 1928 187(5) The Show Begins SEPTEMBER 3, 1928 192(4) Der Wille Zur Macht SEPTEMBER 10, 1928 196(5) Prophetical Musings SEPTEMBER 17, 1928 201(4) Al in the Free State OCTOBER 29, 1928 205(5) The Eve of Armageddon NOVEMBER 5, 1928 210(4) Autopsy NOVEMBER 12, 1928 214(5) The Men Who Rule Us MAY 19, 1930 219(5) Roosevelt Minor 224(73) Looking Ahead DECEMBER 8, 1930 228(4) Little Red Ridinghood DECEMBER 29, 1930 232(5) The Hoover Bust MAY 18, 1931 237(5) Hoover in 1932 JULY 27, 1931 242(5) Imperial Purple AUGUST 17, 1931 247(5) The Men Who Rule Us OCTOBER 5, 1931 252(5) The Impending Carnage MAY 2, 1932 257(5) Where Are We At? JULY 5, 1932 262(4) The Hoover Bust OCTOBER 10, 1932 266(5) Pre-Mortem OCTOBER 24, 1932 271(5) A Time to Be Wary MARCH 13, 1933 276(5) The Tune Changes MARCH 27, 1933 281(5) Vive Le Roi! MAY 1, 1933 286(5) Roosevelt JANUARY 2, 1934 291(6) The Burden of Omnipotence Roosevelt & Alf 297(46) 1936 AUGUST 26, 1935 300(5) The Show Begins MARCH 9, 1936 305(5) The More Abundant Dialectic APRIL 20, 1936 310(5) The Combat Joins JULY 6, 1936 315(4) Burying the Dead Horse AUGUST 17, 1936 319(5) After the New Deal SEPTEMBER 28, 1936 324(5) Sham Battle OCTOBER 26, 1936 329(4) The Choice Tomorrow NOVEMBER 2, 1936 333(5) Coroner's Inquest NOVEMBER 9, 1936 338(5) Glossary 343(24) Index 367