Some expected The American Spectator to lose its zip when Tyrrell reached forty; others predicted trouble when Jimmy Carter lost the 1980 election and a favorite target disappeared; yet others saw the end when the operation moved from Bloomington, Indiana, to inside the Washington Beltway. And while the magazine does have its share of misses, it is also true that Tyrrell's pugnacious editing continues to make the AmSpec a lively, engaging monthly.
For those who doubt, try P.J. O'Rourke's review of Iacocca, Rachel Flick on "Cosmo's Aging Vixen," or J.D. Lofton's "Leonid, We Hardly Knew Ye." Fortunately, when it comes to international politics, Tyrrell also knows how to be serious, witness Peter W. Rodman's piece on Cambodia, Stephen Rosen's on nuclear weapons, and Gregory A. Fossedal's on the Reagan doctrine.
