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The Survival of the Adversary Culture, by Paul Hollander (Transaction, 256 pp., $27.95)

Paul Hollander’s latest book is primarily a collection of his essays drawn from newspapers and periodicals. The best of these essays, which overlap thematically with his most notable work, Political Pilgrims (1981), are worth reading once again. Hollander is properly known for his descriptions of Communist well-wishers searching everywhere for the revolutionary dream fulfilled. He does well what Joseph Sobran carries off even more pungently: depicting apparent naifs who can never resist giving Communist dictators a second chance.

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The Survival of the Adversary Culture, by Paul Hollander (Transaction, 256 pp., $27.95)

Paul Hollander’s latest book is primarily a collection of his essays drawn from newspapers and periodicals. The best of these essays, which overlap thematically with his most notable work, Political Pilgrims (1981), are worth reading once again. Hollander is properly known for his descriptions of Communist well-wishers searching everywhere for the revolutionary dream fulfilled. He does well what Joseph Sobran carries off even more pungently: depicting apparent naifs who can never resist giving Communist dictators a second chance.