
Lame joke deleted. Strange how something can seem so entertaining until one clicks 'post'. ----- Apropos recent comments . . . … [Continue reading]
The Imperial City And The World
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John Richardson's Esquire piece 'Newt Gingrich: The Indispensable Republican' gets it right. We liked Marianne when she was there intimately engaged during Newt's rise. A sharp, quick mind and personality of her own, she was easily at home with … [Continue reading]
Today is largely offline. We set it aside to pay tribute to those no longer with us whose lives resonate so profoundly still. To see one's memories of extraordinary people in all their richness memorialized with skilled, appreciative care of … [Continue reading]
We should reject Bob Gates's pre-emptive effort to lock in future defense budget growth with his PR statement declaring $100 billion in DoD out year budget cuts. Don't fall for the flare off the back of the jet. He's throwing Congress and the … [Continue reading]
Tony Judt just passed after a two year battle with ALS. Mr. Judt (pronounced Jutt), who was British by birth and education but who taught at American universities for most of his career, began as a specialist in postwar French intellectual history, … [Continue reading]