Niall Ferguson on Newt Gingrich: I just read the transcripts of some lectures [Newt Gingrich] gave in the 1990s on “Renewing American Civilization.” They positively fizz with historical insights and brilliant brain waves. They make the case against big government as vividly as anything you’ll...
imperial punditry
Ross Douthat gets the ball rolling:These twists and turns make Iraq look less like either Vietnam or World War II — the analogies that politicians and pundits keep closest at.
All-star commenter IB says:OT (but appropriate to a previously stated position of this blog): Another smart Sunday piece by Frank Rich.(Noted because: About a week ago, someone (SL, I think,.
At least that's what Tony Blankley recommended in an editorial that inexplicably appeared on NPR the other night. I heard it while I was out running errands and completely forgot about until reading about the Stonewaller General this morning.Like nearly everything I've ever heard or...
I have a piece at TAP Online about America's "elegant decline" or lack thereof:We live in strange times. While the United States is responsible for close to 50 percent of.