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Golden Boy from Tennessee
To quote my introduction,
Lamar Alexander is one of these golden children: Eagle Scout; president of his high-school class; governor of Boys State; editor of the college newspaper; Phi Beta Kappa; governor, which is to say real governor;...
N.Y., N.Y., &c.
Skies over the Intrepid, Manhattan, N.Y., May 26, 2026 (Jay Nordlinger)
This sign kind of surprised me, posted on a street in New York:
I hadn’t seen or heard a mention of Esperanto in years. It was once a going concern: an international...
Professor Mansfield Is In
It is always a treat to talk with Harvey Mansfield—Harvey C. Mansfield Jr., the scholar of political philosophy. He has been on the faculty of Harvard University (his alma mater) since 1962. Today, he is a professor emeritus.
Many times, h...
A Poem, a Tune, &c.
In the village of Dantali in Gujarat, India (Photo by Rajni Rambhai Patel)
Start off with a little poetry? In a column last week, Bill Kristol quoted the chestnut of Arthur Hugh Clough: “Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.” “Chestnut” is...
Ranking We Will Go
(Photo by Ed Robertson on Unsplash)
The Guardian published a list of “the 100 best novels of all time,” kicking up a fuss, of course. Before I turn to novels, do you mind if I talk golf? It’s a subject I know better …
Last summer, I began...
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