I have become increasingly interested in the development of American political philosophy beginning in the period immediately after the Civil War, particularly the evolution of American thought leading to the progressive movement in the early 20th century through the New Deal. In other words, what happened to the principles of the original founding in the […]
Archives for September 2009
A Matter of Time in Iran
One gets the intuitive feeling that “the other shoe will drop” in Iran following the unrest caused by the fraudulent election results last June. Among other things, our standing offer to talk now begs the question, with whom? Clearly, the Ahmadinejad regime has been severely wounded and the world has been exposed to the lack […]
The End of the Dynasty
I want to be as fair as possible in remarks on the death of Edward M. Kennedy, just as all of us will want our survivors to consider the “whole package” and defer ultimate judgment to God. I never met him, but he was generally considered to have the most effective and most competent staff […]
The Summer “Pushback”
Obamamania took a big hit during the summer Congressional recess and Charles Krauthammer and Peggy Noonan, in their respective styles, have it pegged pretty well. In a word, Obama has shown himself to be a pretty ordinary politician, even boring in Noonan’s terms. And the American people have again demonstrated that they are very difficult […]