The Narthex
Perennial Politicians & the Temptation of Power
One's failure to recognize he is not a demigod makes him blind to wisdom
By John M. Grondelski | October 13th 2023 12:03 PMIn the wake of California Senator Dianne Feinstein's burial, op-ed writers have been scribbling away on why America’s leadership class is so dominated by octogenarians (with a few septuagenarians as junior officers). Writing in The New York Times (Oct. 8), David French picked up Ross Douthat’s most recent hobby horse:…
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