1. Thinking a bit about Bernard Lewis & Richard Pipes, who both died in last few days. Both figures I had disagreed with on many issues but also, undeniably, genuinely learned & worth engaging with. Do they have heirs?
Agree about all those figures. But it's interesting how little interest there is in them among political conservatives (as far as I can tell).
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Yeah, I'm less and less sure I know who counts as what. In my grad school travels I've known lots of people who read First Things and Commentary, and definitely take those figures seriously. I suspect
@michaelbd does, and he could talk about what his NR colleagues are reading.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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