Naptime at the National Review

“It’s hard to imagine this key conservative claim receiving a more cogent and rhetorically effective defense. Which is precisely what makes the essay’s shortcomings so striking. While its authors clearly mean it to stand as a manifesto for a resurgent conservative moment, the essay far more resembles a lullaby—a comforting compilation of consoling pieties set to a soothingly familiar melody. The perfect soundtrack to a peaceful snooze.” —The New Republic’s Damon Linker on Richard Lowry and Ramesh Ponnuru’s National Review essay on American exceptionalism, “An Exceptional Debate: The Obama Administration’s Assault on American Identity.”

Published 10.03.01 16:37:50 -0500 GMT | Posted by Andrew Garib on 10.03.01 | |

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