Charles Murray is a political scientist and author at the American Enterprise Institute, known for influential and often controversial works on social policy including 'Losing Ground' and 'The Bell Curve.' He contributed essays to The Weekly Standard on topics ranging from education and social trends to cultural commentary. His work frequently examines the intersection of public policy, intelligence, and American society.
I was apprehensive as I flew to Boston on Wednesday. Protests were being organized for the lecture I was to give at Harvard that evening, and the intel made me think that another Middlebury might be in the works. Many of Harvard’s undergraduates are infected by the same virus that’s been going…
So there I am in Avignon, lost, and I go into a shop and ask, "Où est le bistro La Fourchette, s'il vous plaît?" in my best Iowa accent.
One Nation, Two Cultures
In light of the conclusion of the Senate trial of the president, the editors of THE WEEKLY STANDARD asked 22 writers, thinkers, and political actors the following questions: "President William Jefferson Clinton has been impeached and acquitted. What have we learned? What should we do now?"
I'm no newspaperman, but the following sure looks like a front-page, above- the-fold story to me: