THE GREAT WITNESS
March 17, 1997 · Eric Breindel, Magazine, Books and Arts
Sam Tanenhaus
Eric Breindel was a prominent conservative journalist and editorial page editor of the New York Post, where he shaped the paper's opinion pages from 1986 until his death in 1998. He was known for his sharp commentary on politics, media, and Cold War-era espionage cases. He contributed occasional pieces to The Weekly Standard in its early years.
Sam Tanenhaus
THE FACT THAT THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE has been awarded to an individual who heads an organization that long seemed to serve the interests of the Soviet Union shouldn't surprise. This isn't the first time the prize has been conferred on folks who didn't mind carrying water for Moscow. What's curious,…