Dear Reader (Including those of you indulging in the psilanthropist heresy),

In Arnold Toynbee's A Study of History, the famous British historian argued that civilizations get into trouble when the elites start adopting the customs and attitudes of the lower classes.

That's a paraphrase because I've never managed to finish Toynbee's whole twelve-volume opus. I stare at it like a lone seagull looking at a beached blue whale: "I'm never gonna finish this thing alone." Also, while a brilliant guy, Toynbee had a prose style that was a bit like Finnish opera; I'm sure they're saying something important, but I'm having a hard time following it. Here, for instance, is one of the several passages where Toynbee makes the point I referenced above:

[We] see the dominant minority began to "go native"; catch a glimpse of the two adversaries at the fleeting moment at which, in their rival masquerades in one another's borrowed plumage, they assume the grotesque generic ...

November 10 2017

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Less Is Moore Jonah Goldberg Dear Reader (Including those of you indulging in the psilanthropist heresy), In Arnold Toynbee's A Study of History, the famous British historian argued that civilizations get into trouble when the elites start adopting the customs and attitudes of the lower classes. That's a paraphrase because I've never managed to finish Toynbee's whole twelve-volume opus. I stare at it like a lone seagull looking at a beached blue whale: "I'm never gonna finish this thing alone." Also, while a brilliant guy, Toynbee had a prose style that was a bit like Finnish opera; I'm sure they're saying something important, but I'm having a hard time following it. Here, for instance, is one of the several passages where Toynbee makes the point I referenced above: [We] see the dominant minority began to "go native"; catch a glimpse of the two adversaries at the fleeting moment at which, in their rival masquerades in one another's borrowed plumage, they assume the grotesque generic ... READ MORE The Louts and Dunces Party Mona Charen Just a couple of weeks ago, it seemed that the Republican party had thrown in the towel on maintaining any sort of Trump-free identity. Senator Jeff Flake announced that, rather than defy the... Visit the Marine Corps Museum Hans A. von Spakovsky Visit the Marine Corps Museum ADVERTISEMENT Evangelicals, Where Is Your Faith? David French There are some Bible stories that really stick with you. Here's one that's challenged me my entire life. Centuries before the birth of Christ, the tiny and vulnerable kingdom of Judah faced... If You Refuse to Condemn Predators because of Politics, You're Disgusting Katherine Timpf The allegations against Roy Moore are disgusting — and if you find yourself reluctant to say so because of your politics, then you're pretty gross, too. The Leigh Corfman story, reported by... GOP's Virginia Loss Tells Us Little David Harsanyi Before it's all over, President Donald Trump might well obliterate the Republican party's prospects for the coming decade or longer. But despite much wishful thinking among liberals, the big GOP... A Second Fusion GPS Dossier Implicated Clinton Foundation Donors Andrew C. McCarthy Fusion GPS, the research firm commissioned by the Clinton campaign to compile the so-called Trump dossier, is also responsible for a second dossier — the information that Kremlin-connected... ADVERTISEMENT Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People Randy Barnett 'Barnett . . . advocates brilliantly for the restoration of our Republic by embracing our Constitution and defending individual sovereignty. This is a very important book for constitutional conservatives and all Americans who love liberty and the country.' - Mark Levin LEARN MORE Trump's Asia Trip CMA Awards Red Carpet ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.