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...sailors—and all of the hardcore spectators (i.e., everyone but me)—were decked out in layers of fleeces, wind pants, and winter hats. I was wearing just a sweatshirt. No gloves, no hat, no nothing. In retrospect, a poor decision, since now I have a cold...
...retrospect, the firm and respectful tenor of that first interaction bodes well for the future of the Republican Party once the architects of this Ivy League Republicanism finally take charge. Looking ahead, Lockman says that her generation of conservative intellectuals will soon be in a position to make their mark...
...once obvious that “The Hyacinth Macaw” isn’t a light play. Instead, it is essentially about the nature of everything and wants to say it all in a mere two-hour time span. While the production hardly accomplished that, in retrospect it succeeded in another aspect—crafting a new appreciation for silence in that elusive search for meaning...
Greatness is a compliment generally conferred in retrospect. We have lucked out several times in our history when implausible characters showed unexpected greatness when it was needed: a country lawyer from Illinois, a spoiled patrician in a wheelchair, to name two obvious examples. Even more miraculous (though troublesome for democracy), both Lincoln and F.D.R. were elected by promising more or less the opposite of what they did in office. Lincoln said he'd preserve the institution of slavery. F.D.R. said he'd balance the federal budget...
...Exhibit A. My first reaction was that Obama didn't make any mistakes, but he allowed McCain to attack him relentlessly without making an effective counterattack. I saw it as a toss-up, not a momentum changer; the public, however, saw it as a clear-cut Obama win. In retrospect, there were two reasons for this. The first became clear when I read the transcript: Obama was far more forceful on the page than he was on the screen. He just lambasted McCain quietly. A key moment was the Iraq question: McCain was very strong here, slamming Obama...