(In every cycle there is a candidate reporters and liberals fall in love with whom they do not call liberal but call instead fresh or new or independent or a laughter-loving Aphrodite.)
–Richard Brookhiser, Right Time, Right Place: Coming of Age with William F. Buckley Jr. and the Conservative Movement. I like Rick a lot personally–too much to feel like I can review this memoir–and I’m enjoying his latest book immensely, as I’ve also loved his books on Washington and Hamilton.