Showing posts with label Richard Brookhiser. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Richard Brookhiser. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Quote of the Day (Richard Brookhiser, on Sparrows As Great City Birds)

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“Pigeons are the iconic city bird but sparrows come close behind. Like pigeons they live not in the curated patches of parks but on the side...
Monday, February 18, 2019

Quote of the Day (Richard Brookhiser, on How Lincoln Cleared ‘The Mist’ of His Time)

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“Life is all a mist for most of us. We believe a mixture of traditions, lessons, and current opinions: what we have grown up with, wha...
Saturday, July 23, 2016

Quote of the Day (Richard Brookhiser, on City Newsstands)

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“Why would anyone want to use a newsstand? The pleasure of service counts for something. Thousands at your bidding do not speed, but th...
Sunday, November 29, 2015

Flashback, November 1955: ‘National Review’ Publishes 1st Issue

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Appalled by the march of collectivism and atheism around the world and liberalism holding sway at home, a new magazine of conservative ...
Thursday, February 5, 2015

Quote of the Day (Richard Brookhiser, on Rural Winters)

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“If you live in the woods for a few winters you learn how beautiful that season is.   When the trees are leafless you can appreciate th...
Monday, September 17, 2012

Quote of the Day (Richard Brookhiser, on Humor at the Constitutional Convention—or Lack of It)

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“A good joke always distracted [New York delegate Gouverneur] Morris. The one story about him that everyone knows is about a humorous b...