Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics

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America's preeminent columnist presents his penetrating and surprising reflections on everything from embryo research to entitlement reform, from Halley's Comet to border collies, from Christopher Columbus to Martin Luther King, from drone warfare to American decline. Features a special, highly autobiographical introduction. Abstract: America's preeminent columnist presents his penetrating and surprising reflections on everything from embryo research to entitlement reform, from Halley's Comet to border collies, from Christopher Columbus to Martin Luther King, from drone warfare to American decline. Features a special, highly autobiographical introduction Content: Personal. The good and the great Manners Pride and prejudices Follies Passions and pastimes Heaven and earth -- Political. Citizen and state Conundrums Body and soul Man and God Memory and monuments -- Historical. The Jewish question, again The golden age The age of holy terror The age to come Three essays on America and the world