three decades of passions, pastimes, and politics Krauthammer, Charles 1950- creator text nyu 2013 First Edition monographic eng

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x, 387 pages ; 25 cm 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 Part one: Personal. The good and the great ; Manners ; Pride and prejudices ; Follies ; Passions and pastimes ; Heaven and Earth -- Part two: Political. Citizen and state ; Conundrums ; Body and soul ; Man and God ; Memory and monuments -- Part three: Historical. The Jewish question, again ; The golden age ; The age of holy terror ; The age to come -- Part four: Global. Three essays on America and the world Charles Krauthammer Selected essays previously published in various periodicals and journals Includes index n-us--- Krauthammer, Charles 1950- Popular culture United States History United States Politics and government United States Civilization 973.93 9780385349178 (hardcover) 0385349173 (hardcover) 2013409102 131031 20190501235346.0 827973760