Catching Up with an Old Friend

Arthur Schelsinger, Jr…. remember that guy? Well, we should hope so. Schlesinger, who passed away in February of this year, was one of those handful of people for whom the very mention of their name was done in a nearly hushed, reverential tone. And not wanting to expose ourselves as self-absorbed Gen-X philistines, we never questioned the man’s credentials or impact on American society because, well…. he was a very important man and he was a very important man because other important people said he was.

(By the way, the gentleman to the right..... not Schlesinger)

All the while, we wondered what, precisely, did this man do to achieve such acclaim. Well, thank G#d, we’re not alone. Click here for our man P.J. O’Rourke’s (pictured at right) skewering and (non-) review of Schlesinger the man and his memoirs…? diary…? titled "Journals".

… and here for another O’Rourke offering on baby boomers, the first of whom recently applied for Social Security. O joy. Islamofascism, illegal immigration and the boomer social safety-net entitlement bills, the first installment of which just arrived in America’s mailbox, are the Big 3 as we see it over the next 10-15 years.