Charles krauthammer personal biography book
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From America’s preeminent columnist, named bygd the Financial Times the most influential commentator in the nation, the best-selling collection of Charles Krauthammer’s essential, timeless writings.
A brilliant stylist known for an uncompromising honesty that challenges conventional wisdom at every turn, Krauthammer dazzled readers for decades with his keen insight into politics and government. His weekly column was a must-read in Washington and across the country. Here, the best of Krauthammer’s intelligence, erudition and wit are collected in one volume. Readers will find here not only the countr
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The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors
This book, a collection of his essays from “The National Review”, “The Washington Post”, and “Time”, was edited by his son, Daniel. I preferred his other book, Things That Matter, but this one was a wonderful read also.
Here are some of my favorite quotes. There were so many. Others that I loved are shown below my review.
“The next time you find yourself in the midst of some national hysteria with sensible people losing their heads, with legislatures in panic and with the media buying it all and amplifying it with a kind of megaphone effect, remember this: Remember that a people—even the most sensible people—can all lose their heads at once.”
“Do not misunderstand. There is a nuclear problem, especially in the form of nuclear proliferation. There are environmen
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Charles Krauthammer’s Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics ( pages, Crown Forum, ). In remembering Dr. Krauthammer, I said this book was one of a score I’d take with me if confined to a desert island. Here’s why.
The reader will ask: why am I plugging to a Churchill audience a set of essays by a political columnist? Answer: because many are not political, yet reflect Churchillian thought. Moreover, Dr. Krauthammer’s essay about Churchill is one of the best summaries of the man I’ve ever read. By anybody. Anywhere.
Significantly, in a book of over nearly ninety columns and essays, the Churchill article ranks second—in Part I (entitled “Personal”)—after a piece on the author’s beloved brother, Marcel, who also died young after an heroic struggle. Churchill was a very personal topic of Charles Krauthammer’s. He frequently quoted Sir Winston, alw