“Are you optimistic or pessimistic about America’s future?” asks our friend and colleague John Podhoretz in the November issue of Commentary, the august journal he edits. He solicited answers from 41 symposiasts, who replied with a diversity of approach and richness of reflection about the nation and its prospects. Among the contributors who should be familiar to our readers are Charlotte Allen, Paul Cantor, James W. Ceaser, Yuval Levin, Harvey Mansfield, Rich Lowry, and James Q. Wilson. And—we hasten to add, with an eye to our job security!—we particularly liked the effort from the guy down the hall, our editor William Kristol. Here’s a taste of his contribution:
If you want to be pushed to think more about that interesting agenda, read the symposium—and subscribe to Commentary (or download its new iPad app).
