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| | | World Series 2017 It's a little early for our World Series pool, but what the heck? First of all, we know most of the playoff teams already, with several lopsided division races. And yet baseball's been in the news, particularly with the Indians' record-setting 22-game win streak—which even non-baseball fans at THE WEEKLY STANDARD couldn't help hearing about, so enthralled by the saga was Cleveland native and deputy online editor Jim Swift. (I knew it was getting bad when colleagues would take a circuitous route to their offices to avoid being buttonholed by Jim and forced to watch highlights of the previous night's game.) So: Pick the two teams that will make the World Series, the winner, and the number of games. Submit your entry by clicking this link. (You can also email your answers to us here.) Last year, as you'll recall, our reader Janice Evans nailed the result on the nose—the Cubs over the Indians in seven games. Since Janice is a Cleveland-area resident, Jim hand-delivered the victory package. We're not promising that this year. But we do promise not just a shout-out here in the newsletter but some TWS memorabilia and prizes. Speaking of last year's World Series, I was in a taxi Tuesday in Chicago, discussing baseball. The cab driver, a Cubs fan, after expatiating on the glory of their win last year, volunteered that if the Cubs didn't make it this year, he hoped the Indians won, because of how admirably they had performed in defeat last year. Wow. Who knew Chicagoans were so generous of spirit? Anyway, submit your World Series predictions here. Mine, you ask? Cleveland over the Diamondbacks in 6. * * * ADVERTISEMENT
* * * Conversations Gets an Award Good news with respect to the Conversations I do with various distinguished guests: CRAFT Media/Digital, who produce the video and podcasts for the Foundation for Constitutional Government, won a prestigious 2017 Platinum PR and Agency Elite Award for their work. (The announcement is here.) I always thought the Conversations looked good; now the pros have confirmed it. Congrats to our friends at CRAFT, and thanks to them for helping make the Conversations so successful.
Meanwhile, the FCG has released another conversation, this one with frequent TWS author Tom Donnelly—this one was spurred by his thought-provoking story, "Retreat from Reliability". In this Conversation, Donnelly analyzes the growing challenges to American primacy and explains why our “security, liberty, and prosperity seem to be at greater risk than at any time in a generation.” Considering mounting threats from Russia, China, the Middle East, as well as the consequences of nuclear proliferation, Donnelly argues that America has the resources to meet the challenges but today suffers from a lack of resolve. In sum, Donnelly makes a compelling case for continued American leadership--and suggests that like England centuries ago, it's possible to recover from a time of drift and disarray. So it's a more upbeat conversation than one might think. And thanks to CRAFT, because it looks good! * * * On the Destruction of Monuments The new TWS has a terrific cover story by our contributing editor, Joseph Bottum, on "The Joy of Destruction." It's a typically Bottumian tour de force, ranging from a close look at what the protesters are saying and doing to an informed historical understanding, to a consideration of the theories of the literary critic René Girard. Meanwhile, our former colleague Jay Nordlinger has an excellent piece at National Review taking a somewhat less hostile view of the removal of at least some of the statues and monuments. Both are worth reading, and pondering. And reading and pondering both cheered me up. Why? Not because either is really a cheerful piece. But both because both show the sort of serious willingness to engage a contemporary controversy, and to deepen our understanding of it, that has been characteristic of American conservatism at its best. * * * Onward. Bill Kristol * * * |
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