Harry wrote:

I used to read the National Review when Bill Buckley was more involved
in it, but for the last few years, with ol' William F. in
semi-retirement, the quality of thought and writing there has
deteriorated. Buckley often infuriated me, but he was a good read.

I read the WSJ every day. Good financial reporting and top-notch feature
stories, and I almost always read those, but the editorial page is so
shrill in its conservative extremism, it is almost a parody of itself,
sort of like a Mel Brooks' movie.


My point exactly. I don't read conservative newspapers, (our local rag is
moderate most of the time with some conservative overtones) but I make it a
point to spend a small portion of time every day listening to right wing radio.

See there, NOYB? By incorporating dissenting thoughts into your daily
smorgasbord of ideas, you could become more like Harry, or more like Gould (who
isn't exactly like Harry). I'm sure that's quite high on your list of goals in
life, right?
GBSEG --- :-)