Newt Gingrich has a restless and outsized intelligence that is tragically unleavened by any kind of critical sensibility. John Podhoretz criticalgingrichintelligence Change image and share on social
The great mystery is why robots come off so well in science-fiction films when the human characters are often so astoundingly wooden. John Podhoretz astoundinglycharacterfiction Change image and share on social
Whatever Romney's failings, he certainly doesn't suggest that the United States is teetering on the brink of a moral cesspool. John Podhoretz brinkcesspoolfailing Change image and share on social
Barack Obama is one of the greatest politicians in American history. John Podhoretz americanbarackgreat Change image and share on social
The exit polls suggest that after a relatively disappointing first term, Obama managed to reassemble almost all of his 2008 electorate. John Podhoretz disappointelectorateexit Change image and share on social
Back in 1995, Bill Gates himself didn't understand that the internet was the direction computing was going. John Podhoretz backbillcompute Change image and share on social
Obama's presidency hasn't been dedicated to achieving economic growth in the short term, or about creating jobs. John Podhoretz achievecreatededicate Change image and share on social
Aside from being bad sportsmanship - Romney basically said Obama won by cheating - he was displaying the same obtuseness about the wants and needs of ordinary people that did more to torpedo his campaign than any goodies Obama might have had to dole out. John Podhoretz badbasicallycampaign share on social
Political folk talk a lot these days about 'messaging' - a neologism designed to describe the way in which parties and politicians consciously characterize their efforts. It is only intended to be positive - i.e., 'Our messaging is designed to show we care.' John Podhoretz carecharacterizeconsciously share on social
