The Return of the Best and the Brightest

harpers1 Walking through an airport the other day, I saw this cover of Harper’s , highlighting an article titled “Barack Hoover Obama: The Best and the Brightest Blow it Again.”

I couldn’t help but be reminded of R.R. Reno’s article in First Things from February, “The Return of the Best and the Brightest.”

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