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author of My Father Left Me Ireland. Senior Writer @NRO. Visiting Fellow for the Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies division at AEI. Yes, DMs.
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Oct 5, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
Bob Kagan, WSJ Nov 20, 2015 wsj.com/articles/the-c…

Image Here’s the white paper which was used to influence everyone from Marco Rubio to Rex Tillerson in the following 18 months.

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Jun 22, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
Clicked through an oped about Irish Americans that the author claims all Irish people should dislike, and found this essay by Prof @liamkenn which dwells for a short time on my book but imputes to it a purpose totally absent from the text but useful to his thesis about… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… My book was many things- a memoir of fatherlessness, a critique of “modern Ireland’s” centennials, a Christian response to Between the World and Me, a defense of nationalism and an attempt to situate nationality as a product of intergenerational life. But it had nothing to do… https://t.co/i0BhRF7nbktwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Jun 22, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
It's ludicrous how much of Inception's dialogue is pure exposition. Including a fake problem- drugs not strong enough for three levels-to be instantly solved by swaggering new teammate. Also love that Cottilard's character is beloved by our protagonist even though he now only… https://t.co/fr9iEpF85Jtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Also, love the weirdly emotional bond between Saito and Cobb, built purely on the insane adventure their mercenary transaction sets them on. Then Cillian Murphy reconciles with his faked dad and I cry. Totally nuts.
Oct 7, 2022 4 tweets 1 min read
I’ve actually worked in an industrial setting. I’d be curious to hear Posen describe the nature of the “privilege” involved.

I can tell him, it was a far more racially diverse workplace than any of the so-called knowledge work I’ve seen. Overwhelmingly white conservative commentators are absolutely sure this is only meant to appeal to (the icky sort) of white people. But, it seems to be a good way to attract more votes from non-college men of all races.
Mar 16, 2022 5 tweets 1 min read
Was rereading Ronan Fanning’s introduction to Fatal Path. What a masterpiece of a history book. Nice 19th century use of “equity.”