JOHN DERBYSHIRE is a contributing editor for "National Review,"
where he writes a regular column. He also contributes regularly to
National Review Online and writes frequently for a number of other
publications, including the "Wall Street Journal," the "American
Conservative," the "Washington Examiner," and the "New Criterion."
In addition to his opinion journalism, he writes on the subject of
mathematics and is the author of the books "Prime Obsession" and
"Unknown Quantity." His novel, "Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream,"
was chosen as a "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year. A native
of England, Derbyshire now lives on Long Island, New York, with his
wife and two children."
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"Where will a more intelligent, hence pessimistic, yet sprightly
conservatism come from? You are holding in your hands part of the
answer."
--George F. Will, Pulitzer Prize--winning columnist and author of
"One Man's America"
"John Derbyshire contends that a comprehensive pessimism is the
natural home for realistic conservatives, a breed that understands
human nature better than utopian liberals and 'happy talk
conservatives.' His argument is wide-ranging, erudite, and
invigorating, but, paradoxically, delivered with cheerful
panache."
--Judge Robert H. Bork, author of the "New York Times" bestsellers
"The Tempting of America" and "Slouching Towards Gomorrah"
"Just when you thought there was nothing to American conservatism
but a bunch of blue-blazered fuddy-duddies who talk about global
democracy, here comes John Derbyshire, who reminds us all of the
place of pessimism and skepticism in the Western tradition. Not a
moment too soon."
--Taki Theodoracopulos, cofounder of "The American Conservative"
and editor and publisher of "Taki's Magazine", takimag.com
"A funny and brilliant call to pessimism, Man's last, best hope for
a tolerable life. Pessimists are not only the only realists; they
have all the best jokes."
--Theodore Dalrymple, author of "Not With a Bang But a Whimper" and
"Our Culture, What's Left of It"
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