This book is a collection of selected writings for National Review magazine, from the last decade, by Jay Nordlinger. The articles are arranged under six People, Abroad, Issues and Essays, America- Some Snapshots, Language, and Music.
Jay Nordlinger is a senior editor of National Review and a book fellow of the National Review Institute. He writes about a variety of subjects, including politics, foreign affairs, and the arts. He is music critic for The New Criterion. Since 2002, he has hosted a series of public interviews at the Salzburg Festival. For the National Review website, he writes a column called “Impromptus.” With Mona Charen, he hosts the Need to Know podcast, and he also hosts a podcast called Q&A. His latest book is Children of Monsters. He is also the author of Peace, They Say, a history of the Nobel Peace Prize. A native Michigander, Nordlinger lives in New York.
Interesting collection of Nordlinger's essays in his casual and erudite style. The only person who really makes me want to get into opera (though that's just a small portion of the book.)