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Gertrude Himmelfarb

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In Search of Mrs. T: The Elusive Woman behind Thatcherism

Himmelfarb, Gertrude. "In Search of Mrs. T: The Elusive Woman behind Thatcherism." The Weekly Standard, March 6, 2017.

The Jewish Question: Then and Now

Himmelfarb, Gertrude. "The Jewish Question: Then and Now." The Weekly Standard, June 20, 2016.

‘Der Alte Jude’: The Jewish Life of Benjamin Disraeli

Himmelfarb, Gertrude. "'Der Alte Jude': The Jewish Life of Benjamin Disraeli." The Weekly Standard, May 6, 2016.

In Memory of Amy Kass

Himmelfarb, Gertrude. "In Memory of Amy Kass." The Weekly Standard, August 20, 2015.

Into the Abyss: From the Halls of Academia to the Cover of Vanity Fair

Himmelfarb, Gertrude, "Into the Abyss: From the Halls of Academia to the Cover of Vanity Fair," The Weekly Standard, July 20, 2015.

Einstein in Theory: The Scientist as Public Intellectual

Himmelfarb, Gertrude. "Einstein in Theory: The Scientist as Public Intellectual." The Weekly Standard, May 11, 2015.

Culture’s Champion: On Rereading ‘Culture and Anarchy’

Himmelfarb, Gertrude. "Culture’s Champion: On Rereading ‘Culture and Anarchy’." The Weekly Standard, September 2, 2016.

From Robespierre to ISIS: Edmund Burke’s War on Terror—and Ours

Himmelfarb, Gertrude. "From Robespierre to ISIS: Edmund Burke’s War on Terror—and Ours." The Weekly Standard, September, 29 2014.

Evolution and Ethics, Revisited

Himmelfarb, Gertrude. "Evolution and Ethics, Revisited." The New Atlantis, no. 42. 2014.

Winston vs. the Webbs: A Century-old Precursor to the Obamacare Debate

Himmelfarb, Gertrude. "Winston vs. the Webbs: A Century-old Precursor to the Obamacare Debate." The Weekly Standard, April 21, 2014.

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Featured Works

  • The Cheerful Pessimist by Irwin Stelzer
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  • The Last Victorian Sage by Myron Magnet
  • The Historian of Moral Revolution by David Brooks
  • Anglo-Jewish Attitudes by Asael Abelman

Featured Works

  • The Cheerful Pessimist by Irwin Stelzer
  • My Mother Gertrude Himmelfarb by Bill Kristol
  • The Last Victorian Sage by Myron Magnet
  • The Historian of Moral Revolution by David Brooks
  • Anglo-Jewish Attitudes by Asael Abelman

Featured Works

  • The Cheerful Pessimist by Irwin Stelzer
  • My Mother Gertrude Himmelfarb by Bill Kristol
  • The Last Victorian Sage by Myron Magnet
  • The Historian of Moral Revolution by David Brooks
  • Anglo-Jewish Attitudes by Asael Abelman

Featured Works

  • The Cheerful Pessimist by Irwin Stelzer
  • My Mother Gertrude Himmelfarb by Bill Kristol
  • The Last Victorian Sage by Myron Magnet
  • The Historian of Moral Revolution by David Brooks
  • Anglo-Jewish Attitudes by Asael Abelman

Featured Works

  • The Cheerful Pessimist by Irwin Stelzer
  • My Mother Gertrude Himmelfarb by Bill Kristol
  • The Last Victorian Sage by Myron Magnet
  • The Historian of Moral Revolution by David Brooks
  • Anglo-Jewish Attitudes by Asael Abelman

Featured Works

  • The Cheerful Pessimist by Irwin Stelzer
  • My Mother Gertrude Himmelfarb by Bill Kristol
  • The Last Victorian Sage by Myron Magnet
  • The Historian of Moral Revolution by David Brooks
  • Anglo-Jewish Attitudes by Asael Abelman

Featured Works

  • The Cheerful Pessimist by Irwin Stelzer
  • My Mother Gertrude Himmelfarb by Bill Kristol
  • The Last Victorian Sage by Myron Magnet
  • The Historian of Moral Revolution by David Brooks
  • Anglo-Jewish Attitudes by Asael Abelman
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