Ajami on Huntington -- One well-known academic looks at the life and legacy of another.
If you are not familiar with Fouad Ajami or Samuel Huntington, you might want to Google them. Huntington's thesis of the clash of civilizations is especially timely, and he ranks as a rara avis indeed -- a famous academic who was a sober, insightful, accomplished scholar -- and one who dared to disagree with "elite, intellectual" culture and opinion.
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