G-File, the Not-Even-A-Cheap-Imitation Edition

The Goldberg File
By Jonah Goldberg

June 20, 2014

Dear Friends (We Suits Cannot Come up with Anything Cleverer),

Jonah is in transit today, flying over the Big Pond, back to the Land of the Free and the Home of the Redskins, so there will be no G-File today.

Of course, we're sure he will return next with a new G-File, so try not to be too disappointed. Or he may have a lame excuse, so, well, try extra hard not to be too disappointed.

And we will not presume or assume or any-sume that one can substitute or pinch hit for Jonah, but we will try to give you a little something editorial. How to do that without actually having to WRITE something new? Hmmmm — hey, let's visit the Special Exhibit Hall of the National Review Museum of Conservatism and find some terrific articles published once upon a time.

Specifically, from the May 2, 1980 issue of NR we bring you the following. Enjoy.

"Waiting for Ronnie," in which Neal Freeman, with his usual sass and wisdom, follows the presidential primaries and reviews the accompanying liberal-media screeds that say The Gipper is either too old, too docile, too extreme, too goofy. What about smart?
"What We Should Know about China" is Richard Walker's time-capsule essay on China's emergence from its post-Gang of Four leadership, and how the nation's "four modernizations" project would be carried out in ways that are not so Western, but are very . . . Chinese. This is a great read.
And in "The Question of Hostages," Bill Buckley is loaded for the Ayatollah, and offers some very stern prescriptions for Iran (and a kick in the pants of Phil Donahue — this was 1980 after all).

And while we have your attention . . .

Our colleague, John Fund, and frequent NRO contributor Hans von Spakovsky, have co-authored a terrific new book, Obama's Enforcer: Eric Holder's Justice Department, a selection from which you can read here.

And . . .

Did you book your NR Post-Election Cruise cabin yet? If not, you can do so at www.nrcruise.com.

On behalf of The Suits, have a wonderful weekend,

Jack Fowler
Publisher

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