U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton stands with President Barack Obama on Sept. 12, 2012, as he speaks about the death of four Americans in an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya. Clinton spoke about her role in ensuring the embassy's security in a CNN interview on Oct. 16. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Roger Kimball is the editor and publisher of The New Criterion and publisher of Encounter Books. His most recent book is “Where Next? Western Civilization at the Crossroads.”