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The Abuse of ‘Theory’ and the Profundity of the Surface

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The Abuse of ‘Theory’ and the Profundity of the Surface
Tom Wolfe at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1988. MoSchle/GFDL
Roger Kimball
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At a moment when the static of partisan passion is blaring at us from every conceivable media outlet, it is a pleasure to take refuge in a quiet profundity or two.

Roger Kimball
Roger Kimball
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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.”
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