Andrew Sullivans’ book The Conservative Soul is out today, and he says on his website he hopes it is just the beginning of a conversation. He hopes to enage in every criticism that comes in:
“For me, it’s been an fascinating experience to see how two media can interact - how ideas and arguments that started on a blog can evolve into something more concrete in a book. So, to take the next obvious step, I’m hoping to continue the debate about the book … on the blog. I’m resurrecting the Book Club format I experimented with a few years ago - but with my own book this time.
“Here’s the idea: you buy the book online or from a store, you get three weeks or so to read it along with everyone else, and then I post the sharpest email criticisms of the book and respond to them. It’s like an online reading club which ends in a grilling of the author. I’ve hired an extra pair of eyes to read every single email and make sure I don’t miss the best counter-arguments. So the book will continue, I hope, in some way on the blog. As will the arguments.”
Sounds great Andrew. You can start with my argument, which you have neither acknowledged nor linked to:
