March 27, 2003

Senator Daniel Patrick Moynahan passed away. Although a long time Senator from New York, he struck me as one of the truly intellectual giants in Washington. He's the man who coined the phrase "defining deviance down," and was a serious Democrat who knew Social Security needed to be completely rehauled. He was a scholar, a neo-con, a diplomat, and from Ben Domenech's anecdote, a gentleman.

Godspeed, Patrick.

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David Frum and Steven Hayward praise Moynahan's critique of liberalism.