I think I’ve found my first dust jacket blurb for my next book (which I’m going to start writing soon—stay tuned for details). From the second letter to the editor in today’s Wall Street Journal:
Steven Hayward’s honest pursuit of the truth is attractive to promising students seeking understanding, who have not yet been corrupted by an inability to think for themselves. . . By preserving brilliant academics like Steven Hayward, the 21st century might do better.
Mike Niehuser, Portland, Ore.
I don’t know Mr. Niehuser, but his check is in the mail.
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