https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2009/01/09/the-skeptic-and-his-all-too-credulous-successors/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 10:21:13 -0400<![CDATA[When I flew out to New Jersey for Christmas, I greatly enjoyed reading John Derbyshire&#8217;s piece on H. L. Mencken in the December 29th issue of National Review on the long flight. So I finally picked up a copy of Terry Teachout&#8217;s 2002 Mencken biography, The Skeptic at the enormous Barnes &amp; Noble in the Citibank building on 54th and 3rd in Manhattan&#8211;and read it on the flight back. It&#8217;s tremendously enjoyable on one level, though the deep cynicism and Nietzsche-inspired nihilism of Teachout&#8217;s subject does start to wear after a while.]]>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:12:40 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2009/01/09/the-skeptic-and-his-all-too-credulous-successors-n239191