https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2011/07/02/paradise-and-its-discontents/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-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:04:26 -0400<![CDATA[I enjoyed The Publisher, Alan Brinkley&#8217;s biography of Henry Luce, the founder of Time magazine, who went on, in his lifetime, to also publish Fortune, Life Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and other publications. Luce died in 1967, and while for the vast majority of his adult life he could be called a Progressive Republican, supporting Republican presidents and presidential candidates from Theodore Roosevelt through Dwight Eisenhower, in his last years, he was swayed by JFK&#8217;s style and charm, and LBJ&#8217;s vision of a Great Society. Luce&#8217;s death coincides with the period when it all went wrong, and the New Left would fracture American society &#8212; and their influence could be seen in the post-Luce Time magazine as well. But in the postwar 1950s, it was quite a ride. Having won World War II, Luce&#8217;s vision of an American Century seemed well in hand, with peace and prosperity finally at hand for the men and women who suffered through FDR&#8217;s Great Depression, and the sacrifices of World War II.]]>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:33:43 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2011/07/02/paradise-and-its-discontents-n254273