https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/08/05/food-for-thought/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-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 12:27:26 -0400<![CDATA[As this extraordinary year totters to an end, I thought I would offer a few posts with some food for thought. My first installment draws a few passages from A World Restored: The Politics of Conservatism in a Revolutionary Era, on Henry Kissinger’s remarkable 1957 study of diplomacy in the Napoleonic and post-Napoleonic era, 1812-1822.  That might seem a long time ago, but there is much in Kissinger’s book that is deeply pertinent to our situation today.  Consider, to take but one example, these general reflections from the Introduction:]]>Sun, 29 Dec 2013 05:05:48 -0500<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2013/12/29/food-for-thought-n117696