The Corner

The Other Iron Lady

Today’s Between the Covers podcast is with Peter Collier, author of Political Woman: The Big Little Life of Jeane Kirkpatrick. We talk about Kirkpatrick’s legacy as Reagan’s U.N. ambassador, whether she was the second most important woman in the Cold War (after Margaret Thatcher), and if she should be understood as a feminist.

John J. Miller — John J. Miller is the national correspondent for National Review and the director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College. His new book is Reading Around: Journalism on Authors, Artists, and Ideas.