Today is Rod’s last day at NR. He’s been a wonderful colleague, writing not just with intelligence, but with heart. He is a prolific and fearless journalist, writing about the Catholic scandal when other conservatives wanted to look the other way, and doing important work on Muslim immigration in Europe, former Saudi ambassadors, military chaplains, and that damn red cow. I only hope he finds it in his crunchy-con heart to forgive me for that hideous granola bar I put on the cover of his crunchy-con piece in the magazine! Good luck, Rod, and God bless…