As at least three or four people may have noticed, I took an unannounced break from blogging for a good part of this summer. I’m getting back into it by filling in for Andrew Sullivan for the week.

Also, if you’re interested, The Economist has an interview with me from this weekend, in which I go into a few of the topics that I’ve covered here previously at some length. If you’re there, take a look at their prior interview with John Derbyshire.