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Sancta Simplicitas

■ Some fallacies survive any number of dissections. A Wall Street Journal profile of Pat Buchanan observes that he “doles out simple answers to complicated questions”—evidently an intellectually shallow thing to do.

About the Author

John O’Sullivan

John O’Sullivan is a senior fellow at National Review Institute and a contributing editor of National Review.

Sancta Simplicitas

■ Some fallacies survive any number of dissections. A Wall Street Journal profile of Pat Buchanan observes that he “doles out simple answers to complicated questions”—evidently an intellectually shallow thing to do.