Donkeys on Easter Island

CLEVELAND

Cleveland has come back, they say, and there are signs of it. But the overall impression is still of an Easter Island of industrialism—a landscape dotted with vast structures, among which Clevelanders wander like natives who retain only legends of their kinship with the builders. Here is where the Democratic Leadership Council held its first national convention.

About the Author

Richard Brookhiser

Historian Richard Brookhiser is a senior editor of National Review and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute.

CLEVELAND

Cleveland has come back, they say, and there are signs of it. But the overall impression is still of an Easter Island of industrialism—a landscape dotted with vast structures, among which Clevelanders wander like natives who retain only legends of their kinship with the builders. Here is where the Democratic Leadership Council held its first national convention.