On the Scene

Washington, D.C.

INDIANA Senator Richard Lugar’s personal office in the Hart Senate Office Building is softly lit and cluttered. Knickknacks cover his desk, souvenir mugs, pen stands, little brass elephants from one end to the other. A clock the shape of Indiana sits on a coffee table; a five-foot-tall stuffed Mickey Mouse sporting a Dick Lugar name tag leans against a bookshelf. It all has a familiar feel, as if you’ve wandered from the bustling halls of Congress into your grandparents’ living room.

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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Washington, D.C.

INDIANA Senator Richard Lugar’s personal office in the Hart Senate Office Building is softly lit and cluttered. Knickknacks cover his desk, souvenir mugs, pen stands, little brass elephants from one end to the other. A clock the shape of Indiana sits on a coffee table; a five-foot-tall stuffed Mickey Mouse sporting a Dick Lugar name tag leans against a bookshelf. It all has a familiar feel, as if you’ve wandered from the bustling halls of Congress into your grandparents’ living room.