Rallying the Troops

The neatly scripted note on the blackboard read: “The Chicago Society is meeting in Philadelphia.” Rumor had it that that was merely a disinformation ploy by conservatives’ favorite propagandist, Phil Nicolaides; but be that as it may, it was indubitably true that the Philadelphia Society was meeting in Chicago, as it has ever since 1965, under the benevolent direction of Don and Norma Lipsett.

The official theme of this year’s meeting was “Changes in the Intellectual Environment since World War II,” but it was actually a very specific portion of the postwar period that many of those present wished to concentrate on: the period beginning November 4, 1980.

About the Author

Linda Bridges

Ms. Bridges is the former editor-at-large of National Review.

The neatly scripted note on the blackboard read: “The Chicago Society is meeting in Philadelphia.” Rumor had it that that was merely a disinformation ploy by conservatives’ favorite propagandist, Phil Nicolaides; but be that as it may, it was indubitably true that the Philadelphia Society was meeting in Chicago, as it has ever since 1965, under the benevolent direction of Don and Norma Lipsett.

The official theme of this year’s meeting was “Changes in the Intellectual Environment since World War II,” but it was actually a very specific portion of the postwar period that many of those present wished to concentrate on: the period beginning November 4, 1980.