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Richard Reeb

Member Since February 28th, 2008
Age: 66 Location: California
Full Name: 
Richard H. Reeb Jr.
Birthdate: 
12/29/1942
Gender: 
Male
Bio: 

Political Science and Philosophy instructor, Barstow College, Barstow, CA 1970-2003

Author, Taking Journalism Seriously: "Objectivity" as a Partisan Cause (1999: University Press of America)

Fellow, Claremont Institute, 2004--. The Remedy blog, 2003-2008

Columnist, Desert Dispatch, Barstow, CA "Thinking it Through", 2003--.http://www.desertdispatch.com/

My Latest Blog Entry

Israel defends against Muslim attacks, yet again

posted 22 hours ago

Once again the modern state of Israel has taken extraordinary military measures to defend itself against its perpetual enemies in the Levant, that area of the eastern Mediterranean bounded by Turkey, Iraq, Egypt and Arabia wherein the crucible of an historic conflict continues to boil. The years of rocket attacks on Israel from the Gaza strip are being answered with a full-scale air and ground assault. Israel deserves to prevail, at least as much as it can.

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Previous Blog Entries

Political Affiliation: 
Republican
Religious Affiliation: 
Christian - Protestant
Best President: 
Abraham Lincoln
Worst President: 
James Buchanan
How do you see yourself?: 
Red
Recommended publications: 
Claremont Review of Books, National Review, Commentary, Weekly Standard, Academic Questions
Recommended books: 
Leo Strauss, Natural Right and History; Harry Jaffa, A New Birth of Freedom, Crisis of the House Divided;
Recommended fiction writers: 
William Buckley; Tom Clancy; Tom Wolfe;
Recommended non-fiction writers: 
Victor Davis Hanson
Favorite musical artists: 
Renee Fleming; Placido Domingo; Kiri Te Kanawa
Favorite movies: 
Master and Commander; Amazing Grace; Chariots of Fire; Gettysburg; Glory
Favorite cities or places: 
Santa Barbara