With a Happy Eye but...: America and the World 1997--2002

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Newsweek columnist takes on the presidents Bush Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Y2K 9/11 trickle-down economics Brooks Brothers suits the essence of golf and of course those damn Yankees. . It has taken me sixty years to identify the three keys to a happy life writes George Will. A flourishing family hearty friends and a strong bullpen. The title of this book -- Wills seventh collection of newspaper and magazine pieces book reviews speeches and occasional writings -- is taken from the W. H. Auden poem The Horatians which dictates that we look at this world with a happy eye but from a sober perspective. And so it is with a happy eye indeed that Will shares his vision of America just before and after the birth of the twenty-first century. Featuring five years worth of observations on politics current affairs and international relations With a Happy Eye But...is a brilliantly diverse collection from Americas most widely known commentator at his sober happy and controversial best.