Mencken as a Filter By Monty Pelerin , on April 11th, 2010 James Quinn has an article assessing current conditions through the eyes of H. L. Mencken. As usual, Quinn and Mencken are excellent. Share/Save
H. L. Mencken was an American original. Gibbons Burke described him thusly: “The most prominent newspaperman, book reviewer, and political commentator of his day, Henry Louis Mencken was a libertarian before the word came into usage. His prose is...