Dr. Bradley Watson Makes A Ripple In Publishing World BY DON ORLANDO
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f there were a Triple Crown in political thought and public affairs publishing, Dr. Bradley C.S. Watson would certainly have achieved it with scholarly cover articles recently published in three well-respected national journals—National Review, the Intercollegiate Review and the Claremont Review of Books. Dr. Watson was invited during the past year to write for all three publications and was surprised when the articles were published nearly simultaneously late last year with recognition on the cover of each publication—a rare achievement in the world of academic publishing. “I keep dropping my pebbles into the ocean and hope to see some ripples,” Dr. Watson said modestly in explaining the notable achievement. “It wasn’t any plan of mine to be on three covers—it just worked out that way.” “I was on the cover of National Review with a commissioned article about Oliver Wendell Holmes that was part of a special feature they did on “The Four Horsemen of Progressivism: The Men Who Created Our World,” Dr. Watson said. “Some people at National Review were familiar with my work on
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the influence of Progressivism and its enduring importance for American political thought and practice. I had written about him in my most recent book, Living Constitution, Dying Faith, which National Review had reviewed in both their print and online editions.” “I also wrote a review essay at the invitation of the Claremont Review of Books, which is a prominent quarterly. My piece was entitled “The Old Race of Judges,” and was about Robert Bork’s latest book, A Time to Speak: Selected
Dr. Watson shows the journals where he was recently published.