Soup to Nuts

Now that we’ve had an entire newscycle to digest the juxtaposing of Pope Benedict XVI’s speech and its associated reaction with Bill Clinton’s All Too Human finger wagging, its time to reflect upon the quintessential malaise that seems to follow Bill Clinton wherever he goes. I’ve thumbed through a few volumes, including George Stephanapolous’s All Too Human; a decent, if biased, read.

But, for me, nothing sums up Bill and the 1990’s like Dr. Thomas Hibbs’ wonderful book, written as the 1990’s drew to a close, Shows About Nothing: Nihilism in Popular Culture. Listen to the interview or read the transcript. Now, think hard. Doesn’t Clinton’s blow up remind you of the dramatic pointless Soup Nazi episode?

Postscript: Michael Rubin of NRO’s The Corner, gives us a helpful reminder of Yale University’s 25 year rule when performing historical analysis.