Herbert I. London became president of Hudson Institute on September 1, 1997. He has been a member of the Hudson Institute Board of Trustees since 1974 and has been a senior fellow for more than thirty years, founding Hudson's Center for Education and Employment Policy. He is the former John M. Olin University Professor of Humanities at New York University, responsible for creating the Gallatin School in 1972, and served as dean until 1992. London graduated from Columbia University in 1960 and received his Ph.D. from New York University in 1966. He is a tenured professor of social studies at New York University. London is listed in the Directory of Distinguished Americans; Who's Who in Education; Who's Who in the East; Men of Distinction; and Who's Who in America. He is the recipient of honorary degrees from the University of Aix-Marseille (1983) and Grove City College (1993). http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:25:00 GMT Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:25:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ What started as a murmur has become a media refrain: “America is in decline.” Stated euphemistically the twenty-first century will not be an American century. Based on a dispassionate analysis of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2011/07/14/the_great_reawakening c8f3e963-3811-4027-9dff-91e6a9673286 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:25:00 GMT The great Russian social philosopher Pitirim Sorokin argued that when societies reach a sensate stage of historical evolution, it is inevitable that ideational impulses will percolate to the center of culture. This... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2011/03/01/social_transformation_and_culture_a_wilburforcian_scenario 50c3db3a-44a6-45f9-9934-447b8b7e15fc Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:01:00 GMT In what can only be described as the corruption of politics, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert had a "sanity rally" recently to energize Democrats and counter the Glenn Beck "Restoring Honor" rally conducted in August.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2010/11/03/when_satirists_dominate_the_culture 6e424691-6bfb-47ca-91f8-dc768fbf0781 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:01:27 GMT Rhoda Jacobs is a Democratic Assistant Speaker of the New York State Assembly representing a district in Brooklyn. She, like many of her colleagues, puts a premium on constituent service. In fact, that is her calling... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2010/08/31/assemblywoman_jacobs_and_the_death_of_new_york af8ac362-0008-4874-a3ae-7754c7f51848 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:01:00 GMT Several weeks ago I attended and participated in a conference devoted to anti-terrorist strategies. MI5 and FBI officials were in attendance as were former terrorists. The meetings were open and reasonably well... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2010/08/24/the_cliche_as_policy eb3d57be-6af8-4617-9ebc-1970d2062d02 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:01:00 GMT There is a contagion of madness in Western Europe. It is not merely the preemptive conciliation that afflicts politicians who are ready to subordinate Christian civilization to Islam; it is the wholesale program to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2010/06/15/swedish_illusions 0040d24a-94ad-447b-89a1-4eb718805397 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:36:31 GMT To cite a cliché, the more things change the more they remain the same. This applies to many areas of life, but arguably it is the essence of educational reform. Recently the ACT, an independent organization that pr http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2010/05/11/act_reviews_edcuation_in_america e463b4bc-967c-48f1-8e99-e454f3558c7b Tue, 11 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT Jake Witzenfeld, president of Cambridge University's Israel Society cancelled a talk by Benny Morris, a distinguished Israeli historian, for fear the Israel Society would be portrayed as a mouthpiece for... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2010/03/01/free_speech_as_a_casualty_of_intimidation 548daec7-034f-4067-a2d2-489082bd6539 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:50:07 GMT Denial is a powerful influence in public life. It is obviously a major influence in the Obama administration, which may explain why a Republican party and conservatism which were declared dead institutions and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2010/01/26/presidential_denial 06456682-d70f-4b2a-a80a-ef1026f92944 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:57:55 GMT Based on hints, feints, public pronouncements, and off the record commentary, the administration's stance toward Iran is coming into focus. Without any question, military action against Iran is off the agenda. The... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2009/05/11/the_unfolding_iranian_drama a5bf6c6f-7809-4bb7-b675-a4ceb42bd4fa Mon, 11 May 2009 19:14:49 GMT The results are in and my candidate lost the presidency. Since I love this country, I wish the newly named President Barack Obama every success. But this was an election unlike any other. I don't think the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2008/12/18/i_lost_my_country f1cd2f53-8e38-4ef9-bd7f-df4859bb9daf Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:01:19 GMT For the sake of American security it is critical to understand the consequences of a nuclear Iran, because the current approach of sanctions and diplomacy will ultimately fail in preventing the development of the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2008/09/25/diplomacy_and_deterrence_will_not_stop_iran d7e2e391-b49a-4598-bcad-29a2dbe5ae8d Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:09:46 GMT "Open Europe," the organization that follows events on the European continent, issued a report recently that attempts to address an obvious question: If the United Kingdom embraces European Union (E.U.) legislation... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2008/03/25/harmonizing_england_and_europe b59f5997-72a0-4c9b-ae46-75ea53ca5b1f Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:39:58 GMT While the United States and many European nations have recognized Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia, China has indicated it will avoid any precedent that could be applied to Taiwan. In... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2008/02/28/taiwan_and_the_current_international_reality 69c3114d-ecf2-4c0f-be51-9263212a9341 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:45:26 GMT Russell Jacoby author of The Last Intellectuals contends on the pages of The Chronicle Review 1/11/08 that "the fate of public intellectuals today allows no neat and certain answers." He goes on to note that... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2008/01/17/the_overrepresentation_myth_on_campus fcd3a3b7-e70f-46fc-b500-7ce48c26d044 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:43:00 GMT More than a decade ago Ben Wattenberg wrote a book with the marvelous title, The Good News Is The Bad News Is Wrong. If that book were republished today I would change the title to The Bad News Is The Good News Is... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2007/11/29/the_bad_news_is_the_good_news_is_ignored 43684c57-b5b1-4545-acde-fe16db007da4 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:03:37 GMT The subprime mortgage market has caused a convulsion on Wall Street with several analysts insisting it foreshadows a deep recession. There is little question that a sharp increase in delinquent mortgage payments has... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2007/08/30/the_subprime_mortgage_market_in_perspective fe166547-ca7b-4c9d-aee2-8541fa4923ed Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:47:47 GMT While trade sanctions against China are being discussed on Capital Hill, the Chinese government has begun a concerted campaign of economic threats against the United States in a game called "Who will blink first?" ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2007/08/25/the_entangling_relationship_with_china 43564f78-9ab8-4b93-9c40-ce7e3f83bcd7 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:01:00 GMT In George Orwell's novel 1984, the protagonists in the totalitarian society employed "newspeak," the inversion of words to create false meaning. "War is peace," "good is bad," "moral is immoral" are merely a few of the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2007/07/31/orwellian_logic_at_the_un 3a6d3043-00d5-43fd-b86c-2bf4fa6aa281 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT Ben Franklin when asked to describe the goal of the Constitutional Convention said, "A Republic, if you can keep it." The last five words are critical. For in the succeeding two hundred years the Republic has... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2007/07/11/a_republic_vs_a_liberal_state 0159bdb2-2a6a-4cae-b4a4-774f73bdefc1 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:43:45 GMT Europeans invariably challenge President Bush by saying reflexively the president doesn't listen. According to the European critique, the United States should not have gone into Iraq, should not remain in Iraq, should... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2007/07/03/a_europe_that_cannot_listen 18972a7f-03a7-478f-b86d-3b096512a610 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:33:10 GMT Having just returned from a sojourn to Hawaii, I can testify that America is dripping in affluence. The luxury hotels where thousands are spent each day are filled to capacity. Occupants range from the very young to o http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2007/05/17/the_good_life d6ec7fe2-4c5d-4da6-af52-6e5acc1340d8 Thu, 17 May 2007 18:56:21 GMT Who is George Soros and why is he saying such awful things? Most Americans do not know this billionaire investor, but he, using his vast wealth, has become a force in left wing political circles. In some ways, he is t http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2007/03/30/the_influence_of_george_soros 5d9278f4-0878-4beb-8523-d19d2cfb76b7 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:01:00 GMT It is axiomatic to contend that when Congress passes a law it is almost impossible to reverse it. The influence of the law may be malevolent, but its boosters will use a metaphorical bullhorn to drown out detractors. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HerbLondon/2007/03/27/the_federal_loan_program_on_oxygen_support 7ebb7192-6245-473d-a07c-823851251747 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:23:38 GMT