Paul Johnson, RIP; Objective History, Too

History Is a Map of the Past, and a Map Is Not the Territory

¶ Historian, journalist, and critic Paul Johnson died last week at 94. I’ve read several obituaries so far. With more than fifty books to his name, none have failed to call him prolific. “His stream of books was almost torrential,” said Theodore Dalrymple in a reflection for City Journal. The adjective applies to all his writing. Indeed, several obituar…