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Angelo Codevilla

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Philosopher

The Resume

    (May 25, 1943-September 21, 2021)
    Born in Voghera, Italy
    Wrote for National Review and The New Republic
    Taught at Boston University
    Wrote 'Modern France (1974),' 'War: Ends and Means (1989),' 'Informing Statecraft (1992),' 'The Character of Nations (1997),' 'Seriousness and Character (2006),' 'Advice to War Presidents: A Remedial Course in Statecraft (2009),' and 'The Ruling Class: How They Corrupted America and What We Can Do About It (2010)'

Why he might be annoying:

    He opposed the life sentence of Jonathan Pollard.
    He claimed that, while what Pollard had done was wrong, that the sentence was far in excess of what the crime merited.
    He penned a sarcastic article months after the Capitol Riot which read: 'Why Not Award Ashli Babbitt’s Killer Medal of Honor? If the killing of the Air Force veteran in the Capitol on January 6 was a salvific act, why hide the killer? Why not celebrate him?'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He emigrated to the United States in 1955, and became a US citizen in 1962.
    He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve, leaving active duty as a junior grade lieutenant.
    He received the Joint Service Commendation Medal.
    He was a staff member of the Select Committee on Intelligence in the United States Senate.
    He was one of the first to coin the term of America's 'ruling class.'
    His books and articles ranged from French and Italian politics to the thoughts of Machiavelli and Montesquieu to arms control, war, the technology of ballistic missile defenses, and a broad range of international topics.
    He died in a car accident in at the age of 78 (September 2021).

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 81 Votes: 44.44% Annoying