Amelia Pollard is a writer based in New York. She was previously an associate editor for the&nbsp;Los Angeles Review of Books&nbsp;and is currently an intern at&nbsp;The American Prospect.

Amelia Pollard

Ayn Rand, Live from Los Angeles

"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." — George Bernard Shaw

History

Burning Down the House

“Wright-Gate” and Newt’s Ruthless Playbook

"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins

Politics

Amelia Pollard is a writer based in New York. She was previously an associate editor for the&nbsp;Los Angeles Review of Books&nbsp;and is currently an intern at&nbsp;The American Prospect.