Column of the Week: Goodnight, Uncle Ted

Even though I'm no longer teaching AP Language, I'll dig up an essay or two to share each week as an example of quality writing. Today, Andrew Sullivan's piece from The Sunday Times about the late Senator Edward Kennedy. Here's a bit:

For Ted achieved what neither Bobby nor Jack did: he worked in the legislative branch tirelessly over a long period of time, doing the dull stuff of politics that changes lives.

His office was legendary for its constituent outreach. You can’t go far on Cape Cod, for example, without bumping into one of his projects. A call from Kennedy’s office had more frisson than anyone else’s and more clout.