WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: Leon Wieseltier, Literary Editor at The New Republic, speaks on stage at the New Republic Centennial Gala at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on November 19, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: Leon Wieseltier, Literary Editor at The New Republic, speaks on stage at the New Republic Centennial Gala at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on November 19, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images)