[shhrubbery!]

Novak, who too often seems rather Machiavellian, lost in tactical detail, almost bloodless, wrote this well.

Are you sure you've got the right Novak? This is Michael Novak, not Robert Novak.

Michael Novak is hardly what I'd call Machiavellian!

[VadeRetro]

Are you sure you've got the right Novak?

I do believe you have diagnosed my confusion.