June 8, 2018 7:45PM 

# Appreciating Charles Krauthammer 

By [Mark Moller](https://www.cato.org/people/mark-moller) 

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I was crushed by Charles Krauthammer’s moving announcement [here](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-note-to-readers/2018/06/08/3512010c-6b24-11e8-bea7-c8eb28bc52b1_story.html?utm_term=.c53a5771c5ec).

When I was just out of college–many years ago now–I worked briefly as his research assistant. He was as kind and generous in person as he is sharp and incisive in print. What a blow to lose his wit, independence, and integrity.

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