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“Like Vienna in 1914”: At Bob Barnett's Memorial, Washington's Power Class Peers Over the Brink

Summary by Vanity Fair
At a DC power broker’s memorial, politicos including James Carville, Jesse Watters, and Anthony Fauci gathered to eat focaccia sandwiches, swap memories, and place literal bets on the future of the country (Piers Morgan owes Oliver North $1,000)

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"It's like Vienna in 1914," said James Carville in his inimitable dragging accent. "It's like the opening of August's Cannons." Barbara Tuchman's classic account of the first days of World War I opens with the funeral of King Edward VII, who, despite all their fascist – nine kings arrive, [...]

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Vanity Fair broke the news in United States on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
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