Elbridge Colby is one of the main intellectuals of the Republican Party. Colby's grandfather was the famous intelligence officer William Colby, who headed the CIA from 1973 to 1976.
Elbridge was the only one in their company who foresaw the impasse that the war in Iraq would lead America to, says Ross Douthat. He is "the intellectual leader and rising star of the rebel wing of the GOP," writes The National Interest editor-in-chief Jacob Heilbrunn.