Terry Teachout discusses his newest book, *The Skeptic: A Life of H.L. Mencken*, where he explores the life of one of the greatest literary journalists of the roaring twenties, and certainly one of the most controversial commentators of all time. **Terry Teachout**lives in Manhattan and is the drama critic of the *Wall Street Journal* and the music critic of *Commentary*. He also writes about the other arts, including books, ballet, painting and sculpture, film and TV, and "whatever happens to catch [his] eye or ear." He writes "Second City," a column about the arts in New York that appears in the *Washington Post* on the first Sunday of every month. His work also appears in *The New York Times*, *National Review*, and many other magazines and newspapers.