Online in advance of its publishing in the September issue of Esquire, John H. Richardson’s profile on Newt Gingrich is a fascinating read of the conservative philosopher who would be king. A ferociously intelligent, fireball-lobbing, do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do power junkie who gets brittle when one tries to pin him down, Gingrich comes across, not unlike many political high rollers, as a study in contradictions. Among the revelations? He’s sensitive about comments regarding his weight, and he asked both his second and third wives to marry him while he was still married (to his first and second wives, respectively).