Since I graduated from college in 1978, I’ve spent virtually my entire career in publishing. Naturally, I was interested when…
The obligatory annum-ending column that traffics in fresh nostalgia (the stalest kind) gets a double-dose of it in 2016, the…
By now you’ve probably heard that a hapless gang of brain-dead students at the University of Pennsylvania — an Ivy…
When was the last time Benedictine nuns rocked your world? Well, since 2012, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of the…
It may seem out of place as we approach a holiday celebrating the birth of the Prince of Peace to be reviewing a book on boxing, which is a good deal less than a peaceful activity. But within living memory of many Americanos — myself included — boxing was a popular and respected sport with a large following here and abroad. I know that while Ike was snoozing in the White House, my dad and I would never miss Friday Night Fights on that new-fangled gadget called television. (“The Gillette Cavalcade of Sports is on the air — look sharp, feel sharp, be sharp.”)
Washington When I heard that Bob Dylan had received the Nobel Prize for literature, I was mildly surprised. He writes…
Hillary Clinton lost the presidency. To salve the briny wounds, the left will have a winner, dammit. They will have…
Herbert Hoover: A Life By Glen Jeansonne (New American Library, 455 pages, $28) Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the…
A little thought experiment. What is worse? Someone trying to get people fired from the most awesome job they’ve ever had,…
Books about Christmas, or with Christmassy themes, can be saccharine. Consider a couple that aren’t. Some may argue that the Willie Nelson book Pretty Paper comes close to it in a couple of places. But we give America’s favorite troubadour a bit more latitude than others, do we not? And sentimental or no, the book has its strengths. Willie Nelson fans — you don’t have to go far to find these — will love it.
