The resignation of New York Times reporter Bari Weiss and her statements about resigning from the Gray Lady due to being harassed and targeted should come as no surprise. Let’s look briefly at some of the history of what once was regarded as a well respected and esteemed paper. In 2003 former New York Times […]
William Buckley, Jr. seemed to have a warning for us in 1951 when he wrote “God and Man at Yale.” He was 26 at the time, but already his vocabulary was extensive and his writing is excellent. In “God and Man at Yale,” he took his alma mater to task. You might not think that […]
Talk about a #MeToo moment! Media outlets didn’t know exactly how to handle the situation. Some avoided it completely, but others felt compelled to print the details. FBI documents revealed the alleged details of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s conversations with a Baptist pastor discussing which women in his church they thought would be “suitable for […]
“In surrendering the presidency after two terms and overseeing a smooth transition of power, Washington had demonstrated that the president was merely the servant of the people.”–Ron Chernow in “Washington: A Life” After watching the series “Turn: Washington’s Spies” last summer, I grew more interested in learning about George Washington. He’s revered and even at […]
The year is 1968. The United States is in turmoil. There is strong disagreement over the Vietnam War, Civil Rights debates are in full swing, Robert Kennedy was recently assassinated, and Lyndon Johnson has chosen not to seek re-election. The Democrat primary is approaching. And ABC is about to be outdone by its two larger […]
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