Reviewed by Jim McCarthy Readers should recall Halberstam’s seminal volume The Best and the Brightest,… Read More ›
Book Review
BOOK REVIEW: Leonardo da Vinci, by Walter Isaacson
Reviewed by Jim McCarthy “Just out of curiosity. Pure curiosity.” These are the final words of Isaacson’s impressive biography of Leonardo da Vinci, which includes a number of excerpts from da Vinci’s writings as well as over 100 illustrations of artistic accomplishments,… Read More ›
Clapper: Russians Swung Election for Trump
As discussed with Rachel Maddow on May 23, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, in his new book, affirms his clear opinion that the Russians swung the 2016 presidential election for Donald Trump. In the book, Clapper writes: By… Read More ›
“DEMOCRATS NOMINATE VIRULENT ANTI-SEMITE IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT” ~VA GOP Press Release
Following is the first paragraph of the VA GOP’s press release: May 5, 2018 Richmond, VA – Today, the Democrat Party of Virginia nominated Leslie Cockburn to run against Republican incumbent Tom Garrett in Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District. Cockburn has a… Read More ›
WHITE TRASH: A BOOK REVIEW
Fans of American history who appreciate the view of iconoclasts such as Howard Zinn and Eric Foner will enjoy White Trash, subtitled The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America, by Nancy Isenberg, as she persuasively and skillfully traces the… Read More ›