Archive: January 28, 2007 - February 3, 2007

Hillary: I'll End the War

Some sketchy notes from the DNC winter meeting at the Washington Hilton: Hillary Clinton: "I'm Hillary Clinton and I'm running for president." [Royalty paid to J. Carter, Plains, Ga.] "If I had been president in 2002, I would not...

By | February 2, 2007; 12:50 PM ET | Comments (376)

Dumbing It Down

You know there's a huge climate change report coming from the IPCC on Friday. Last night on Larry King, senators Boxer and Inhofe squared off to debate global warming, as did four panelists, only one of whom was an...

By | February 1, 2007; 8:30 AM ET | Comments (285)

Einstein's Job Search

On the Hill yesterday I popped into a used bookstore and purchased a copy of Barbara Tuchman's "The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam." Talk about a book that needs to be updated! I also got "Virgin Land:...

By | January 31, 2007; 8:04 AM ET | Comments (209)

And Then There Is Albania

Great review for my friend Marc Fisher. Douglas Brinkley calls his book an "elegantly written and deeply researched study of how radio has shaped American culture." The Times review, however, is irritating. The reviewer, Dave Marsh, concedes that it's...

By | January 29, 2007; 11:22 AM ET | Comments (338)

 

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