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Continue reading →: A Thousand Days
I visited an acquaintance of mine about two weeks ago. He happens to own a used bookstore. Of course I have far too many books now, but there’s always room for another good find. We talked for a bit about kids and college and politics and eventually we moved, naturally,…
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Continue reading →: “It was their final, most essential command.”
In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it. . . . The heresy of heresies was common sense. .…
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Continue reading →: Ron Chernow as guest speaker at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner
Last night was the White House Correspondent’s Dinner. Now, if you haven’t watched this annual event before then you should know that the the guest speaker is usually a comedian who roasts the President, his administration, the media, and any other opportune target in the audience. In the past, when…
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Continue reading →: “Patriotism means to stand by the country”
Certainly a quote with special resonance at this time in our nation’s history. Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic…
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Continue reading →: DFW on Leadership
Years ago I came across these words about leadership while reading David Foster Wallace’s (DFW) piece on John McCain’s 2000 Presidential campaign bid. They’re part of a superb essay DFW wrote for Rolling Stone called The Weasel, Twelve Monkeys and the Shrub. Along with some other quotes by various writers,…
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