Palin, Roosevelt, and American Originals

The rollout of Sarah Palin as the Republican vice presidential nominee appears to be morphing into a full-fledged juggernaut. Democratic strategists, not to mention their nominees, continue to scratch their heads while trying to play the familiar political games of...

The Story That He’s Sticking With

The Wall Street Journal today editorializes about Senator Obama’s reticence regarding his time at Columbia University.  Although he has, as someone or other recently pointed out, written two autobiographical books, he has paid scant attention to the years spent...

OK — My Bad — But I Get To Keep My Job

“I really don’t believe making mistakes means you have to give up your career,” Representative Charles B. Rangel said at a news conference in Washington on Wednesday. Already dealing with the backdraft from several other scandals, eternal Harlem Congressman and...

A Conversation with Khrushchev

I had a conversation recently with Sergei Khrushchev, son of the late former Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev, as part of my work with the Smithsonian-affiliated Cold War Museum.  Mr. Khrushchev is a member of the museum’s advisory board. Our discussion was...

“Nixon In Hollywood” On WNYC Tomorrow

Tomorrow at noon EST, the Leonard Lopate show at WNYC radio (93.9 FM or 820 AM in the New York area, also streamed live at www.wnyc.org and downloadable via podcasts soon after broadcast) will air a segment on the subject “Nixon In Hollywood.” The films to...