Aug 18, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
In addition to raising some goosebumps, Kobe Bryant’s interview with Chris Collinsworth during Friday night’s Olympics coverage has also raised some hackles. Collinsworth: Where does the patriotism come from inside of you? Historically, what is it? Kobe:...
Aug 17, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
In yesterday’s Jerusalem Post, Yehuda Avnner recalled some vivid observation of a testy conversation duringthe fall of 1970 between his boss, Prime Minister Golda Meir, and opposition leader Menachem Begin. After making a heated speech on the floor of the...
Aug 16, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
There’s an interesting article by Adrian Higgins in today’s Washington Post about the plans to restore the house and grounds of Steepletop — Edna St. Vincent Millay’s home in upstate New York.At least part of the first step toward raising the...
Aug 16, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
As a rule of thumb, and making allowances for certain exceptions, having the National Enquirer on their case isn’t something you would wish on even your worst enemy. Which means that the always well-informed and often right Cindy Adams has some very bad news for...
Aug 14, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Kansas City Star sports columnist Joe Posnanski is —where else?— in Beijing. In today’s paper he reports about the role ping pong plays in everyday life in China — and how that helps explain the impact that the American ping pong team had when...
