Nov 13, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
The Grand Old Party of Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, & Ronald Reagan, has entered the proverbial wilderness. It moves from the box seats to the cheap seats, or better – to mix the metaphor a bit – the backbenches. How Republicans handle this exile, and just how...
Nov 12, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
In the days since Barack Obama’s election there has been quite a bit of talk about his reaching across party lines to seek the advice of elder statesmen. Today in the Washington Times (in a column by the deputy editor of the paper’s op-ed section, Benjamin...
Nov 12, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Today, as he does every day, Jonathan Movroydis has found and linked many of the most interesting journalism of the last 24 hours. Among them is Camile Paglia’s monthly column in Salon. As usual, this is an omnibus affair covering a variety of topics and a...
Nov 11, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Orange High School Concert Choir at Veteran’s Day ceremonies at the Nixon Library Today, Veterans Day, was originally established as a holiday to mark the day that World War I ended and, until 1954, went by the name Armistice Day. Ninety years have passed since...
Nov 11, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
In honor of Veterans Day, New York Times film critic A. O. Scott devotes this week’s “Critic’s Choice” to Franklin N. Schaffner’s 1970 masterpiece Patton. The film won seven Academy Awards — including the Best Actor Oscar for George...
Nov 11, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
