Jul 15, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Ever since real-estate mogul Sam Zell gained control of the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and Baltimore Sun, these newspapers have seen one staff cutback and executive shakeup after another. Yesterday was no exception, as David Hiller, publisher of the Times,...
Jul 15, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
With the Olympics 24 days away, Chinese officials proposed changing the name that the island of Taiwan has used for previous Olympics. The English, “Chinese Taipei” would remain unchanged, but the Chinese would change from 中華台北(zhonghua taibei) to 中國台北 (zhongguo...
Jul 14, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
I cannot tell a lie: Richard Brookhiser’s column in today’s New York Post —“George’s Advice For Barack & John”— is well worth your time.
Jul 12, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
A few quick takes: On page 155, Nixonland refers to the “Republican Congressional Campaign Committee.” For over a century, the name of the organization has been the National Republican Congressional Committee. On page 185, it mentions “Paul A. Fino,...
Jul 9, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Over in the “showbiz” area of CNN’s site, Todd Leopold interviews Rick Perlstein about Nixonland, and some of the TV programming of the era is discussed in the context of the historian’s America-in-conflict thesis, such as the Smothers Brothers...
Jul 9, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
I rather suspect Sen. Barack Obama is welcoming former Gov. Jesse Ventura’s reported plans to run against Al Franken and Sen. Norm Coleman for the latter’s seat. After all, once “The Mind” starts making the rounds of CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC,...
