Feb 28, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Over the last couple of weeks, there seems to be a controversy in the presidential campaign over expressions of patriotism. Senator Obama is being criticized for not wearing a flag lapel, and not putting his hand over his heart when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance....
Feb 27, 2008 | Foundation News, The New Nixon
I’m sure that, along with hundreds (more likely, thousands) of fortunate formerly young conservatives and writers, I am especially saddened by the news that Bill Buckley died this morning. In 1959, I wrote him a fan letter and was granted an interview for my high...
Feb 21, 2008 | The New Nixon
Having seen it done on other blogs I thought I would try to do a real time running commentary on tonight’s Clinton-Obama debate from Austin. It seemed like a good idea but, like so many of my good ideas, it quickly ran afoul of reality. It turned out that keeping...
Feb 21, 2008 | The New Nixon
By way of introduction, I had the honor of working with President Nixon and his staff during the last five years of the former president’s life. During that period, I wrote much of the text of the exhibits in the Nixon Library, assisted with two of his books, and took...
Feb 21, 2008 | The New Nixon
As Republicans fall in line, some reluctantly, behind the McCain candidacy, it isn’t the first time passionate GOP partisans have had to decide whether or not to settle or sit one out. Conservatives in the GOP might do well to take a look at history and ask what...
Feb 19, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
I was born in 1964, which technically makes me a Baby Boomer. It also means my first-hand memories of the Nixon presidency are meager ones. I remember being angry about Watergate, because the extensive TV coverage of the hearings frequently pre-empted cartoons. And I...
