Archive for July 2011
Top 10 Government Showdowns
In honor of the debt-ceiling drama playing out here in Washington, Time Magazine has put together a list of Top 10 Government Showdowns in American history. I was initially delighted…
Read MoreGreat Early Reviews for "American Emperor"
Though the book is still three months away from the bookstores, two early reviews for American Emperor are gratifying. In today’s Kansas City Star, Professor Glenn Altschuler of Cornell University…
Read MoreBurr v. Hamilton: 207 years ago
The New York Times today commemorated the 207th anniversary of the Burr-Hamilton duel with an account of a journey to Weehawken that I took with the Times reporter, James Barron. …
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