Burr on Staten Island
As a dutiful son of Staten Island, I have been warmed to know that Aaron Burr died in September 1836 in a hotel in Port Richmond, on the island’s north…
Read MoreBurr on Trial!
On Friday, November 11, Aaron Burr faced a panel of judges again. This time, though, AB (as he signed his letters) was portrayed by the irrepressible Prof. Ronald Collins, while…
Read MoreAll Burr, All the Time, No. 3
I seem to have stirred up a partisan hornet’s nest with a piece on Politico.com this morning, wondering whether Aaron Burr and Dick Cheney should be deemed our “most notorious…
Read MoreAll Burr, All the Time, No. 2
Just back from the first week of intense promotion of American Emperor, and the feeling out there was great: Started this week in Louisville at the Filson Historical Society, where…
Read MoreAll Burr, All the Time
After sailing into the marketplace on Tuesday, American Emperor picked up a terrific review from David Holahan at the Christian Science Monitor, which featured a great opening line: “If…
Read MorePub Date!
No, it’s not the day we crawl from bar to bar, drinking heavily. It’s publication day, when American Emperor officially hits the bookstores and Amazon starts shipping. It’s one of…
Read MoreLewis Lapham Asks About Burr
Bloomberg.com has just posted a podcast of the interview I did with Lewis Lapham about American Emperor. Mr. Lapham (it wasn’t long enough to get on a first-name basis) no…
Read MoreTreason: Too Dangerous To Be The Epithet du Jour
Over at Huffington Post, I argue that Rick Perry, Jon Huntsman, and all the rest need to back off on the treason-slinging. Treason is an emotionally overpowering accusation that the…
Read MoreCalling Mr. Madison!
The current financial crisis surrounding Greece has the European Union (EU) reliving an American nightmare of the 1780s. Then, the Articles of Confederation bound the thirteen states together with ties…
Read MoreBurr's Boats, Part II
When Aaron Burr left the office of vice president in March 1805, his future was clouded. President Jefferson had dropped him from the Republican ticket the year before, then Burr…
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