I am not a fan of biography. Â Auto-biography is by definition a biased view and other-biography can never be entirely complete. I’m a map guy, a history guy, a “just the facts, ma’m” kinda Joe Friday guy. Â In my world of black and white, biography is so many fuzzy shades of gray. I remember growing […]
On Reagan on HBO
Ronald Reagan is getting the HBO treatment for his 100th birthday. Â Eugene Jarecki‘s new documentary “Reagan” debuts on HBO Monday night (7 Feb 2011). The Wall Street Journal is hopeful, asking “Can HBO Get ‘Reagan’ Right?” Â Fox News suggests that many of us will be surprised to learn more about the man behind the myth: […]
NPR Wishes President Reagan a Happy 100th
Now from the other side of the aisle, National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation yesterday wished President Reagan a Happy 100th Birthday: Former President Ronald Reagan would have turned 100-years-old on February 6, and the Political Junkie is ready to celebrate. NPR’s Ken Rudin and two Reagan biographers, Craig Shirley and Lou Cannon, talk […]
No Arsenal So Formidable as the Will and Courage of Free Men
[v=vTiEeDYzneE] Continuing on the theme of the week, this time from the Heritage Foundation, a Washington, DC, think tank “whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.” This Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of […]