American biographer and historian (born 1943)
It’s a choice no conservative wants to make, but it’s the choice conservatives are likely to face in November: Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton for president. Victor Davis Hanson examines…
Jim McTague‘s latest “D.C. Current” column in Barron’s focuses on President Obama’s latest push for federal spending increases. McTague focuses on the 69th annual Economic Report of the President. Since…
If you’re no fan of Doris Kearns Goodwin and her skewed reading of American history, you’re likely to enjoy Algis Valiunas’ profile in the latest issue of Commentary, headlined “The…
Doris Kearns Goodwin, whose last big news appearance was due to plagiarism, collaborated with Disney to produce the Obama exhibit at Disney World. Not satisfied with just having kids watch…
You?re not alone. Christopher Hitchens throws this jab in his latest Newsweek piece on Lincoln?s legacy: The heavy, brooding statue on the Mall may try to impose unanimity, but the…
I’m reading Doris Kearns Goodwin’s A Team of Rivals, and after watching the GOP debate last night, a thought occurred to me — If a mystery candidate were drafted at…
I’ll wager few of the most virulent Lincoln haters will read Andrew Ferguson’s new book, Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe’s America (Atlantic Monthly Press). That’s a shame, since Ferguson…
Asked to name the last book of fiction she had read, Hillary Clinton told AP it was Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. I hate to break it to…
While President Bush talked Lincoln with Doris Kearns Goodwin, Dad was stepping out with Teri Hatcher. Who did better?
My list for the One Book Meme Game 1. One book that changed my life: Hayek, The Road to Serfdom 2. One book I’ve read more than once: Orwell, Animal…