Aug 8, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
The way we live now is largely influenced by people of whom we know little and of whom we hear less. The entertainment —and particularly the comedy— of the last third of the last century was, in no small way, the creation of Bernie Brillstein. He died last...
Aug 7, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
The trumpets will blare and the blue —or at least bluish— skies will smile down on the Olympic Games in Beijing. But before the command to “Let the games begin” is given, might I suggest taking just a moment to remember the man but for whom...
Aug 7, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
During the 1980 campaign, legend (or at least cartoonist Bill Griffith, who cites wire-service accounts) has it, Ronald Reagan was presented with a gold-plated hardhat by a group of construction workers, and replied: “Gee, thanks fellas, but I can’t wear...
Aug 6, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Some wag has combined wit with enterprise, and you can purchase the result on ebay.
Aug 6, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
So far as I know, Britney Spears has yet to officially respond regarding her fleeting appearance in the McCain campaign’s “Celebrity” ad. But Paris Hilton has now spoken. And did she ever speak. Larry King’s appearance in her video leads me...
Aug 6, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Peter Rodman, a foreign policy expert who served every Republican president from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush, including as an assistant secretary of defense for nearly six years in the current administration, died Saturday in Baltimore. He was 64. The cause was...
