Apr 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times By: H.W. Brands Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve likely heard the news that our nation’s twenty dollar bill will look different after the year 2020. Former slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman will replace President...
Feb 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Mad Men, The Final Season, Part 2 (DVD) We live in the golden age of television. There are simply so many good television shows being created that it’s difficult to pick which ones are most deserving of our time. I’ll admit to being a fan of shows ranging from...
Dec 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush By: Jon Meacham I’m typically wary of any biography that seeks to assess a president scarcely a quarter of a century after his tenure. Nevertheless, Jon Meacham’s new biography of George...
Sep 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Katrina: After the Flood By: Gary Rivlin Most of us were aghast ten years ago as we watched eighty percent of New Orleans go underwater when Hurricane Katrina struck and the levees failed. We watched the failed federal and state response to the disaster as thousands...
Jul 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town By: John Krakauer John Krakauer grabbed my attention many years ago when he wrote “Into Thin Air” regarding his breathtaking adventures climbing Mt. Everest. His ability to put the reader on that mountain with...
