Tag Archives: Politics and Affairs

This should be required reading for anybody wanting to understand the reality of living with terrorism.

A highly readable account of the death of the reporter behind the newspaper series claimed to have blamed the CIA for the crack cocaine epidemic.

As a playbook, this work may be an example of why Air America Radio lacked an effective and winning strategy.

An intimate and compelling portrait of the medical, rehabilitative and personal trials, tribulations, and successes of American soldiers who suffered traumatic amputations in Iraq.

This account shows that one person - in this case one very humble, self-deprecating woman - can really make a difference.

An insider's view from an outsider of the efforts to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq and the prospects for democracy in the country.

"I don't write every day nor do I have a 'words per day' goal. That is just too artificial."

Assessing two books that take opposite views of whether the truth has been told about what happened on 9/11.

"If you can't put yourself in your characters’ shoes and on some level feel what they're feeling, give up writing fiction."

This first-hand tale of torture by French troops during the Algerian war for independence sadly remains all too relevant today.