Tales of a Cuban Television Revolutionary
On my first day in the television comedy business, I learned two important lessons. The first was…
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Going the Distance
I am writing this on a Boeing 767 somewhere over the Atlantic on my way to Switzerland, where my…
Brzezinski’s Battles
The year 1950 was perilous for what then, unabashedly, called itself the Free World. In January…
The Case for Sibling Rivalry
“Must be the third kid thing.” That’s what one of the other moms said to me as we were both watching…
With Opponents Like These, Who Needs Elections?
The most recent book about last year's election—2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the…
Did We Give Peace a Chance in 1861?
Jay Winik made his first big splash in Civil War history-writing in 2001 with April 1865: The Month…
Name One Genius That Ain’t Crazy
I’d like to begin this with Kanye West. There are many words to describe him. He’s a lunatic, an…
A Funny Thing About Dave Barry
A long time ago, in a media environment far, far away, an editor walked into my office and dropped a…
Twilight of the Mullahs?
In publishing, as in much of life, timing is everything. And by that measure, if by no other, Iran’s…
A Ranking of Major Proportions
Man is a ranking animal. He is not content for there to be a multiplicity of greats, all of roughly…
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