Book review: The Threat, by Andrew McCabe (Amazon / Book Depository) Several times throughout The Threat, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe describes a scene in the Oval Office. People called in to meet with Donald Trump sit on small wooden chairs lined up in front of the Resolute desk, "like schoolboys who'd been called... Continue Reading →
2017’s Award-Winning Journalism
Review: The Best American Magazine Writing 2017 Amazon / Book Depository Sid Holt compiles this year's Best American Magazine Writing for the American Society of Magazine Editors. For anyone who loves topical, well-written and affecting long-form journalism, this year's collection of award-winners and finalists is excellent. It should come as no surprise that the selections swerve heavily... Continue Reading →
Devil In The Details: The Darkness of Steve Bannon
Book review: Devil's Bargain, by Joshua Green Amazon Trump, for his part, seemed to recognize that Bannon alone could focus and channel his uncanny political intuition with striking success. Bannon didn't make Trump president the way Rove did George W. Bush - but Trump wouldn't be president if it weren't for Bannon. Together, their power and reach... Continue Reading →