Recent Writing

Ashes to Ashes, Disney to Dust

Wall Street Journal

July 30, 2023

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Psychologists Can Fall into Groupthink Too (Letter)

Wall Street Journal

July 21, 2023

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"The Last Honest Man" Review:

Frank Church in the Senate

Wall Street Journal

June 1, 2023

 

Nigel Lawson, 1932-2023

Washington Examiner

April 6, 2023

 

Pervez Musharraf, 1943-2023

Washington Examiner

February 9, 2023

 

George Pell, 1941-2023

Washington Examiner

January 12, 2023

 

Pope Benedict XVI, 1927-2023

Washington Examiner

January 5, 2023

 

Ashton Carter, 1954-2022

Washington Examiner

October 27, 2022

 

"Ted Kennedy" and "Against the Wind"

Review: Master of Maneuvers

Wall Street Journal

October 21, 2022

 

James McDivitt, 1929, 2022

Washington Examiner

October 21, 2022

 

John P.C. Train, 1928-2022 

Washington Examiner

September 22, 2022

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The Personality Cults of Yesteryear (Letter)

Wall Street Journal

September 21, 2022

 

Kenneth Starr, 1946-2022

Washington Examiner

September 15, 2022

 

Why Monarch-Rejecting America 

Mourns Queen Elizabeth, Too 

New York Post

September 8, 2022

 

David Kay, 1940-2022

Washington Examiner

August 25, 2022

 

Mark Shields, 1937-2022

Washington Examiner

June 23, 2022

 

Randy Weaver, 1948-2022

Washington Examiner

May 19, 2022

 

Midge Decter, 1927-2022

Washington Examiner

May 12, 2022

 

Ashton Hawkins, 1937-2022

Washington Examiner

March 31, 2022

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Richard Blum, 1935-2022

Washington Examiner

March 3, 2022

 

Walter Mears, 1935-2022

Washington Examiner

March 10, 2022

 

Review of "George V: Never a Dull Moment"

Washington Free Beacon

March 20, 2022

 

Review of "Scoundrel: Edgar Smith's Psychopathic Charm"

Wall Street Journal
February 23, 2022

 

Todd Gitlin, 1943-2022

Washington Examiner

February 10, 2022

 

Sheldon Silver, 1944-2022

Washington Examiner

January 27, 2022

 

Linwood Holton, 1923-2021

Washington Examiner

November 4, 2021

 

Colin Powell, 1937-2021

Washington Examiner

October 21, 2021

 

A.Q. Khan, 1936-2021

Washington Examiner

October 14, 2021

 

Todd Akin, 1947-2021

Washington Examiner

October 8, 2021

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Carl Levin, 1934-2021

Washington Examiner

August 5, 2021

Tran Thran Khiem, 1925-2021

Washington Examiner

July 8, 2021

 

Jack B. Weinstein, 1921-2021

Washington Examiner

June 17, 2021

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Buddy Roemer, 1943-2021 

Washington Examiner

May 20, 2021

 

Prince Philip, 1921-2021

Washington Examiner

April 15, 2021

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The Old Man and the Documentary

Ken Burns's Hemingway is a pleasant surprise

Spectator USA

April 9, 2021

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G. Gordon Liddy, 1930-2021

Washington Examiner

April 1, 2021

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Roger Mudd, 1928-2021

Washington Examiner

March 11, 2021

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Rush Limbaugh, 1951-2021

Washington Examiner

February 18, 2021

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Five Best: Philip Terzian on Memoirs by Writers
Wall Street Journal

January 23, 2021

 

George Blake, 1922-2020

Washington Examiner

December 31, 2020

 

Walter Williams, 1936-2020

Washington Examiner
December 3, 2020

Roger Jepsen, 1928-2020

Washington Examiner

November 19, 2020

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'A Promised Land' Review: Obama Remembers

Wall Street Journal

November 16, 2020

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Izzat Ibrahim al Douri, 1942-2020

Washington Examiner

November 5, 2020

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Bess Abell, 1933-2020

Washington Examiner

October 22, 2020

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Presidents and Other Fictions

Intercollegiate Studies Institute

October 21, 2020

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Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr., 1925-2020

Washington Examiner

October 8, 2020

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Sheik Sabah al Sabah, 1929-2020

Washington Examiner

October 1, 2020

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Juliette Greco, 1927-2020

Washington Examiner

September 24, 2020

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The Road to Camelot

Wall Street Journal

September 20, 2020

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Bill Gates Sr., 1925-2020

Washington Examiner

September 17, 2020

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Kaing Guek Eav, aka Duch, 1942-2020

Washington Examiner

September 3, 2020

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John Lewis, 1940-2020

Washington Examiner

July 23, 2020

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'Political Godmother' Review: Granite State Power Broker

Wall Street Journal

June 15, 2020

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First Aide

Commentary

June 2020

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Shigeru Yokota, 1932-2020

Washington Examiner

June 11, 2020

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Count My Blessings

Spectator USA

June 10, 2020

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Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, 1935-2020

Washington Examiner

June 4, 2020

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Whom Does President Trump Remind You Of?

New York Times

December 9, 2020