Tag Archives: Politics and Prose

Politics and Prose: Sarah Huritz- Interviewing Meredith Fineman: ‘Brag Better’

“Do you do a lot of hard work that goes unnoticed? Do you find it difficult to talk about yourself and your accomplishments? If speaking up for yourself and those around you makes you nervous, you are not alone. Professional … Continue reading

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Politics and Prose: Ece Temelkuran: ‘How to Lose a Country’

Source:The New Democrat  “Twice rated one of the ten most influential people in social media, Temelkuran is both an award-winning novelist and Turkey’s most-read political columnist. In her new book she looks at recent political events from around the world— … Continue reading

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Politics and Prose: Glenn Frankel- High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist & The Making of a Classic

Source:The Daily Review I don’t have much to offer about the movie High Noon, as least the original one from 1952. I did however see a movie with the same title from the Lifetime Network (of all places) in I … Continue reading

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The Bully Pulpit: JR Benjamin: ‘Why Identity Politics Fails’

Source:The Bully Pulpit Why identity politics fails, at least in America? Well, because as much as the Far-Left (so-called Progressives today who are really Socialists) hates to admit this America is still a country of 320 million individuals. We’ve been … Continue reading

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Politics and Prose: John Dean- The Nixon Defense

“What did the president know, and when did he know it? That was the iconic question of the Watergate scandal and Dean, who served as Nixon’s legal counsel, argues that it remains to be answered. Using his own transcripts of … Continue reading

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Politics and Prose: Al From- ‘The New Democrats and the Return to Power’

Source:The New Democrat “From founded the Democratic Leadership Council in 1984. In the twenty-five years he served as its CEO, he achieved his goal of bringing the Democratic Party back to power. In this political memoir he recounts the development … Continue reading

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