Detroit journalist Charlie LeDuff, whose recent book, “Detroit: An American Autopsy,” offers a streetwise view of crime, corruption and hidden heroism in his hometown, has one fan in high places: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. Snyder read the book and now...
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Detroit ‘Autopsy:’ Suggested Reading
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Gavin Newsom, lieutenant governor of California, is pitching a new book.
@GavinNewsom: Jerry Brown Watch
“Government should be as smart as Google,” Gavin Newsom said Friday at a party to celebrate the release of his book “Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government.” The fete brought the Democratic lieutenant governor of...
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A joint session of Congress on May 19, 1949.
U.S. Senate: `Frozen’ in Time
Relying, as we do, on a D.C. institution not known for its efficiency or high marks from the public – the Metro subway system – offers one unintended upside: Lots and lots and lots of time to catch up on our reading as we...
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Jeb Bush
Bush’s `Immigration Wars’ Road-Map
When the 2012 election is behind us, and the losing party starts picking up the pieces of its defeat, one Republican will stand ready with a prescription for the immigration debate ahead: Jeb Bush. Along with a scholar and constitutional...
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Ayn Rand, Russian-born American novelist, in Manhattan in 1962.
Ryan’s Bounce: Ayn Rand Booksales
While Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney didn’t get an appreciable bounce after naming Paul Ryan as his running mate, the late Ayn Rand sure did. The philosopher who favored individualism over collectivism has won renewed attention with the choice of...
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