The ups and downs of pre-ADA life gave me confidence
The University of Chicago Law School's Class of 1976 was hardly a model of diversity. Of its 150 students, only 25 were women, a mere five were African-American and only...
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The ups and downs of pre-ADA life gave me confidence
The University of Chicago Law School's Class of 1976 was hardly a model of diversity. Of its 150 students, only 25 were women, a mere five were African-American and only...
Trump’s bracket of threats
President Donald Trump declined ESPN's offer to follow former President Barack Obama's tradition of filling out the NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament brackets. We have learned, however, that Trump...
Review of ‘Render Unto Rome: The Secret Life of Money in the Catholic Church’ by Jason Berry
What does a church do when faced with potentially having to pay billions of dollars in damages to victims of sexual abuse at the hands of its clergy? As Jason...
“The Killing of Crazy Horse” by Thomas Powers
"The Killing of Crazy Horse"By Thomas PowersKnopf, 592 pages, $30 "The half-Sioux interpreter William Garnett, who died a dozen years before I was born, first set me to wondering why...
“Still Life: Adventures in Taxidermy” by Melissa Milgrom
"Still Life: Adventures in Taxidermy" By Melissa Milgrom Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $25, 304 pages Thank goodness Melissa Milgrom's family lived near Schwendeman's Taxidermy Studio in Milltown, New Jersey. "Everyone knew...
“Last Words of the Executed” by Robert Elder
"Last Words of the Executed" By Robert K. Elder Foreword by Studs Terkel University of Chicago Press, 301 pages, $22.50 Robert K. Elder begins his oddly affecting, 'Last Words of...
“The Eyes of Willie McGee : A Tragedy of Race, Sex, and Secrets in the Jim Crow South” by Alex Heard
"The Eyes of Willie McGee: A Tragedy of Race, Sex, and Secrets in the Jim Crow South" By Alex Heard Harper, 416 pages, $26.99 What begets a work like 'The...
“Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre” by Heather Cox Richardson
"Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre" By Heather Cox Richardson Basic Books, 392 pages, $28.95 Heather Cox Richardson's superb new book should come labeled: Warning!...
“Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History” by S. C. Gwynne
"Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History" By S. C. Gwynne Towards the end...