Allen Barra writes about sports for The Wall Street Journal and regularly contributes to The Atlantic.com and Salon.com. He is the author of several books.
Allen Barra writes about sports for The Wall Street Journal and regularly contributes to The Atlantic.com and Salon.com. He is the author of several books.
BLANKMay 22, 2009
A new and outrageously entertaining biography of America's first tycoon by T.J. Stiles, one of our best younger historians, sheds new light on the monumental life of what Stiles rightly calls "an instinctive predator" and his mixed and enduring legacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
BLANKFeb 13, 2009
At last, a revisionist takedown of our 40th president, portrayed as an empty suit too often lauded by the common people he betrayed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
BLANKDec 12, 2008
Frank Langella as Nixon in the new Ron Howard movie does his best, but no one did Nixon like Nixon. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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