Allen Barra

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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.

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Allen Barra on Cornelius Vanderbilt

BLANK May 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 )

Allen Barra on the Myth of Ronald Reagan

BLANK Feb 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 )

Allen Barra on ‘Frost/Nixon’

BLANK Dec 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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