Fifteen years ago today, the Wall Street Journal published my memoir story on how the Virginia Highway Department ruined my work ethic for life. . That job taught me more about political economy than I ever learned in a classroom. The photo isn’t me – I doubt the highway department would have kept such photos […]
My old friend Bill Schulz passed away this week after a hard fight with multiple illnesses. Bill, who was born in 1939, was one of the most talented editors I ever had the pleasure of working with. For more than 30 years, Bill was the Washington editor for Reader’s Digest when the Digest was by […]
George H.W. Bush’s Forgotten Debacles and Demagoguery by James Bovard After former President George H.W. Bush died late last year, he was widely hailed as a great leader and patriot. At the National Cathedral funeral service, biographer Jon Meachan declared that Bush was a “twentieth-century Founding Father.” The minister of Bush’s church in Houston compared […]
Here’s the story of how my summer on the payroll of the Virginia Highway Dept. ruined me for life – I’ve had PTSD regarding hard work ever since. At least I learned how not to shovel. The 6 minute spiel concludes with Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole evicting me from her office after I asked too […]
Jim
Thanks for the correction.
D Solimando
Custer's middle name was Armstrong, so it is
DB
Yeah - RIP to a great one.
I always wonder when
Jim
Good points. Gary Webb's great work should no
DB
I’m going to have to strongly disagree with you
