Janet Cooke is Now 66

April 15, 1981

“Jimmy’s World” was in essence a fabrication. I never encountered or interviewed an 8-year-old heroin addict…I apologize to my newspaper, my profession, the Pulitzer board and all seekers of the truth. Today, in facing up to the truth, I have…

The First Lady: Mrs. Ronald aka Nancy Reagan

Ronald and Nancy Reagan left the White House on January 20, 1989. Three decades…

It Was The “World’s Greatest Newspaper”

The Chicago Tribune aka WGN or the “voice of the Midwest” is…

Is Trump History? Or Even Historic?

Notwithstanding “The Big Lie” about the results of the 2020 election or the recent ascendency of…

The Justice Department’s lawsuit to block the merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster is by any measure a significant matter for book publishing, even though the deal…

Ken Feinberg: How The Hell Does He Do It?

Update: “Worth” on Netflix is a successful portrait of a unique process and the people…

Human Rights Watch: Israel Commits Crimes Against Humanity

This piece appeared on April 27, 2021in The Forward. I am posting it here to reach what I expect…

The Obama Birthday Bash and the Modern Post-Presidency

Thank You, Mr. Jordan

Here is an excerpt from An Especially Good View: Watching History Happen about Jordan’s work with PublicAffairs on his…

“I Could (and Should) Be President”

The end of Donald Trump’s term as president is, finally, at hand. And with it, the incessant…