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Alan Greenspan and O.J. Simpson On Writing

Posted by Richard Dooling on September 24th, 2007

Andy Borowitz interviews O. J. Simpson and Alan Greenspan on the craft of writing in a Shouts & Murmurs piece at The New Yorker online.
Every now and then, we ask authors whose work we admire to come to our offices to discuss their work and the craft of writing. Last week, we invited two writers […]

South Park and Libertarian Philosophy

Posted by Richard Dooling on December 8th, 2006

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.
–Bob Wells
Two great South Park articles spotted by John Albrecht and Arts & Letters Daily.
South Park takes particular delight in skewering the Hollywood stars who exploit their celebrity to conduct liberal or leftwing campaigns against the workings of the free market (Barbra Streisand, Rob Reiner, […]

If By Whiskey - On Campaign Speeches

Posted by Richard Dooling on November 8th, 2006

If alcohol is a crutch, then Jack Daniel’s is the wheelchair. Eight glasses and you forget the English language. You just have one massive vowel movement.
–Robin Williams
Before the bloom of the campaign is off the rose of the election, it’s worth recalling the finest example of political oratory from any century.
Although Prohibition was repealed by […]

George Saunders Gets Nostalgic

Posted by Richard Dooling on April 8th, 2006

The New Yorker: George Saunders
Fans of George Saunders (CivilWarLand In Bad Decline) won’t want to miss his latest New Yorker piece: Nostalgia, in the April 10th issue.
The other day I was watching TV and it occurred to me that I’ve become a prude. The show in question was innocuous enough, nothing shocking—just an episode of […]


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