Abraham Lincoln is the only US president to obtain a patent. (It was for a flotation device to rescue steamboats stranded on sandbars))

Leader of the Union Army during the American Civil War

Garth Brooks and Dunn

A genuinely enlightening conversation

Understood. I was indeed just referring to the quality of the essay. (Anyway - I’d never argue against guitars and whiskey, two of the redeeming elements in this benighted world of ours.)

A spectacular essay - passionate, persuasive, principled, and scary as hell. Thanks for sharing this.

Such a wonderful, nuanced essay. So many of us, I think, don’t know quite how to feel about Nuzzi - is she victim or villain? - and Walsh captures that ambivalence splendidly. Essays don’t always have to be violent polemics; they also can be, as this one is, thoughtful explorations of the times.

Just ordered it. I’ve always been curious about the roots of our ideal of public education. Thanks for letting me know about your work.

Part 2. One for all and all for one. Every member of the White House press corps should stand never again stay silent when Trump calls one of their colleagues Piggy or tells another that she is insubordinate for asking a question.

What a beautifully written review

The best I’ve heard is: He Beat the Wrap