What ‘Time’ forgot in its look back to 1995
“Does 1995 feel like just yesterday or a lifetime ago?” Time magazine asked in a recent writeup online that offered a puzzling look back at 1995. Puzzling for what Time … Continue reading
Going ‘Majic’ for a brisk discussion about 1995
I went on the “Morning Show” today on WMJI (Majic 105.7 FM) in Cleveland for what was a brisk, lively, and engaging discussion about my recently released new book, 1995: … Continue reading
Watershed status of 1995 explored in book rollout at Newseum
Why 1995 merits recognition as a watershed was a central discussion point yesterday at the rollout of my new book, 1995: The Year the Future Began. The reasons for the … Continue reading
Rolling out 1995
I’ll be rolling out 1995: The Year the Future Began at an “Inside Media” program tomorrow afternoon at the Newseum, the $450 million museum of news on Pennsylvania Avenue in … Continue reading
Quirkiness on New Year’s Day, 1995: ‘Far Side’ farewell, errant Clinton prediction
The year 1995 opened on a Sunday — with the farewell appearance of a popular newspaper comic, Gary Larson’s delightfully bizarre “Far Side.” “The Far Side” entered retirement January 1, … Continue reading
Looking back to 1995, the year the future began
The passing of 20 years illuminates how 1995 was a watershed year — a time of maturing technologies and converging trajectories, a hinge moment at the cusp of the millennium. … Continue reading
It’s out: 1995: The Year the Future Began
I received yesterday the author’s copies of my most recent book, 1995: The Year the Future Began, which examines a memorable and pivotal year in recent American history. The book … Continue reading
The big gap in Monica Lewinsky’s speech
Monica Lewinsky’s widely noted speech yesterday to the Forbes Under 30 program in Philadelphia was notable for what it left out: She made almost no mention of former President Bill … Continue reading
Recalling the ’95 case against lecherous Bob Packwood, whom Biden praised
The bumbling vice president, Joe Biden, demonstrated anew yesterday his hazy understanding of recent history by praising Bob Packwood, a lecherous former U.S. senator, in speech to the Women’s Leadership … Continue reading
Lesson misunderstood: NATO’s 1995 bombing in Bosnia
The belated but decisive intervention to end the war in Bosnia in 1995 is typically recalled as a U.S. foreign policy success, as the first notable international achievement of the … Continue reading
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