The first Black person to hold that cabinet position, he resigned amid discord over George W. Bush’s major legislative effort ...
A New York intellectual and onetime liberal stalwart, his Commentary magazine became his platform as his political and social ...
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Norman Podhoretz Was the Ultimate Neocon

My late father knew Norman Podhoretz (Alav Hashalom) when they were both counselors at a Jewish summer camp in upstate New ...
Peter Arnett was already an accomplished combat correspondent in 1966 when he embedded with an American infantry battalion tasked with routing out enemy snipers from a tunnel system near Saigon.
Former Texas Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff died Monday in Mount Pleasant. He was 89. Ratliff died in his home surrounded by his ...
Dave Ward, the longtime KTRK anchor, died from complications related to pneumonia after years of medical challenges, his ...
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The Longest Journey Is Over

With the death of Norman Podhoretz at 95, the transition from New York’s intellectual golden age to the age of grievance and ...
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas — Former Texas Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff died Monday in Mount Pleasant.
Patricia Kailer is remembered for "the way she could put a story together" and her ability to connect with people during her ...
During his time in the Texas Senate, the moderate Republican tackled major issues such as school finance and ethics reform.
Rod Paige, an educator, coach and administrator who rolled out the nation's landmark “No Child Left Behind” policy as the first African American to serve as U.S. education secretary, died ...