The Writing Process, Part III: Preparing a Book Proposal
This is my third post on the writing process. In the first posting, I discussed how to select a book topic. In the second posting, I...
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The Writing Process, Part II: Finding a Publisher
This is my second posting on the writing process. The first post, from August 31, 2021, concerned selecting a topic. Next up: the...
The Writing Process, Part I: Choosing a Topic
When I began writing my blog in July 2011, I promised that I would devote space to the writing life, and so I have. Yet most postings...
An Update on My Writing Projects
Every summer since 2011, when I started writing my blog, I have provided an update on my writing projects. Here is my 2021 update. I have...
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Jack Abramoff and Influence Peddling
As I discuss in my forthcoming book Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, Jack Abramoff was a lobbyist whose name became...
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—2016 Russian Election Interference
The most recent scandal covered in my forthcoming book, Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, involves the 2016...
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—The Iran Contra Scandal
As I discuss in my forthcoming book Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, the Iran-Contra scandal occurred during President...
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—The Savings & Loan Scandal
As I discuss in my forthcoming book Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, the savings and loan (S&L) crisis has been almost...
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Abscam
It sounded like something out of a poorly written crime novel. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) launched an...
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Watergate
Watergate has become the scandal by which all other American scandals are judged. Whenever an elected official is caught in a...
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Spiro Agnew
His name was Spiro Agnew, and he served as governor of Maryland before becoming Richard Nixon’s vice president from 1969 until 1973. As I...
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—William “Wild Bill” Langer
As I discuss in my forthcoming book, Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, William “Wild Bill” Langer was a...
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Teapot Dome
The most infamous example of government corruption before the Watergate era was a scandal that occurred during the presidency of Warren...
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Scandals of the 1870s
As I discuss in my forthcoming book Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, the United States suffered through a series of...
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—The Caning of Charles Sumner
As I discuss in my forthcoming book Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, Charles Sumner was an arrogant, aloof, erudite...
New Book: Congressional Pathfinders Has Been Published and Is Now Available
I am pleased to announce that my 15th book, Congressional Pathfinders: “First” Members of Congress and How They Shaped American History,...
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr was a member of the revered founding generation of political leaders, but he suffered an ignominious fall from grace and faced...
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—The Yazoo Land Fraud
My forthcoming book, Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, covers political as well as sexual scandals. One of the worst of...
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Anthony Weiner
Anthony Weiner’s case is the strangest, most appalling episode discussed in my forthcoming book, Scoundrels: Political Scandals in...
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Chandra Levy and Gary Condit
As I discuss in my forthcoming book, Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History, Congressman Gary Condit was a conservative “Blue...