Archive for April 2022
Sam Anderson 1935-2022
My friend Sam Anderson died today. I knew that this day would come—he was fighting lung cancer—but still it is a hard day. I first met Sam about twenty years ago, through my parents, but I really got to know him in 2015, when our bishop tried to sell our church to a developer for…
Read MoreWilliam Howard Taft
I have agreed with Simon & Schuster on my next book: a biography of William Howard Taft. He is like my other subjects in that he was an American leader and lawyer, somewhat overlooked. He is unlike my other subjects in that he was president, something Seward and Chase wanted but never achieved. Here is…
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