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Richard Brookhiser

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Credit Where Credit Is Due

Recalling one of the best reactions to Charlie Kirk’s murder.

10.09.2026 7

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Richard Brookhiser

Not Just Another Editorial Tuesday

Our (then biweekly) editorial conference was Monday, September 10. In those days, conferences were in person, in New York, at our offices which were...

09.09.2026 10

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Richard Brookhiser

Remembering Dan Oliver

I never forgot the editing advice I got from Dan Oliver in my earliest days at NR: You can’t be in love with every goddamn golden syllable. As warm...

02.07.2026 20

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Richard Brookhiser

Mark Your Calendars for a Day About Abe on March 21 at Ford’s Theatre

I’ll be playing a part in the Abraham Lincoln Institute’s upcoming and annual symposium on the late, great Civil War president. Ford’s Theatre...

16.03.2026 30

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Richard Brookhiser

Lewis Lehrman, R.I.P

I met Lewis Lehrman when he was pursuing his second career, running for public office. It was the 1982 race for governor of New York. The Democratic...

13.03.2026 50

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Richard Brookhiser

Remembering Jesse Jackson

There were some good political speakers in the Eighties. John Connally, all but forgotten, had the rhythms of the southern stump. Mario Cuomo knew how...

17.02.2026 30

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Richard Brookhiser

A Wonderful John Coyne Moment

07.10.2025 20

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Richard Brookhiser

Politics Is the Cure for Political Violence

15.09.2025 30

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Richard Brookhiser