WAS THERE A DEBATE LAST NIGHT?

Here is my take on last night's debate:

Why Obama and Romney see the world differently

AND NOW (what if) A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

A fun thought experiment for any author:

Just Plain Dick as a Movie

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The Page 99 Test for Just Plain Dick

THE FIRST PREZ DEBATE AND A BIT OF HISTORY

Here's a recent piece I did for Salon:

Obama's Egghead Problem

TALKIN' BOUT DICK ... NIXON THAT IS

Interview with Joe Donahue, WAMC

A BOY AND HIS DOG...

The book is now out.  Here is the link to amazon:

Just Plain Dick

And here is a link to a brief piece done for the History News Network:

What Dick Nixon has Wrought

And I'll be on Joe Donahue's "Roundtable Morning Show" tomorrow (September 20) starting at 11:05am.

Summer's Kiss is over, baby, over...

So summer's over.  The Pacific Crest Trail -- replete with snow, 3,000 foot gains and losses in elevation, and incredible beauty -- is now completed.  Behind us.  We did Oregon to Washington.  Though my wife has not completed this, here's our blog on the trip, for those who wish:

http://vickyandjay.blogspot.com/

We'll try to add more later.

While away, Andrew Hartman at the very fun and fine US Intellectual History Site posted a commentary on my work.  It deserved a response, but what's a poor boy to do when he's got limited access to computers?  Wait til he's back in civilization.  So here's my response, although late:

Response to Hartman

I'd also like to celebrate the publication of a friend's book.  George Cotkin has just published Dive Deeper, a wonderful exegesis on Moby Dick and its many receptions.  Well worth checking out:

Dive Deeper

More later.  Right now I'm still sad summer's over.