News & Politics The Tumultuous Life and Lonely Death of Marion Barry’s Only Son He had access to the highest heights of Washington society. It wasn’t enough. Politics, Biography/History, Marion Barry, Best Features of 2017 | Jan 8, 2017
Food Flying Dog is Ready to Release its Civil War-Inspired Beer: Saw Bones Bars, Beer, Biography/History, Frederick | May 20, 2016
News & Politics Book Review: “The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames” by Kai Bird A biography that offers “a new understanding of what intelligence operatives can accomplish.” Book Reviews, Biography/History | May 30, 2014
News & Politics Book Review: “An Idea Whose Time Has Come” by Todd S. Purdum The author shows how the Civil-Rights Act sowed the seeds of modern politics. Book Reviews, Biography/History | Apr 1, 2014
News & Politics Book Review: “Savage Harvest” by Carl Hoffman A writer plumbs the riddle of a Rockefeller’s disappearance. Book Reviews, Biography/History | Mar 18, 2014
News & Politics Book Review: “Junius and Albert’s Adventures in the Confederacy” by Peter Carlson A Civil War escape, the birth of reporting, and other adventures. Book Reviews, Biography/History | May 24, 2013
News & Politics Book Review: “Act of Congress” by Robert G. Kaiser The behind-the-scenes story of how the Dodd-Frank bill was made. Book Reviews, Biography/History | May 7, 2013
News & Politics Inside the South American Heart: Marie Arana’s “Bolívar: American Liberator” The former Post Book World editor talks about her vivid portrait of South American revolutionary Simon Bolívar. Book Reviews, Biography/History | Apr 9, 2013
News & Politics Book Review: “The Secretary: A Journey With Hillary Clinton From Beirut to the Heart of American Power” by Kim Ghattas Traveling with Hillary and the Supreme Court behind closed doors. Book Reviews, Biography/History | Mar 5, 2013
