Five myths about the National Rifle Association: No, the NRA did not start out as a civil rights organization.
Here are five myths about the NRA’s mission and history — some told by critics, others told by the NRA itself.
Between Tyranny and Bombs: A Review of “Baghdad Diaries”
/in The Washington Post/by Frank SmythTry to imagine yourself or your family living in Baghdad over the past decade, enduring tyranny, privation and wars. What if your family came from the old ruling guard but the quality of your life had only eroded?
Battle Cry of Freedom: A Review of Taking Liberties
/in The Washington Post/by Frank SmythBorn in Nazi Germany to Jewish parents, Aryeh Neier is America’s foremost rights advocate. Today, at 65, he runs the Open Society Institute funded by the philanthropist financier George Soros.
Living Dangerously: A Review of “The Lion’s Grave”
/in The Washington Post/by Frank SmythAny egomaniac with an audience can do a live stand-up in an alleged combat zone, but Jon Lee Anderson is a war correspondent’s journalist. His book, The Lion’s Grave, skillfully navigates Afghani politics.
After the Shelling Stops: We Need More Than Missiles To Oust Saddam
/in The Washington Post/by Frank SmythWho doesn’t want a new government in Baghdad? The Clinton administration’s sustained airstrikes against Iraq will cripple some of Saddam Hussein’s military capabilities, but few believe that unilateral bombing will, by itself, compel lasting change in Iraq.
The Nun Who Knew Too Much: Dianna Ortiz Links This North American Man to Her Rape and Torture in Guatemala
/in The Washington Post/by Frank SmythThey met on the set of NBC’s “Today” show. Jeanne Boylan, the forensic artist who drew the Unabomber…
Gunning for His Enemies: Neal Knox, the Real Power at the NRA, Sees Diabolical Plots Everywhere
/in The Washington Post/by Frank SmythAn artful conspiracy theorist can easily cultivate believers. One day history will add to the conspiratorial log the name of Neal Knox, one of America’s more widely…