H.R. “Bob” Haldeman was best known as Richard Nixon’s Chief of Staff and one of the key figures in historical Watergate investigations. While Haldeman could be described as having been steely, his post-administration work has been among the most open and interesting to have come from a Nixon aide. Haldeman had suggested an investigation of the Kennedy assassination when he … [Read more...]
It Was Well With His Soul
Horatio Spafford was a successful Chicago attorney, real estate magnate, husband, father, and Presbyterian when his life took a horrific Job-like turn. Spafford (1882-1888) and his wife, Anna, had four daughters and one son that were the focus of their lives. The Spaffords and their family friends, the Dwight L. Moody family and the family of Ira Sankey, had built a … [Read more...]
This Thing of Heroes
The last forty years have been a confusing time in American linguistics. Somewhere along the way we have become convinced that people need titles. Not just people of merit but everyone. Not just titles earned but titles unearned, titles that are earned simply by just being. The growing number of esteem-boosting populist encouragers seems particularly fascinated with … [Read more...]