The New Republic

Now that Conrad Black is no longer in jail, he is free to spread his ideas to the hungry masses. National Review, which is always pining for the glory days of imperialism, has taken Black under its wing, and apparently decided that July 4th was an opportune time for him to pen a piece about the glories of empire. He begins: READ MORE >>

Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live  By Jeff Jarvis  (Simon & Schuster, 263 pp., $26.99) READ MORE >>

Conrad Black took to the esteemed pages of Britain's Tatler this week to defend himself against charges of financial impropriety, according to the Independent. He launched a broadside against the "braying, hideous, tricoteuses" of Fleet Street. Now, my vocabulary is nowhere near as commodious as Black's, so I went over to reference.com to look up "tricoteuse": READ MORE >>