by Jeff Maisey | Dec 23, 2018 | News, News & Views, Robotham
When George H.W. Bush died, I watched with mixed feelings as pundits lionized him. I couldn’t help thinking about a book I’d read while W. was president: American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush, by Kevin Phillips, a...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 11, 2018 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham When it comes to food, people generally fall into two camps: those who live to eat, and those who eat to live. Those, in other words, who regard food as the greatest pleasure in life, and those who think of it as necessary fuel, in the same way that...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 1, 2018 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham On Tuesday, November 6, the future of our nation will rest in our hands. I know that sounds hyperbolic, but I don’t believe that it is. The importance of these midterm elections cannot be overstated. They will determine not only the policy decisions...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 25, 2018 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham The other day in a class I teach at ODU called Music, Culture & Media, I asked the students if any of them had heard of Pete Seeger. “Is he related to Bob Seger?” one of them asked. I thought the anecdote was sufficiently amusing to share it on...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 19, 2018 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham In mid July, I took off on a road trip to the Big Apple, upstate New York and New England. It was a great journey in many respects. I had nice visits with my kids, both of whom live in the city, my sister and brother-in-law, and several old friends....
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 16, 2018 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham In the final episode of Parts Unknown—shot in Bhutan—Anthony Bourdain asked a group of locals to comment on the country’s commitment to steadily improving its “Gross National Happiness.” It was a poignant moment, given that the episode aired two weeks...
