The words he used weren’t anything black politicians hadn’t said before.
Author Archives: Neil Steinberg
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Where Is the Love?
Writing is hard work. Watching as your latest book tanks is even harder.
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You Fool
Dear Reader: Of all the miscalculated Michael Miner pieces I have read over the years, I believe the Brenda You interview sets some sort of new low [October 22]. Giving him enormous benefit of the doubt, I’ll assume he meant her interview to be self-indicting; he meant to hand her a halyard with which to […]
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The Plumber’s Dream
An artifact like the Ridge Tool calender couldn’t possibly have survived years of gender wars and political correctness. Could it?
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In My Defense
steinber.qxd Dear Jack: As a fan of clever juxtaposition, I enjoyed your article about cabbies/Bob Greene/myself [August 28]. I’m tempted to just leave it at that, as I hate it when people I’ve slagged in print come whining up to me with their explanations and justifications. That said, I would nevertheless like to argue in […]
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Begging Pardon
How can the Swiss apologize for their role in World War II? They can’t.
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Snappled!
A case study in cluelessness: How one deal brought Quaker Oats to its knees.