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December 22, 2025
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on December 20, 2025 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
December 4, 2025
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser. Baker and Glasser are the bestselling authors of The Man Who Ran Washington and the Divider.
December 1, 2025
A discussion on the Bill O'Reilly with presidential historian Talmage Boston, author of How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons from Our Top Presidents, about the origins of Thanksgiving as an annual national holiday.
December 1, 2025
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser. Baker and Glasser are the bestselling authors of The Man Who Ran Washington and the Divider.
November 29, 2025
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on November 27, 2025 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
November 14, 2025
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on November 14, 2025 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
November 13, 2025
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Bret Baier, host of Special Report with Bret Baier on the Fox News Channel and chief political anchor for Fox, on his newest book To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower.
November 1, 2025
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Bryan Burrough, journalist and best-selling author of eight books, including Barbarians at the Gate and his newest release, The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild.
October 14, 2025
Listen: Opinion podcast — Cross Examining History with Mark Updegrove
October 9, 2025
Dallas lawyers analyze SCOTUS decision on universal injunctions and birthright citizenship
August 11, 2025
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on July 26, 2025 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
July 30, 2025
July 28, 2025
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on July 26, 2025 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
July 14, 2025
Dallas lawyers analyze SCOTUS decision on universal injunctions and birthright citizenship
July 3, 2025
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Phil Gramm on his new book The Triumph of Economic Freedom: Debunking the Seven Great Myths of American Capitalism. Phil Gramm is a former US Senator of nearly two decades, an economist, and author.
June 3, 2025
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Kostya Kennedy on his new book The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America.
June 2, 2025
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on March 28, 2025 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
May 29, 2025
Talmage Boston, Attorney & Historian, delivered the keynote remarks at the Forty-Fourth Annual National Day of Prayer Luncheon in Dallas, Tx on May 1, 2025 hosted by the Thanks-Giving Square Foundation of Dallas.
May 19, 2025
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on April 12, 2025 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
April 25, 2025
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player of all time, about Russia, Ukraine, and protecting democracy worldwide. Garry Kasparov founded of the cross-partisan Renew Democracy Initiative in 2017.
April 14, 2025
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on April 12, 2025 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
March 28, 2025
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on March 28, 2025 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
March 19, 2025
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Nigel Hamilton, a British-born American biographer, historian, and author, about his new book Lincoln vs. Davis: The War of the Presidents.
March 13, 2025
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Edward F. O'Keefe on his new book The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President. O'Keefe is CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation.
March 4, 2025
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on March 4, 2025 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
February 17, 2025
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on February 17, 2025 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
February 17, 2025
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on February 15, 2025 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
February 10, 2025
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Lindsay Chervinsky, American presidential historian and author of Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic.
January 21, 2025
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on January 20, 2025 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
December 31, 2024
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on December 31, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
December 27, 2024
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on December 25, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
December 23, 2024
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Marc Selverstone on his new book The Kennedy Withdrawal: Camelot and the American Commitment to Vietnam.
December 6, 2024
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Malcolm Gladwell on his new book Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering.
December 2, 2024
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on November 28, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
November 22, 2024
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Jeffrey Rosen, author of The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America.
November 11, 2024
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on November 9, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
November 1, 2024
Please join us for a live conversation with Talmage Boston for his recent book How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents (Publish Date: April 2, 2024)
October 22, 2024
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Hampton Sides, author of non-fiction adventure stories set in war or depicting epic expeditions of discovery and exploration. His most recent book, The Wide Wide Sea, is an epic recount of the voyage of Captain James Cook, culminating in his death in Hawaii.
October 8, 2024
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Brody Mullins, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and author of The Wolves of K Street. Previously, Brody spent nearly two decades covering the intersection of business and politics for The Wall Street Journal.
September 12, 2024
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on September 10, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
August 16, 2024
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on August 15, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
August 5, 2024
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on August 2, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
July 16, 2024
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, and No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II.
July 10, 2024
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on July 10, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
July 2, 2024
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on July 2, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
June 28, 2024
Tonight, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will go head to head in the first presidential debate. Talmage Boston, a presidential historian and author, joined Good Day to talk about how it will work and what Americans can expect from each candidate.
June 26, 2024
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Frank Cogliano, author and Professor of American History at the University of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and former president of the Scottish Association for the Study of America.
June 18, 2024
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Lawrence Wright, Pulitzer Prize winning author and long time staff writer for The New Yorker magazine.
June 6, 2024
This piece was written by Jeff Arnold, and appeared June 6, 2024 on the NewsNation website. He quotes Talmage Boston and his new book "How The Best Did It: Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents,” as he discusses Reagan.
May 28, 2024
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on May 25, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
May 13, 2024
Washington Examiner - May 13, 2024 - Paul Bedard writes about how biographer and historian Talmage Boston possess the rare quality of plucking a few key events from history and conveying it to a broad audience in a meaningful presentation, in his latest, How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents.
May 3, 2024
May 3rd, 2024 - Forbes article that discusses Talmage Boston's new book, titled How the Best Did It: Leadership Lessons from Our Top Presidents. It’s been said that those who don’t learn history are doomed to repeat it. That’s good counsel when it comes to avoiding costly mistakes. But what about history lessons that underscore positive behaviors and achievements worthy of emulation?
May 1, 2024
In this week’s podcast, frequent contributor Talmage Boston, an author and attorney, turns the tables on himself. Instead of doing the interviewing, he answers questions about his latest book.
April 29, 2024
C-SPAN American History TV video interview featuring Author Talmage Boston as he shares his own takeaways from Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, T.R., FDR, Ike, JFK, and Reagan.
April 25, 2024
In this very special episode, Talmage Boston has the tables turned and is interviewed by Dale Petroskey. Talmage Boston is a trial lawyer, historian, and podcaster who just published his newest book, How The Best Did It: Leadership Lessons from Our Top Presidents.
April 1, 2024
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Tracy Daugherty, biographer and author of Larry McMurtry: A Life.
March 18, 2024
This piece was written by Talmage Boston and appeared in the April 2024 issue of the Texas Bar Journal, monthly magazine published by the State Bar of Texas.
March 12, 2024
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on March 9, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
March 5, 2024
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of George Getschow, editor of Pastures of the Empty Page: Fellow Writers on the Life and Legacy of Larry McMurtry. His book is a collection of essays offering an intimate view of Larry McMurtry, author of Lonesome Dove and The Last Picture Show.
February 21, 2024
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on February 17, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
February 14, 2024
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of George Getschow, editor of Pastures of the Empty Page: Fellow Writers on the Life and Legacy of Larry McMurtry. His book is a collection of essays offering an intimate view of Larry McMurtry, author of Lonesome Dove and The Last Picture Show.
February 12, 2024
An Analysis of Henry Kissinger’s Strategies for Best Practices in Negotiation and Leadership.
This article was written by Talmage Boston and appeared in the INSIGHTS section of the Best Law Firms website on February 8, 2024.
February 7, 2024
The President of the United States is the most powerful leader in the world. He’s called to make the nation’s most impactful decisions while maintaining the support of the multitudes. Author Talmage Boston will begin his book tour April 1, 2024.
February 5, 2024
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on February 3, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
January 22, 2024
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Ronald C. White, historian and author of A. Lincoln, American Ulysses, and his new book On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. On Great Fields is a comprehensive biography of an American soldier and leader who deserves to be known for more than his heroism in the Civil War.
January 9, 2024
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on January 6, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
December 8, 2023
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on December 8, 2023 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
November 22, 2023
This op-ed, written by Talmage Boston, appeared on November 22, 2023 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News
November 2, 2023
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of David Brooks on his new book How To Know A Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen. David is author of New York Times best sellers The Second Mountain and The Road to Character. He also writes for The New York Times.
October 23, 2023
This op-ed, written by Talmage Boston, appeared on October 22, 2023 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News
October 5, 2023
Talmage Boston invites Bret Baier back for a live cross-examination style interview on his new book To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment. Bret Baier is the host of Special Report with Bret Baier on the Fox News Channel and chief political correspondent for Fox.
September 16, 2023
This op-ed, written by Talmage Boston, appeared on September 16, 2023 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News
September 7, 2023
Talmage Boston conducts a live cross-examination style interview of Jonathan Eig on his newest book King: A Life. Eig is the bestselling author of six books, including his previous book Ali: A Life.
August 4, 2023
The Dallas Morning News has added Talmage Boston to its stable of contributing columnists.
August 4, 2023
This op-ed, written by Talmage Boston, appeared on August 4, 2023 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News
August 3, 2023
Talmage Boston conducts a live cross-examination style interview of Gregg Jarrett. Gregg Jarrett is a Fox News commentator, attorney, and bestselling author of The Russia Hoax and his newest book, The Trial of the Century, about the Scopes Monkey Trial in 1925.
July 6, 2023
Talmage Boston conducts a live cross-examination style interview of S.C. Gwynne. S.C. Gwynne is the Pulitzer prize nominated author of Empire of the Summer Moon, The Perfect Pass, and Rebel Yell. His newest book, His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine, tells the story of the British airship R101—which went down in a spectacular hydrogen-fueled fireball in 1930, killing more people than died in the Hindenburg disaster seven years later.
June 13, 2023
June 12, 2023
June 8, 2023
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of James Conroy on his new book The Devils Will Get No Rest: FDR, Churchill, and the Plan That Won the War. James Conroy is a trial lawyer of 37 years turned award-winning author of narrative history.
May 4, 2023
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Evan Thomas on his new book Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II. Evan Thomas is an American journalist, historian, and author. He is the author of nine books, including two New York Times bestsellers, John Paul Jones and Sea of Thunder.
April 13, 2023
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Philip Taubman on his new book In The Nation's Service: The Life and Times of George P. Shultz. George P. Shultz was US Secretary of Labor, Secretary of the Treasury, and Secretary of State, and was pivotal in steering the great powers toward the end of the Cold War.
March 9, 2023
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of William Inboden and Dale Petroskey on William Inboden's his new book, The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, The Cold War, And The World On The Brink, about how Ronald Reagan and his national security team confronted the Soviets, reduced the nuclear threat, won the Cold War, and supported the spread of freedom around the world. Dale Petroskey worked in the White House as Assistant Press Secretary under Ronald Reagan.
February 18, 2023
This op-ed appeared on February 18, 2023 on the front page of the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News
February 9, 2023
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Burk Murchison and Michael Granberry on their new book, Hole In The Roof, about The Dallas Cowboys, Clint Murchison Jr., and the stadium that changed American sports forever.
January 25, 2023
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Phil Gramm on his newest book The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate. Phil Gramm is a former US Senator of nearly two decades, an economist, and author.
December 15, 2022
This recognition appeared in the State Bar of Texas - Texas Bar Blog on December 15, 2022.
December 14, 2022
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Jon Meacham on his newest book And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle. Meacham is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and #1 New York Times Bestselling author.
December 14, 2022
This article appeared in The Texas Lawbook on December 14, 2022.
December 7, 2022
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Doug Brinkley on his newest book Silent Spring Revolution. Brinkley is an author, historian, and Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities in the Department of History at Rice University.
November 24, 2022
This op-ed appeared on Thanksgiving Day in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
November 21, 2022
Talmage Boston discusses the division that our country faces and the nation's historical division on Brian Kilmeade's national radio show. "What is America's place in the world?". Listen to the full episode here.
November 13, 2022
This full-page op-ed appeared on the front page of the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
November 3, 2022
In a program of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, Talmage Boston moderates a live event with the great Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, and author of over a dozen books on diplomatic history and international relations. Since its founding in 1951, the mission of the nonprofit, nonpartisan World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth has been to promote international awareness and understanding. For more information and to become a member, visit www.dfwworld.org or call 214-965-8400.
October 3, 2022
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of Peter Baker and Susan Glasser on their newest book The Divider: Trump in the White House. Baker and Glasser are the bestselling authors of The Man Who Ran Washington.
September 17, 2022
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of David Maraniss on his fantastic new book Path Lit By Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe. David Maraniss is a New York Times best-selling author and two time Pulitzer Prize winner.
August 29, 2022
August 11, 2022
This full-page op-ed appeared on the front page of the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
July 6, 2022
Talmage Boston holds a live cross-examination style interview of lawyer-turned-author Corban Addison on his new book, Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial.
June 23, 2022
In a program of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, Talmage Boston moderates a live event with Jonathan Martin and Karl Rove on Martin's new book This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future. Jonathan Martin is a national political correspondent for The New York Times and a political analyst for CNN. Since its founding in 1951, the mission of the nonprofit, nonpartisan World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth has been to promote international awareness and understanding. For more information and to become a member, visit www.dfwworld.org or call 214-965-8400.