Essays & Book Reviews
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Iron Sharpens Iron: How my historian avocation has made me a better lawyer.
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.
Boston: He illustrated Civil War reconciliation. What would he draw today?
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on March 9, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
What would America’s best presidents say to us now?
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on February 17, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
How the Best Did It – BOOK TOUR
(Book Release: April 2, 2024)
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Talmage Boston: A Christmas gift with some election year advice
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on February 3, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
Trump-Biden race will be ‘death valley’
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on January 6, 2024 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
Henry Kissinger, statesman, scholar, world-class strategist
This piece was written by Talmage Boston, and appeared on December 8, 2023 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News.
JFK: 60 years after his short and extraordinary presidency
This op-ed, written by Talmage Boston, appeared on November 22, 2023 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News
Larry McMurtry’s life remembered
This op-ed, written by Talmage Boston, appeared on October 22, 2023 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News
Americans need to exercise these relational muscles
This op-ed, written by Talmage Boston, appeared on September 16, 2023 in the Opinion section of the Dallas Morning News
Book Reviews
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Ken Starr’s Religious Liberty in Crisis: Exercising Your Faith in an Age of Uncertainty A Fighter for Faith
Ronald C. White’s Lincoln in Private: What His Most Personal Reflections Tell Us About Our Greatest President amplifies Abe’s Euclidean approach to thinking.
Walter Isaacson’s The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race expertly chronicles the science — and scientists — behind CRISPR.
Susan Eisenhower’s How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower’s Biggest Decisions makes the case for the unique greatness of Eisenhower’s leadership.
Martin J. Sherwin’s Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis
H.W. Brands’ The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom
Peter Baker & Susan Glasser The Man Who Ran Washington recounts James Baker’s masterful orchestration of his role as consummate dealmaker in the nation’s capital
In The Presidents vs. the Press, Harold Holzer ably delineates the long-drawn battle lines between the media and the Oval Office
Nicholas A. Basbanes’ Cross of Snow ably captures the genius of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Talmage has averaged 12 reviews a year for the WIROB over the last 3 years.
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Talmage Boston | Law Essays & Book Reviews
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