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The Genius of Richard Florida: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

April 16, 2022

Richard Florida is the author of several global best-sellers: The Rise of the Creative Class, The Breakthrough Illusion, Beyond Mass Production, The Flight of the Creative Class, and Who’s Your City? In The Great Reset, he explains how new ways…

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Joseph Epstein on “Old Age and Other Laughs”

July 26, 2018

In his latest anthology of essays, The Ideal of Culture, Joseph Epstein devotes a chapter to “old age and other laughs.” He was 75 when he wrote the essay in 2012 for Commentary magazine. He and I are among the…

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It is the one thing that can’t be learned; it is also a sign of genius.

June 23, 2018

In The Ideal of Culture, his latest and best anthology of essays, Joseph Epstein devotes one of his chapters to a discussion of wit. He observes, “Wit is the expression of those who understand and are able to formulate and deflate…

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Essays in Biography: A book review by Bob Morris

August 22, 2014

Essays in Biography Joseph Epstein Axios Press (2012) The more we learn about others, it seems, the better we understand ourselves…at least sometimes I have read most of Joseph Epstein’s 13 collections of essays dating back to Divorced in America:…

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A Literary Education and Other Essays: A book review

August 20, 2014

A Literary Education and Other Essays Joseph Epstein Axios Press (2014) Compelling, eloquent evidence of one writer’s education: “First reality, then ideas” I have read most of Joseph Epstein’s collections of essays dating back to Divorced in America: Marriage in…

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Charles R. Morris: An interview by Bob Morris

December 17, 2012

A lawyer and former investment banker, Charles R. Morris has written twelve books and is a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic Monthly. His published works include The Sages: Warren Buffett, George Soros, Paul Volcker, and the Maelstrom of Markets,…

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Alan Webber: An interview by Bob Morris

April 30, 2011

  Alan M. Webber is an award-winning, nationally-recognized editor, author, and columnist. In 1995, he launched Fast Company magazine, a fresh, dynamic entry in the business magazine category. Headquartered in Boston, MA, the magazine became the fastest growing, most successful business magazine in history. Fast Company won…

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Andrew Sullivan on Montaigne: “The Great Blogger”

December 20, 2010

Here is one of my favorite Andrew Sullivan blog posts in which he discusses Sarah Bakewell’s brilliant book, How to Live: Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer, about Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, author…

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Richard Florida, First Interview, by Bob Morris

September 15, 2010

Richard Florida is the author of several global best-sellers: The Rise of the Creative Class, The Breakthrough Illusion, Beyond Mass Production, The Flight of the Creative Class, and Who’s Your City? In his latest book, The Great Reset, he explains…

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