Review: WAR & PUNISHMENT

A window into the dense intersection where Russian history, Ukraine, Putin & Trump meet ...

Aug 30 • 

Peter Vaughn

2

Newsletter: Doris and Presidential Legacies

Doris Kearns Goodwin's electrifying presence at the SVWC triggered this reflection on several of our recent Presidents and the Office's current…

Aug 13 • 

Peter Vaughn

1

July 2025

"Cheat" Sheet of THE FATE OF THE DAY

Atkinson's brilliant second volume meets ChatGPT!

Jul 13 • 

Peter Vaughn

3

May 2025

Review of TWO "100" (see below) Books

I did not anticipate reading either. Thank God I did.

May 30 • 

Peter Vaughn

2

Newsletter: a bit of history goes a long ways ...

Some of the lessons embedded in 227 pages of German history ...

May 23 • 

Peter Vaughn

2

April 2025

NOT a Newsletter

Rather, a personal political outreach ...

Apr 28 • 

Peter Vaughn

Newsletter: reading to the rescue ...

Old, new, unfinished ... it all works

Apr 25 • 

Peter Vaughn

5

February 2025

Newsletter: from 1/25 on ...

Literature as antidote ...

Feb 13 • 

Peter Vaughn

5

December 2024

Newsletter: A Good Book and a List

Maybe not your Christmas read but certainly a member of my Top Twelve books for 2024.

Dec 9, 2024 • 

Peter Vaughn

5

November 2024

Newsletter: reading to the rescue ...

The turkeys are everywhere this November ... everywhere except in these two brilliant novels.

Nov 23, 2024 • 

Peter Vaughn

3

October 2024

Newsletter: a "catch-up"

Summer and early fall readings that may ease our way to 11/5

Oct 17, 2024 • 

Peter Vaughn

September 2024

Review of GRANT

Chernow reimagines yet another famous American ... after over 900 pages, Grant's legacy is movingly and honestly reshaped.

Sep 10, 2024 • 

Peter Vaughn

4