Walter Isaacson on How Cokie Roberts Came to Love American Politics
The voice of D.C.
The voice of D.C.
Walter Isaacson
Isaacson is a professor of history at Tulane University and a best-selling biographer; his most recent book is Leonardo da Vinci.
Remembering Leah Chase, Who Transformed New Orleans and Its Food
She died on June 1 at age 96
She died on June 1 at age 96
How America Risks Losing Its Innovation Edge
A version of this piece appears in a book published this month by the Aspen...
A version of this piece appears in a book published this month by the Aspen Strategy Group titled “Technology and National Security.” For the past fifty years, the rational exuberance of the American economy has...
How America Loses Its Edge
For the past 50 years, the rational exuberance of the American economy has ...
For the past 50 years, the rational exuberance of the American economy has been propelled by the combination of three innovations: the computer, the microchip and the Internet. The research and development that produced each...
Why the Mississippi Remains the South’s Most Vital Artery
The Mississippi remains the South's most vital artery
The Mississippi remains the South's most vital artery
Remembering Ella Brennan, the Matriarch of New Orleans Cuisine
In her memoir of the culinary arts in New Orleans, Ella Brennan proclaimed,...
In her memoir of the culinary arts in New Orleans, Ella Brennan proclaimed, "I don't want a restaurant where a jazz band can't come marching through." At Commander's Palace, her vibrant stage for creole cuisine,...
What Makes a Genius? The World's Greatest Minds Have One Thing in Common
Franklin, Einstein, Jobs, da Vinci. How history's greatest thinkers broke w...
Franklin, Einstein, Jobs, da Vinci. How history's greatest thinkers broke with tradition and solved problems nobody else could see.
