John Adams

Emmy Nominations!

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 07.17.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Basic cable has long been the domain of low-rent fare such as "The Real World" and "Silk Stalkings," or kids' stuff like "SpongeBo...

A Founding Father Missed It By That Much

Patt Morrison | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics


Patt Morrison

On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress declared American independence. So why are we celebrating the big day on the Fourth of July?

''The Vice President is The Only Person The President Can't Fire.''

Martin Nolan | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics


Martin Nolan

Barack Obama is pressured by Hillary Clinton to select her as VP, a mathematical question arises: why would he choose someone whom record numbers of Democrats have voted against?

Sunday Night History

Marvin Kitman | Posted 04.10.2008 | Entertainment


Marvin Kitman

What I liked about this John Adams is that it's not by Ken Burns.

P.B.T.S.D.

Kate Clinton | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics


Kate Clinton

I believe I have early onset PBTSD, Post-Bush-Traumatic Stress Disorder. My presenting symptoms of lethargy, distraction, and dissociation are compounded by Clinton Fatigue.

Why Should Brad and Britney's Issues Dwarf the Legacy of Richard Widmark and Jules Dassin?

John Farr | Posted 04.02.2008 | Entertainment


John Farr

Whatever movie Richard Widmark was in, he projected a unique quality, an innocent smirk that could spell death, either for him or someone else.

John Adams vs Tom Jefferson = Hillary Clinton vs Barack Obama

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Benjamin R. Barber

The birth of the American Republic was accompanied by enough controversy, bitterness, infighting and rage to sink the project before it ever got off the ground.

John Adams: Good for McCain -- and Kerry, Dukakis

Matt Cooper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Matt Cooper

I know Iraq is not Colonial America and Lexington and Concord is not Fallujah and Sadr City. But a film that glorifies martial values is going to be good for the martial candidate.

"Some Say" Ignorance Is Bliss

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 03.27.2008 | Media


Kathleen Reardon

With the obligation of inheriting the beacon of democracy nourished and protected by those who came before us, why are we allowing ourselves to be ill-served by so many in the media?

Remember the Ladies

Marie Wilson | Posted 03.24.2008 | Politics


Marie Wilson

Centuries have passed, but Abigail Adams' plea -- "Remember the ladies" -- resonates today, when women continue to struggle to ascend to the positions of leadership they deserve.

John Adams: God Damn America

Steven Waldman | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics


Steven Waldman

Like many of the Revolutionary era, John Adams believed that if we weren't careful, God would damn us or at least withdraw his support.

HBO to John Adams: We Think You Were a Slob

Jordan Michael Smith | Posted 03.17.2008 | Home


Jordan Michael Smith

Unlike the critics, apparently, I liked the debut episode of the John Adams miniseries on HBO. But even I balked at having Adams portrayed by Paul Giamatti.

Gettin' Wiggy With It

Jamie Malanowski | Posted 03.17.2008 | Entertainment


Jamie Malanowski

Adams' and his pals should have declared that among man's unalienable rights was life, liberty, and the right to show the world his own God-given head of hair.

Why John Adams is Cooler Than Roger Clemens

Ashleigh Banfield | Posted 03.13.2008 | Entertainment


Ashleigh Banfield

We truly need this HBO John Adams American history lesson to permeate prime time and cut through the clutter of today's pop smear.

'John Adams' Premiere: Talking To Paul Giamatti, Tom Hanks And David McCullough

Huffington Post | Dipayan Gupta | Posted 03.11.2008 | Entertainment


The long-awaited HBO adaptation of David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize winning John Adams got the green light a year ago, and the seven-part mini serie...

HBO Teams Up With US Postal Service To Promote "John Adams"

New York Times | Stuart Elliot | Posted 03.11.2008 | Media


HBO and the Postal Service are joining forces for the first time to co-sponsor a multimillion-dollar multimedia campaign that is intended to evoke the...

Email Is Changing the Way We Communicate and Historians Are Worried

Tom Alderman | Posted 03.05.2008 | Media


Tom Alderman

You can shred a document and it's gone. You can erase a tape and it's blank. You can delete your email and trash your computer but your email is alive -- somewhere, on somebody's server.

John Adams To Mitt Romney: "Silly and Wicked"

Zephyr Teachout | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home


Zephyr Teachout

Yesterday, Romney quoted Founding Father John Adams in his big speech on religion. But why not use some of Adams' other quotes?

The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act

Philip Giraldi | Posted 11.26.2007 | Politics


Philip Giraldi

One would have thought that the systematic dismantling of the Constitution would have been enough to satisfy even the most Jacobin neoconservative.

The Founding Celebrities

Eric Burns | Posted 11.05.2007 | Media


Eric Burns

Alexander Hamilton was no less ambitious than Ryan Seacrest, but to Hamilton and the other Founding Fathers, fame was different then from what it is now.


 

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