By Jedidiah-AyresRansom Notes: The B&N Mystery BlogSeptember 2011 Sure we’ve all got our favorite series and authors, but I want…
The Wrong Thing
Poor Rural White People: The Group It’s Acceptable to Demean
By Barry Graham Yesterday, M.V. Moorhead invited me to go to a screening of Creature with him, but I didn’t get his message in…
Effective Self-Defense Includes Never Talking to Cops
By Barry Graham Benjamin Whitmer brought my attention to this essay on self-defense by Sam Harris. It’s a fairly good piece, and…
Disguises I Have Worn: Why Subterfuge Is Necessary for Investigative Journalism
By Barry Graham I’ve been following the Guardian’s coverage of the News International phone-hacking scandal. While I think hacking a person’s…
Allan Guthrie Interviews Me
By Barry Graham Allan Guthrie, author of the excellent Slammer and other books, has an interview with me about How Do You Like Your Blue-Eyed…
A Royal Pain
With a royal wedding impending in the U.K., and the buzz about the movie The King’s Speech, I’m remembering the…
The Poisoned Pen Bookstore Welcomes Racism, but Not DissentBrad Thor and His Fans – Imperfect Nazis?
A future “literary event” at The Poisoned Pen? The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale has long been one of my favorite bookstores.…
Brad Thor and His Fans—Imperfect Nazis?
Last night I happened to wander into a book-signing at The Poisoned Pen by Glenn Beck’s favorite novelist, the racist, Muslim-hating Brad Thor.…
Against Pragmatism: King and Obama Are Polar Opposites
Today is Martin Luther King Day, and the United States has a President who, though black, would most likely have…
Disguises I Have Worn: Why Subterfuge Is Necessary for Investigative Journalism
By Barry Graham I’ve been following the Guardian’s coverage of the News International phone-hacking scandal. While I think hacking a person’s…