Articles & Posts by Tait Trussell
My Dog Let Me Down
My dog let me down. Or so it seemed. I know that man’s best friend is above reproach. And I may have just made a false accusation. But let me tell you exactly what happened ...
April 17, 2009 | Read more »
The Incomparable H.L. Mencken
An impartial critic of every race or religion, the “Sage of Baltimore” lived before “political correctness” became the fashion. H.L. Mencken, a giant in American literature, held politics and politicians in abysmal regard. His ancient typewriter pounded out carloads of writings, which maddened and delighted Americans from 1904 to 1948. And how the well-known iconoclast [...]
October 29, 2008 | Read more »
My Friend, Roger Mudd
A writer and journalist reminisces about his neighbor and childhood pal who became one of the foremost television news broadcasters of our time. Many, many years ago, when we were kids, a couple of friends and I would hide in the bushes near where we swam to watch our pal trudge by. We would point [...]
September 22, 2008 | Read more »
