Last book read was James Reston’s autobiography. It gives a lot of insight into the roots of liberalism, and how it evolved at the NY Times.
I’m sure Reston, and the other old-line liberals, would be appalled if they read today’s NY Times.
When did Reston start writing for the Times?
I have probably posted most of his output for the period October 1939 through November 1940, when he was covering WWII from London. He submitted many stories about the blitz and other war-related topics. Then he returned to Washington and pretty much dropped off the WWII +70 Years radar. I see his name as I scroll through the pages so I know he was still a full time writer for the Times but I tend to only pick up articles with Washington datelines when they are the day’s lead article. Reston as avoided writing lead articles for some reason.
I have his articles indexed on my profile if you care to check it out. The index takes up about the bottom 98% of the profile and the authors are listed alphabetically.