Remember whan someone with a lifetime of public service is writing a biography, it isn’t commentary. They aren’t “making a point” about an issue or event.
They are instead laying out a full narrative history of their life in public view and they know that if they have a factual, reasoned and detached tone to their recounting of that life they will be taken seriously by readers long into the future.
A personal diatribe as to who was an ass last August is best reserved for an op-ed opinion or a short recounting of that one issue.
Another biographical book that will amaze you in Sowell’s “Personal Oddesey.” I had read about ten of his great books and was enthralled by his personal back-story.
Yes, yes.
I know you are right.
I did expect diatrabes. I understand that wouldn’t be appropriate.
Do you mean Thomas Sowell? The black pundit who is so wise?