Tag Archives: Joe Paterno

Man of the Year?

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

The 1987 cover story was written by Rick Reilly, a writer I enjoy. The point is not that Reilly is, or was, a fool. After all, in theory no one could have known then. But that is the point. The … Continue reading →

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Think we really know about any public figure?

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

The tragedy of Jerry Sandusky’s crimes highlights something always useful to recall. How much we don’t really know about public figures. Imagine you had been asked to answer the question below in secret, as part of a Malcolm Gladwell-like ‘blink … Continue reading →

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