Hark Thrice
The celebrated jumping editorialist of Madison County, Virginia, Hark Thrice has written for the Reader since his death in 1910.
- Republicans ram civil rights past Democrats
- Wednesday, May 20th, 2009: Advocates of civil rights are poised to win a Congressional victory that eluded them under a Republican president.
- Kennedy using straw-man arguments in speeches
- Thursday, March 23rd, 2006: When a politician uses straw-men, he kills some part of the world. Hark Thrice examines the use of straw-men by presidential candidates.
- Not at Our Expense
- Monday, October 31st, 2005: Hark Thrice’s classic column decrying book reviews in the New York Times.
- A New Crime
- Friday, July 31st, 1998: On July 1, 1998, Maureen Dowd rhetorically asked her New York Times readers, “How would Hark Thrice skewer Kenneth Starr on Larry King?” The question is an odd one, because Mr. Thrice would never appear on Larry King. He writes for us, and has, ever since his death.
Poll gives Obama his worst marks yet: Six months before election day, Americans have a bleaker view of the country’s direction than at any time in more than three decades, and they attribute it to President Obama’s handling of gasoline prices and the rest of the economy. (read more…)
