John Aloysius Farrell

John Aloysius Farrell is the author of Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned and Tip O'Neill and the Democratic Century. He is currently writing a book on Richard Nixon.

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Richard Nixon: We Shall Not See His Like Again

Richard Nixon: We Shall Not See His Like Again

Understanding the late president and his context through a new exhibition of his personal effects at the Nixon Presidential Library More »

The Operatic Life of Richard Nixon

The Operatic Life of Richard Nixon

On his 100th birthday, looking back at a politician who truly was "one of us" More »

The GOP's War on the Poor

The GOP's War on the Poor

Think Romney's welfare attack ad is just a distasteful blip on the screen? Think again. More »

Why Bill Clinton Broke With Obama and Embraced the Bush Tax Cuts

Why Bill Clinton Broke With Obama and Embraced the Bush Tax Cuts

He's either paving the way for the president to compromise later -- or else consolidating his own legacy. More »

Did the Conservative Supreme Court Dash Romney's White House Hopes?

Did the Conservative Supreme Court Dash Romney's White House Hopes?

By opening up the campaign-finance system to super PACs, the justices enabled Romney's opponents to hang on and severely weaken him. More »

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Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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