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THE VEGAS SHOOTING: American Way of Life collects more lives at home, again.
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Land of False Idols: Ben Bradlee’s Not Such ‘A Good Life’
Almost all modern American heroes —especially when praised by the establishment—do not deserve to be called heroes.38 minutes readJAMES DiEUGENIO—If the relationship with Kennedy brought Bradlee prestige and status in the world of journalism, the deal he helped broker for Newsweek made him filthy rich for life. Phil Graham rewarded him with a finder’s fee: not in cash, but in Post stock options. The stock of the Post company would soon skyrocket, especially after it went public in 1971. As Bradlee once said, Graham’s generosity made him a millionaire many times over. He ended up buying a house that occupied almost an entire city block, while he owned another in the Hamptons.
