Baltimore Sun | Philadelphia Daily News
H.L. Mencken's take on culture, politicians and the role of the press rings ever more true as Americans grapple with the same issues of his heyday, says
Marion Elizabeth Rodgers. "Bloggers have imitated Mencken's independent attitude while often failing to adhere to his relentless loyalty to facts (half the time misquoting him)," she writes. "If only more of Mencken's heirs in the press would take a cue from him now." ||
Comment from
Will Bunch.
