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James Bowman

James Bowman is the author of Honor: A History (Encounter Books) and Media Madness: The Corruption of Our Political Culture, also published by Encounter (2008) . He was born in Kane, Pennsylvania in 1948 and grew up in Jupiter, Florida. He attended Davidson and Lebanon Valley Colleges in America and Pembroke College, Cambridge University in England, from which he holds an M.A. Mr. Bowman taught English and General Studies at Westminster School and Portsmouth Grammar School in England from 1980 to 1989 and was the American correspondent of The Spectator of London from 1989-1991.  He was the American editor of the Times Literary Supplement of London. from 1991 to 2002. In addition, he has been the film critic of the American Spectator since 1990 and the media critic of The New Criterion since 1993. Mr. Bowman can be reached at P.O. Box 320573, Alexandria, VA 22320 or via e-mail at jamesbowman@comcast.net.

article archive

Down the memory hole | November 2009

On the art of forgetting selectively.


Our diminished debate | October 2009

On loss of manners in civil affairs.


A bias against honor | September 2009

On the moralization of politics in media culture.


Let the sky fall | June 2009

On the new official language.


Superfluous kings for messengers | May 2009

On the lack of true greatness in the celebrity era.

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Media Madness: The Corruption of Our Political Culture

Media Madness: The Corruption of Our Political Culture

by James Bowman

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Honor: A History

Honor: A History

by James Bowman

$18.95

 

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blog article archive

Integrity 101 | Nov 18, 2009 09:35 PM


The King of Fantasyland | Nov 16, 2009 05:59 PM


The Reason Why | Nov 09, 2009 08:00 PM


God Bless | Nov 05, 2009 06:05 PM


The Pursuit of Wisdom in the Age of the Internet | Oct 25, 2009 04:22 PM

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