RAISE YOUR HANDMichael Medved and The Rise Of the Fake Know-It-AllThe personal opinions Medved may hold and argue for are stained by the opinions he is paid for and reads on-air with the same heartfelt ‘sincerity.’Pete Dexter
'Blinding Everybody'The Cop and the $238 Chicken SaladA few months later Dexter was officially notified that the police investigation of the police had found the police blameless.Pete Dexter
TRAGEDYThe Tragedy of Losing a Son Too SoonErwin Potts was a legendary newspaperman who survived the tragic early death of his son.Pete Dexter
Sense and SensitivityHow Not to Write a BookThe sensitivity editors apparently believe they are entitled to some say in a process they might not understand or respect.Pete Dexter
SayonaraO’Reilly’s Latest: Killing O’ReillyLincoln, Kennedy, Jesus, Patton, Reagan, Japan—and now, himself. And this is the only entertaining tale he’s ever told.Pete Dexter
FICTION SWIPEBeast Fiction: ‘Metcalfe’s Door’One day Metcalfe came home and the door to his room was gone. Some new disciplinary measure his mother had read about in one of her magazines.Pete Dexter
‘Something Funny’The Needle & the Mother (You Know What)It means all the pain and hissing and blood over the last weeks were for nothing. It means he has a problem.Pete Dexter
LockupA Guest of the CountyShe’s been here before, Katie. And she’ll be here again. And every time, a little piece of her goes missing.Pete Dexter
Worried SickTwo Old Dogs in One Fragile World"Mileage," the vet says. The condition is a vestibular syndrome, or more commonly, “old dogs’ disease.” Pete Dexter
LEGENDUncle Buck’s Television DebutMy Uncle Buck NBC appearance was eagerly anticipated in my small South Dakota town, and he didn’t disappoint.Pete Dexter