Raised in North Dakota and rural Illinois, he was a literary star in New York City in the 1970s. But he left the limelight to
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John Leo, Columnist Who Took Aim at Liberal Pieties, Dies at 86
With a deft wit and disarming sense of humor, he used his posts at Time and later U.S. News & World Report to criticize excesses
Maria Marcus, Public Interest Lawyer and Mentor, Dies at 88
She argued before the Supreme Court six times representing New York State, took on civil rights cases for the N.A.A.C.P. and taught at Fordham for
Sheldon Krimsky, Who Warned of Profit Motive in Science, Dies at 80
He delved into numerous scientific fields — stem-cell research, genetic modification of food and DNA privacy among them — and sought to pinpoint the dangers.
Thomas F. Staley, Dogged Pursuer of Literary Archives, Dies at 86
As head of the Harry Ransom Center in Texas, he enhanced its holdings by acquiring the papers of a host of literary lions, and of