Comments on: Literary corner: “Today and Tomorrow in Tom Wolfe’s New York”

By: Anonymous Attorney

Anonymous Attorney — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 20:14:18 +0000

Bonfire of the Vanities got so many cultural mentions that, just a year ago, I broke down and read it. It’s unbelievable — and as someone who has toiled 1) as a journalist, 2) a government lawyer in the Bronx and 3) other pursuits that figure heavily in the book, I found it awesomely accurate. I recommend it. Wolfe’s feel for the primary machinery of modern America — crime, the law, the media, racial politics, you name it — is almost perfect.

By: PaulB

PaulB — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:50:29 +0000

Tom. while race relations may not have improved for the better, the quality of life discussed in the Manhattan Institute panel has improved dramatically. A city that goes from 2000 murders per year to 500 is a dramatically different place. I appreciate all the efforts that the Manhattan Institute has made to fight the good fight (and wish we had a similar organization here in the Bay Area) but it does have a certain Chicken Little attitude at times.

By: Tom Murin

Tom Murin — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:29:04 +0000

What a great treat this was. Thanks for sharing. I haven’t read Bonfire yet – but will in the near future. Sadly, not much has changed for the better since the discussion.