On the Shelf: Leahy memoir heavy on stories, light on policy detail

By Claude Marx (September 20, 2022) -- Political memoirs are a challenging literary genre. The best of these books balance captivating storytelling with an authoritative look at key events in the author’s career. Ideally, you don’t want too many comments along the lines of “if they had only listened to me, things would have turned out better.” Using this standard, Senator Patrick Leahy’s “The Road Taken: A Memoir” is partially successful....

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