Author David Halberstam died today in a car crash while on his way to interview legendary NFL QB Y.A. Tittle. Halberstam was a great writer, probably best known for his book on the Kennedy 'team', The Best and The Brightest. He will be sorely missed. Altho he had turned his attention to sports history in recent years, his commentary on current events was thoughtful and insightful. He certainly had no doubts that we had moved from the Best and the Brightest to Dumb, Dumber, and Dumbest.
Update: Glenn Greenwald reminisces.
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