Tom Fitzpatrick

"Here's how I felt about it," Steve Bisbee, the lawyer, was saying. He was talking about his role in the biggest trial of his career. He was also talking about a period of more than a month during which some who wanted him to lose kept threatening every day to...

The other day, quite by accident, I received a fascinating notice in the mail about Keith Turley. It was an alumni bulletin from Arizona State University, and it reported that Turley, the retired head of Arizona Public Service Company, had been granted an honorary doctor's degree by the school. Dr...

These hectic days, all bargain-conscious holiday shoppers must, as a matter of faith, make their pilgrimage to I. Magnin. I. Magnin, the luxury department store that helps anchor Sam Grossman's Biltmore Fashion Park, is going out of business. Everything in the store, remodeled only recently at a cost of millions,...

Charles Barkley strolled underneath the stands to the Phoenix Suns' dressing room. Barkley appeared nervous. He was ill at ease. Like a rookie before his first big game, he seemed tentative. A sportswriter from a daily newspaper who covers Barkley regularly attempted to make small talk. He spoke innocently. But...

Congressman Newt Gingrich is one of those staunch Republican figures who has the courage to stand up for family values. In a cynical age, we are often too willing to snicker at such men. We do so at our own peril. They are the backbone of the Republican party, which...