Just Off the Norm: Published Opinions of American Politics and Culture by One of Its Most Trenchant Observers

In a media landscape flooded with "alternative facts" and outright lies, Norman Bender's essays are islands of truth.

Bender has been an astute observer of American politics and culture for decades. His letters and opinions have been published in newspapers across the country, including the New York Times, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, and the Boston Globe. He also takes pride in his local presence with the Hartford Courant and the New Haven Register.

This collection of some of Bender's m...