Is it?

Al Jolson, Elvis Pressley, Bill Clinton, just to name a few.

I’m sure I meant something by that list. But just what I cannot tell you because I am not really sure. The list is not random, however.

It took me a while to get to this Newsweek article by David Gates but I am glad I read it. Mr. Gates wrote a questioning and intelligent article about a sliver of American culture that is unstintingly honest.