Book Review by Herbert W. Stupp
Leading From Behind: The Obama Doctrine and the U.S. Retreat From International Affairs
By Herbert I. London, with Bryan Griffin (editor)
(Liberty Island Press, 344 pages, $14.95 paper)
Although he’s run for governor and state comptroller in New York, appeared frequently on radio and television, and authored or edited more than 30 acclaimed books, Herb London remains a somewhat underappreciated renaissance man. At 19, Dr. London recorded a song that became a Top-40 rock ’n’ roll hit, and in his mid-teens, he led the Jamaica High School basketball team to the New York City championship.
After graduating from Columbia University, London took his Ph.D. from New York University and became a popular professor there (as so attested by NYU alums I know). He then created the iconic Gallatin Division at the university, permitting independent study that had not been contemplated to that point. Herb London served as dean at Gallatin for over 20 years. Read More at the American Spectator