On my second afternoon in Australia I found myself in the heart of Sydney, strolling past Circular Quay with Baron Black of Crossharbour — Conrad Black, who once owned The Spectator, among many publications across the English-speaking world. Lord Black had been one of the world’s most influential media tycoons before his recent unpleasantness with the legal authorities in several countries.
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Eugene Robinson is a columnist for The Washington Post.
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