Writer Jack Criss knows no sacred cows and pulls no punches in his opinions. Unlike the knee-jerk rhetoric of most columnists, however, Criss uses ruthless logic an objectivity (with a sense of humor) to defend the valuees of business, high culture, and freedom in Ready, Aim, Right!, a collection of his best editorials, essays, reviews, and profiles. Refreshingly candid and oftentimes moving, Jack Criss' writing will shed new light on topics all thinking people are concerned about: racism, family values, government regulations, voting, popular culture, and other pertinent issues of the day. Culled from his work over the past fifteen years, the writings in Ready, Aim, Right! are sure to--once again--ignite debate, and stir controversy.
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Jack Criss, 39, is a native of Jackson, Mississippi. His first series of major published articles--album reviews--appeared in 1981. Criss hosted a popular, afternoon drive-time talk show on WJNT Newstalk 1180 from 1987-1992, with a brief stint spent at WSLI Radio. He interviewed live, among many others, William F. Buckley, Jr., Robert Bork, Jesse Jackson, Leonard Peikoff, Michael Kinsley, Fred Barnes, Charles Murray and Allan Bloom.
Criss has worked as managing editor of the Jackson Business Journal, owner/publisher of the Jackson Business Journal/Metro Business Review, founder/co-publisher of the Mississippi Jewish Record, associate publisher and publisher of Forward Mississippi, executive editor of the Delta Busines Journal,a nd executive editor of Delta Magazine, as well as executive vice-president of the public relations/advertising firm, Coopwood Communications, Cleveland, Mississippi. He is currently publisher of the business paper, Metro Business Journal.
Criss is the current president of the national organization The Association of Objectivist Businessmen and has been active with the Metro Crime Commission in Jackson, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Epilepsy Foundation and was a former member of the Downtown Jackson Rotary Club.
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Great Collection of Essays for Southerners & Conservatives,
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This is a great collections of columns by Jack Criss, an erstwhile libertarian radio talk show host, and current newspaper publisher, journalist, and columnist in Jackson, Mississippi. The nice mixture of cultural editorials, reviews, interviews, and economic-political-cultural commentary will appeal especially to Missippians and other Southerners in the region, and also to libertarians and other advocates of free enterprise, as well as to cultural conservatives.
Criss's writing style is clear and incisive--he cuts straight through the superficial babble surrounding the crucial issues and debates facing us today to get right to the heart of the matter. Combining the mind of a philosopher with the clear prose of a professional journalist--and the straight talk and practical orientation of and businessman--he brings to light new threads of thought while offering plausible blueprints for change. Whether you agree with his conclusions or not (I usually do), his editorials are a pleasure to read and regularly challenge many preconceived notions advanced by the mainstream media. A unique voice and breath of fresh air. --Stephan Kinsella, attorney, former adjunct Professor of Law, noted libertarian lecturer and author of numerous articles and books including World Online Business Law; Digest of Commercial Laws of the World; and Protecting Foreign Investment Under International Law: Legal Aspects of Political Risk
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Must Read,
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"Ready Aim Right" is a must read for anyone who is interested in business, current events, politics, and/or the problems that our society faces today. Jack's common sense approach to the issues and problems in our world is a breath of fresh air! Conservatives, liberals, and anyone in between will find this book enlightening. Buy one for yourself, and several for your friends. You won't regret it.
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A Very Enjoyable Read!,
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This book offers a very enjoyable read.
I found it of interest that Criss discusses his own "odyssey" from "Marx, Ginsberg, Siddhartha, long hair and 'Rock Against Reagan' ... to Ayn Rand, Aristotle, Ludwig von Mises, Voltaire and business meetings," as he puts it in the Preface of his book. He praises "laissez-faire, individual freedom, high culture"-values "most often identified with the Right," while having no sympathy for the Libertarian Party (though he clearly agrees with the LP's core principles and "party message"). All this seems pretty "Right-wing" to me, including some of his stances on the current war. But Criss is no traditional conservative, since he takes issue with the "Family Values" crowd in the GOP. Criss has a fightin' style to his writing: very colorful and very entertaining. Even when you disagree with him on any specific issue, you marvel at his way with words. The book is not all politics, however; I was most enchanted by his various musings on his personal life. A tribute to his father and his reflections on becoming a father offer the most poignant moments in the book. Well done!
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