The Salt Lake Tribune

John M. Barry: What we can learn from how the 1918 pandemic ended

Most histories of the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed at least 50 million people worldwide say it ended in the summer of 1919 when a third wave of the respiratory contagion finally subsided. Yet ...
The Advocate

John M. Barry: It's not too late to get oil and gas industry to fix what it broke -- but it soon will be

Ten years ago the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East-- the levee board responsible for protecting the east bank of metro New Orleans-- authorized a law firm to sue oil, gas and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

John M. Barry on Roger Williams and the Indians

According to author John M. Barry, Roger Williams, center, had a great facility with language—a great curiosity for language—and began trading with Indians and trying to learn their language. The ...
The Advocate

John M. Barry: Shane Guidry's plans to change the levee boards are a bad idea. Here's why.

Shane Guidry, the governor's close adviser and self-styled Elon Musk of Louisiana, wants to "reform" how board members are chosen for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authorities, which are ...
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John M. Barry

On the C-SPAN Networks: John M. Barry is an Author with 24 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1989 Interview. The year with the highest average number of views per program ...