Thomas' backers wanted to present a different narrative than what was in HBO's "Confirmation." His allies have rejected Anita Hill's allegations of sexual harassment from his confirmation hearings. In ...

Dick is a ­teenage bootblack who polishes the shoes of far older, richer men and at night sleeps on New York City’s pavement, sometimes under wagons whose drivers are also asleep. He has an open face ...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s close relationships with wealthy members of the Horatio Alger Association led him to receive lavish vacations, a Super Bowl ring and public support, a New York ...

On Oct. 15, 1991, Clarence Thomas secured his seat on the Supreme Court, a narrow victory after a bruising confirmation fight that left him isolated and disillusioned. Within months, the new justice ...

Booth Fowler channels Horatio Alger and explores Alger’s rags to riches philosophy. Booth Fowler, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, UW-Madison, channels Horatio Alger and explores ...

Ralph Gardner, who died March 30 at age 81, was a newspaperman and advertising executive who amassed what was probably the finest collection of Horatio Alger first editions and memorabilia, created ...

Jordan Zimmerman, founder of Zimmerman Advertising, has been named a winner of the 2015 Horatio Alger Award, a prominent national honor that recognizes success despite adversity. Zimmerman is one of ...