Anton Chekhov, the 19th century Russian author, did not believe in red herrings. The metaphorical gun that bears his name is a reminder to writers that everything matters, or at least that everything should matter, when crafting a novel. “If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one, it should be fired,” he once wrote in a 1899 letter to a literary colleague. “Otherwise don’t put it there.”John Bolton apparently agrees. While the House of Representatives wrangled over subpoenas and potential witnesses last November, a lawyer for President Donald Trump’s former …read more
Source:: The New Republic
