Yet on a visit to Mexico last year he had only praise for the "courageous" battle, which has produced a murder rate over 15 times Britain's.Doubtless he will be forthright in his memoirs.
In his memoirs, Smith describes the mood in forthright terms, accusing Britain of "resorting to politics of convenience and appeasement".
Late last week, the forthright sister canceled her upcoming press tour for her new memoir, "Strong Looks Better Naked".
Its biggest failing — the reason it isn't a great memoir — is Mr. Greenspan's reluctance to be as forthright and penetrating about himself as he is about others.
Candor is the signature of the modern memoir, but readers are mostly strangers, and even the most forthright author would think twice before entertaining customers in a bar with Mom's and Pop's deficiencies.
Characteristically, perhaps, Mrs. Mellon showed herself to be more forthright on the subject of Mr. Edwards, at least in Mr. Langella's memoir.
With his familiar forthright demeanor, with teammates in earshot, he answered one question after another about being sexually abused as a child, and cheating on his wife as an adult, all of it revealed in his newly published memoir.
All are commendably forthright.
"Jane" is more forthright.
