Ira Stoll on the Legacy of Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg, the Democratic senator from New Jersey, died today at age 89. Ira Stoll explains why Lautenberg's true legacy is that of an entrepreneur, not a politician. As Stoll writes, that's because the company where Lautenberg spent the 30 years from 1952 to 1982—longer than the time he spent in the Senate—is a classic example that manages to encapsulate both the genius and the risks of a certain kind of American business.