Never Shake Hands with a War Criminalis a personal and political history told with acid humor and a loving heart. Barry Crimmins, a writer and commentator on Air America Radio, travels from a skeptical childhood in frozen upstate New York, through the founding of the Boston comedy scene, to a career as a satirist and activist. No villain is spared, no hero is forgotten. Crimmins also cuts a hilarious swath through our political tormentors, in the spirit of Mark Twain, Will Rogers, and Lenny Bruce.Bary Crimmins grew up in Skaneateles (“an Indian name meaning ‘small lake surrounded by fascists”’), New York. In his time he has worked with many comedy greats, near-greats, and ingrates, Crimmins lives in Troupsburg, New York