Roger Hertog secured bail for Conrad Black

Interesting Globe and Mail item linked above on the most asked drawing room question: "Where did Black get the money?" The article explains the relationship between the two men and the following is from Wikipedia. The noted conservative is seen here with well-known liberal Doris Goodwin at a society event. Roger Hertog is an American businessman, financier and conservative philanthropist. Born and raised in the Bronx, Hertog pursued a career in business. Hertog has been associated with various conservative and neoconservative think tanks and publications. He is a chairman emeritus of the Manhattan Institute and board member of the American Enterprise Institute and the Club for Growth. He also helped found the Shalem Center in Israel. He was a part-owner of now-defunct New York Sun, was a part-owner of The New Republic, and is a board member of Commentary magazine. Inspired by John Lewis Gaddis and Paul Kennedy's Grand Strategy Program at Yale University, Hertog funded similar programs at Duke University and elsewhere.[1] Outside of politics, Hertog has been a supporter of arts and culture in New York City and has held various responsibilities in the New-York Historical Society, the New York Public Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the New York Philharmonic. On November 15, 2007, Hertog was awarded a National Humanities Medal in a White House ceremony with President George W. Bush.[2] The citation accompanying the award praised Hertog for "enlightened philanthropy on behalf of the humanities. His wisdom and generosity have rejuvenated institutions that are keepers of American memory."