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Frightening: The return of Trump

As Halloween approaches, hereĢƵ something scary to contemplate, and unlike black cats crossing your path and cracks in the sidewalk, this is real: Donald Trump as candidate for president of the United States.As spooky is what a third Trump candidacy would do to the GOP, whose Republican, ...

When you lose your crowd over vaccinations

Lindsey Graham is a walking, talking contradiction.The longtime public servant has stood on principle for much of his adult life.But there are times when heĢƵ been known to crumble under the weight of some withering public scrutiny.LetĢƵ first look at his public service.He was commissioned ...

Democrats trip on way to nirvana

The past several weeks have not been kind to Democrats, and if they are unable to pass their sweeping domestic legislative agenda, at least in some form, things could go from bad to worse.Ten months into the Biden presidency, Democrats are in a deep funk.For one thing, their poll numbers are ...

Trump books everywhere

Want to make a bundle?Write a book about Donald Trump.Trump books have been in high demand since he took office in 2017.According to the British newspaper The Guardian – “there were more than 4,500 English language books about Mr. Trump that have been published since January of ...

Reviving democracy in the classroom

In an essay nine years ago, Eric Liu, a former White House adviser to President Bill Clinton, said that civics – as in high school history and social studies – was “unsexy.”A real turn-off, man.Kids aren’t learning a thing, Liu maintained. Or, they’re not learning whatĢƵ both ...

My apology for something I wrote last week

I have no other explanation, but I was wrong.Dead wrong.It was the kind of unforced blunder that requires only forthright contrition.Here it is.Last week in this space, I referred to an NFL team called the Baltimore Colts.There is no such team.There hasn’t been a team in Baltimore named the ...