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This just in: the election was stolen

It turns out there was a Philadelphia election scandal. And the scandal morphed into a fight on Capitol Hill for the soul of the Republican Party.The leader of the Republicans – more or less – was a charismatic populist who hated his enemies and encouraged his supporters to fight like the ...

The GOP needs to say, ‘Our bad’

In early 1861, folks gathered in Brownsville hoping to do their part to stop the slide toward Civil War. They elected a remarkable number of organizational vice presidents – 28 – and proclaimed their hope to “drop partisan feelings and prejudices.”It didn’t work.The dispute over ...

Let’s impeach Biden

ItĢƵ time to exhale.The keys to the republic have been returned to adults.That other guy (whose name escapes me at the moment) is now in Florida, planning to defend himself in his upcoming impeachment trial.Given the developments of recent days, I decided to take a long look back at some of ...

‘Silent Cal’ breaks his long silence

The Biden years are underway. Change is the order of the day. It comes in the nick of time.We are badly off track. For what ails us, let me put forward two modest proposals: modesty itself and a dollop of humor.As for humor, what was good enough for Abraham Lincoln (and John Kennedy and Calvin ...

What’s next for Mr. Trump?

ItĢƵ time for Donald Trump to get on with the rest of his life.HeĢƵ got options.Like every ex-president, he can pretty much do what he’d like to do without any fear of repercussions.George W. Bush paints. Bill Clinton has his foundation. Jimmy Carter has been building houses with his ...

Buckle up: It could get even rougher

WednesdayĢƵ inauguration comes at a time of national peril, prompting unparalleled precautions. The capital city will bristle with arms – troops at street corners and on the National Mall while Capitol Hill, the site of the inaugural, promises to be an armed fortress.The marauding nihilists ...