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The Signal Scandal Is Bad. But Team Trump Is Making It Worse Mar. 27, 2025
SAN DIEGO — They say the cover-up can be worse than the crime. And in politics, the spin can d... Read More
'Official English' Is Tone-Deaf to Rhythms of a Multicultural America Mar. 11, 2025
SAN DIEGO — President Donald Trump is a shameless cultural warrior who pits citizens against o... Read More
Keeping Hope Alive During the National Day of Prayer May. 03, 2024
For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. For by thee I have run through... Read More
A Solar Eclipse for the Common Good Apr. 10, 2024
I left the house at high noon. Outdoors, Washington dressed in light spring green with splashes of ... Read More
No Populists in Sight in the World of Politics Oct. 26, 2023
In the grand ballroom of American politics, Democrats have long waltzed to the melody of progressivi... Read More
Americans Learned a Financial-Crisis Lesson. Washington Did Not. Oct. 19, 2023
Congress and the Biden administration seem unaware that rising interest rates are about as "transito... Read More
The Double-the-Debt Decade Sep. 18, 2023
President Barack Obama took the oath of office for his second term on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, in a pr... Read More
The Double-the-Debt Decade Sep. 13, 2023
President Barack Obama took the oath of office for his second term on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, in a pr... Read More
More Focus on Suicide Awareness for African Americans Sep. 08, 2023
National Suicide Prevention Week will be observed from Sept. 10 to 16, and the American Foundation f... Read More
The Restorative Power of Never Giving Up May. 09, 2023
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — When Drew Maggi stepped into the batter's box in the eighth inning ... Read More
Joe Biden Is the King of Debt and Deficits Nov. 08, 2022
Imagine someone close to you has a drinking problem. Night after night, he goes out to the bars on w... Read More
The View From Budapest Feb. 18, 2022
I'm writing from Budapest, the beautiful, Danube-bestriding Hungarian capital. Hungary, though a far... Read More
Debt Up $2 Trillion in 1 Year of Biden Jan. 26, 2022
When President Joe Biden was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2021, the federal government's debt stood at $27,7... Read More
House Votes to 'Enhance the Border Security' of Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Tunisia -- Not the USA Nov. 08, 2019
The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has voted to fund efforts to "enhance the border se... Read More
Trump's Addiction to Conflict Sours Our National Mood Jun. 13, 2019
A decade ago, America was in crisis. The economy was battered by the worst downturn since the Great ... Read More
Blindly Voting by Party Affiliation Does a Disservice to Democracy Nov. 09, 2018
Missouri abolished the ballot option of straight-ticket voting in 2006 for all the right reasons. It... Read More
Local or National Elections? Oct. 14, 2014
Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill once said, "All politics is local." That may have been true in Tip ... Read More
GOP Edge: National Security Oct. 08, 2014
Increasingly, the midterm elections are trending toward the Republican candidates throughout the nat... Read More
National Anthems Play on World Stage Jun. 20, 2014
With mesmerizing moments of athletic artistry, the World Cup is certainly an eye-opening — but... Read More
