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Abe Lincoln and the Penny May. 30, 2025
The penny, which costs more to make than it's worth, will be going away. That's a shocking reversal ... Read More
Americans Are Not Seeking Out Middle Ground Apr. 10, 2024
A Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Sen. Mitt Romney regarding the demise of the No Labels politi... Read More
Lincoln's Life Lesson on Saving Democracy Feb. 21, 2024
A towering man faced the townspeople in the morning rain and chill. His parting words from a train m... Read More
Trump Throws a Copperhead Party Jan. 24, 2024
Have we seen the likes of Donald Trump before in our jagged political history? Oh, yes. You may thi... Read More
Nikki Haley, American History and Intellectual Honesty Jan. 04, 2024
When Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley answered a question last week in which she stated... Read More
Presidents Lincoln, Trump and Confederates to This Day Feb. 15, 2023
WASHINGTON — That day, I watched an arc of justice land; that night, I paid a visit to Ford's ... Read More
Democrats Must Stop Dividing Our Country Nov. 02, 2022
As Democrats see the likelihood of the House and the Senate shifting to Republican control, they hav... Read More
Welcome to 2-Tiered America Sep. 09, 2022
Last week, this column focused on the eye-opening recent revelations from Missouri and Louisiana's l... Read More
Against American Mobocracy May. 20, 2022
In his 1838 Lyceum Address in Springfield, Illinois, a 28-year-old Abraham Lincoln spoke on "the per... Read More
Love of Country Feb. 10, 2022
In the next few weeks, we will celebrate both Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day. The two holidays ... Read More
Bruce and Barack: Cool Dudes on the State of the Nation Jan. 05, 2022
Who would you rather hang with, Bruce Springsteen or Barack Obama? Luckily, you don't have to choose... Read More
Giving Thanks Nov. 25, 2021
The past few years have been extraordinarily odd. We have been isolated, scared and unable to connec... Read More
At Thanksgiving, Democracy on the Table Nov. 24, 2021
Thanksgiving is all about saving the Union from forces that almost destroyed it. President Abraham L... Read More
Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Sep. 16, 2021
Washington — How did the weekend that commemorated the 20th anniversary of 9/11 — Americ... Read More
Happiness Is ... Aug. 04, 2021
Many years ago, Abraham Lincoln said that most of us are about as happy as we make up our minds to b... Read More
Is Biden Really the Lincoln of Our Time? Jul. 16, 2021
Traveling to Philadelphia Tuesday, President Joe Biden laid out in apocalyptic terms the gravity of ... Read More
Unfriended by my Husband Jun. 01, 2021
Dear Annie: My husband and I met in high school and have been married for 23 years. Before we were m... Read More
Remember the Cost of a Free and Undivided Republic May. 27, 2021
If you open a paper this week, you will see ads for Memorial Day sales. Your inbox is probably being... Read More
Remember the Cost of a Free and Undivided Republic May. 27, 2021
If you open a paper this week, you will see ads for Memorial Day sales. Your inbox is probably being... Read More
Lucky Once More: America Finds Itself a Leader Feb. 23, 2021
At moments of historic national crisis, America has had a knack for getting lucky. The first month o... Read More
