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Hearing the President Speak Mar. 23, 2019
In Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, as a humble private, I was taught that at the very top o... Read More
Can the President Legally Break the Law? Mar. 21, 2019
"When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal." — Richard M. Nixon (1913-94) ... Read More
Into the Quadragesima Mar. 15, 2019
In A.D. 324, Constantine became the undisputed ruler of the whole Roman Empire. Once secured in that... Read More
Origin of 'Gory' Misses Bull's-Eye Mar. 13, 2019
"The running of the bulls got off to a gory start." That was the first sentence in a CBS News report... Read More
To Pay for Reparations, Will Democrats Sue Themselves? Mar. 07, 2019
After the election and re-election of the country's first black president, who would have thought th... Read More
Our Planet Is Not Fragile Mar. 06, 2019
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims that "the world is going to end in 12 years if we don't address... Read More
Is There Room for One More on Mount Rushmore? Mar. 06, 2019
The four faces chiseled on Mount Rushmore have an uninvited guest. Presidents George Washington, Tho... Read More
Mercury Retrograde Warning Mar. 05, 2019
When you think about it, weaponry has developed vastly over the course of human history, but words a... Read More
'New And Contrite Hearts' and Other Necessary Stuff Mar. 05, 2019
Hoping for a knockout blow to battered, bedraggled remnants of the Confederate army, the starched an... Read More
Food for Naught Feb. 27, 2019
Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day. After all, it's when you literally break... Read More
Nobody Knows Who Will Be the 2020 Presidential Nominees Feb. 23, 2019
Peter D. Hart, the respected Democratic pollster who has perfected his trade through his work in the... Read More
Trump Courts Trouble in Venezuela Feb. 21, 2019
When it comes to foreign policy, it's never clear whether American presidents have forgotten past fa... Read More
Love of Country Feb. 14, 2019
In the next few days, we will celebrate both Valentine's Day and Presidents Day. These holidays brin... Read More
Extra Credit Feb. 13, 2019
Researchers at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands wanted to better understand the p... Read More
You Deserve to Have a Life, Too Feb. 08, 2019
Dear Annie: I am a live-in caregiver for my grandmother, who is in failing health. She has five chil... Read More
Time to End the Shameful Strand of US History Feb. 07, 2019
Four hundred years ago this summer, colonial America's first representative assembly was convened in... Read More
A Fortuitous Encounter With Al Michaels Feb. 06, 2019
During a recent NFL playoff game, veteran NBC sportscaster Al Michaels reported that an official's p... Read More
Do We Really Still Need Black History Month? Feb. 05, 2019
Every so often, even now, somebody asks why America needs a Black History Month, which kicks off tod... Read More
The Past Can Determine the Present, Future Feb. 04, 2019
In African culture, the griot, or storyteller, repeats the old stories and passes knowledge on to th... Read More
Frederick Douglass and Voting Rights Feb. 01, 2019
I have been reading — more accurately, listening to — David Blight's new biography, "Fre... Read More
