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Historians Say New York Times Gets History Wrong Jan. 24, 2020
We live in history-making times. Not so much because of the impeachment trial going on in the Senate... Read More
Trump Meets History Twin Andrew (Not Jackson) Jan. 22, 2020
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump boastfully likens himself to Andrew Jackson in the American pantheon... Read More
We're Living in the (Almost) Best of Times Dec. 27, 2019
The best of times, the worst of times. Your instinct on which one we're living through is affected b... Read More
Despite Political Tensions, Times Are Actually Good Nov. 29, 2019
A traditional Thanksgiving Day editorial usually celebrates the things we should be grateful for or ... Read More
Will Democrats in 2020 Again 'Fall in Love'? Nov. 19, 2019
There are large historical differences between America's two major political parties in how they cho... Read More
Will Democrats in 2020 Again 'Fall in Love'? Nov. 16, 2019
There are large historical differences between America's two major political parties in how they cho... Read More
LYNDA HIRSCH ON TELEVISION -- GOSSIP Nov. 09, 2019
There is a good chance that when you turned on your TV this week (or watched your DVR), instead of s... Read More
Mike Pompeo Was Definitely NOT a Marine Officer Nov. 09, 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has impressive credentials: He graduated third in his class from Los ... Read More
Impeaching America's Future Nov. 07, 2019
WASHINGTON — What does the future have in store for us if Congress succeeds in impeaching Pres... Read More
'Harriet': An Account of a Life Exemplified by Faith, Hope and Love Nov. 07, 2019
Go down, Moses Way down in Egypt land Tell old Pharaoh to Let my people go! This was one of the firs... Read More
Democrats Preside Over Stronger Economies Nov. 05, 2019
Are you worried that the economy grew by only 1.9% in the recent quarter? That's a pretty weak perfo... Read More
The 'Lynching' Hypocrisy Oct. 31, 2019
President Donald Trump ignited yet another controversy when, on Twitter, he compared the Democrats' ... Read More
An Un-American Impeachment Oct. 31, 2019
We are now knee-deep in the throes of the constitutionally directed authority of the U.S. House of R... Read More
Quiet Eloquence of Example Oct. 26, 2019
The 1994 funeral of former Speaker of the House Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill was truly memorable. To the ... Read More
The State Department's War on Trump Oct. 23, 2019
House Democrats are grilling a stream of disgruntled career diplomats in a basement hearing room of ... Read More
Why the Nationals in the World Series Is Good for America Oct. 19, 2019
For the first time in 86 years, a baseball team from Washington, D.C., is in the World Series. This ... Read More
Short Takes on Good Deeds and Bad Records Oct. 14, 2019
Six Decades Later, Still Backstopping Almost 60 years ago, Spanish Lake firefighter William Brogdon ... Read More
Republican Sense of Humor Oct. 12, 2019
Twenty years ago, former U.S. Transportation Secretary, President of the Red Cross and future North ... Read More
This Impeachment Won't Work Oct. 05, 2019
This is not a column about impeaching our current president. This is a column about the impeachment ... Read More
Time to Look at the Record Sep. 28, 2019
"History never looks like history when you are living through it" wrote John Gardner. "It always loo... Read More
