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Joe Biden, From Comedy to Tragedy Sep. 09, 2021
Washington — How could a comic figure from the world of politics such as President Joe Biden s... 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
Presidential Portraits: Is Trump the Smartest of Them All? Jul. 22, 2020
President Donald Trump tells us he's an ace at cognition and intellect tests, never mind cheating on... Read More
What We Need Now: A Governor of New York Apr. 08, 2020
When the nation plunged deep into despair and crisis, the governor of New York rose out of ashes and... Read More
The Most Successful Presidents Keep to Themselves -- Not Twitter Apr. 26, 2019
"The Mueller report makes Trump look vain, ignorant, inept, and astonishingly dishonest." So writes ... Read More
Timeless -- and Wise -- Advice Oct. 06, 2018
On a Sunday morning two days before the crucial California presidential primary, hundreds of college... Read More
Trump's Saudi Policy Gamble Apr. 27, 2018
Seventy-three years ago, Franklin D. Roosevelt, on his trip back from the Yalta conference with Wins... Read More
Ignoring the Lessons of Effective Presidents Aug. 04, 2017
Who have been the most successful presidents in the past 80 years? Most successful, that is, in fram... Read More
Self-Pity Can Be Politically Fatal May. 20, 2017
In polls of American historians conducted over the past 17 years by C-SPAN, Abraham Lincoln and Fran... Read More
How Trump Affects the Presidential Rankings Feb. 23, 2017
Any president can change the future. Donald Trump stands out for his ability to change the past, wit... Read More
Challenge Us; Don't Coddle Us Jan. 14, 2017
The late William Safire, a certified wordsmith who had been a speechwriter for President Richard Nix... Read More
The Gift Returned Dec. 19, 2016
You know why I dislike Donald Trump? Because I can remember American poet Robert Frost reciting his ... Read More
The Arc of History Doesn't Always Bend Toward Justice Nov. 24, 2016
History is on our side. That's a claim Barack Obama has made frequently, in his two successful campa... Read More
Shrink the Supreme Court? Nov. 03, 2016
When you can't win a fair contest, you have a few choices. You can gracefully accept the loss. You c... Read More
The Year of Political Re-enactors Sep. 16, 2016
The thought came to me as I watched the Cleveland police clear away protesters from the city's Publi... Read More
They All Have an Answer for Terror; Take Their Word for It Dec. 09, 2015
All a politician really has are words. They are his only weapon, his only sword, his only shield. Ev... Read More
Clinton's Weakness in Important States Jun. 23, 2015
Hillary Clinton has relaunched her campaign on Roosevelt Island with a 4,687-word speech. But it's n... Read More
Obama, FDR Set Modern Records for GDP Spending Jun. 04, 2012
Obama, FDR Set Modern Records for GDP Spending President Barack Obama said: "Since I've been p... Read More
In Obama Campaign Video, It's Not Morning in America Mar. 25, 2012
President Barack Obama's 17-minute video, "The Road We've Traveled," gives us an idea of h... Read More
Who Won in Wisconsin? Mar. 14, 2011
Who won the battle of Wisconsin? Republican Gov. Scott Walker got a legislative victory. On the othe... Read More
