When President Trump instructed the Pentagon to cut 9,500 troops from Germany, he was denounced by editorial writers, pundits, members of Cong…
When it comes to managing schools, Thomas Jefferson had it right when he said: “The government closest to the people serves the people best.”
As near as I can tell it began in 1995, when Republicans won control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years and captur…
It is nearly a certainty that, if Joe Biden appears headed toward victory, American democracy will face a threat of potentially historic proportions.
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One of summer’s pleasures in Washington is the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
It is a gift, as Robert Burns wrote, to see ourselves as others see us.
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The police killing of George Floyd and worldwide Black Lives Matter protests raise many questions. Chief among them, what can anyone do?
In a sense, it’s pointless to debate whether the United States should have a more hawkish policy toward China, because we’ll have one regardle…
When six World War II combat veterans appeared at the war memorial May 8 with President and Mrs. Trump, it reminded us of two major truths: th…
Twenty years into the 21st century, it finally dawned on major American corporations they could no longer use mascots of black servitude to se…
I’m in some turmoil about whether I’d be able to cope well emotionally with what our future may hold.
In a week of peaceful protests, violent riots and widespread looting, the removal Tuesday of a Confederate monument in Alexandria may seem alm…
In the pantheon of great lines suitable for induction into Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations is Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s 2010 comment about Obamaca…
As the COVID-19 death toll neared and surpassed 100,000, President Donald Trump used his Twitter pulpit to sow fear, distrust and discord.
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Writing and making public one’s opinions guarantees people will respond. Writers, performers and every human likely desire his or her thoughts…
Eighteen-year-old Dameon Shepard was playing video games when the mob came to his door.
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Are these people lying to us or are they lying to themselves?
Attorney General William Barr ignited yet another firestorm by dismissing all charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn. …
As American deaths from the coronavirus approached 85,000, the largest outbreak in the world by far, President Donald Trump was playing, “I Kn…
On Monday, in an off-the-cuff comment following a White House meeting with restaurant industry leaders, President Trump revealed he has been t…
An inspector general investigates wrongdoing by the head of a federal department who’s also a staunch presidential ally.
In the case of Ahmaud Arbery, we once again see how nothing changes a crime narrative like a video.
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