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Biden's First Victory and Our Nation's Spending Problem Dec. 02, 2021
President Joe Biden scored the first legislative victory of his presidency with his signing of the m... Read More
Why a Biden Crony Wanted to Punch Me Jan. 19, 2021
When you're catching flak, you're over the target. When you're triggering threats of violence from t... Read More
Never Forget How You Made Them Feel Aug. 22, 2020
The "post-game" analyses of the 2020 Democratic National Convention have gone on for longer than the... Read More
Enjoy Western Beauty on Amtrak's Coast Starlight Nov. 02, 2019
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "All aboard!" I'm always excited when I hear those words — especially... Read More
The Not-Inevitable Candidate and His Not-Feasible Pet Project Jun. 14, 2019
Will Joe Biden inevitably win the Democratic nomination for president? A month ago, many psephologis... Read More
Bernie Travels First Class Apr. 04, 2019
WASHINGTON — I wonder if, at the outset of his career back in woodsy Vermont, Bernie Sanders &... Read More
Amtrak Forgot Trains Aren't Planes Jan. 22, 2019
PITTSBURGH — For nearly a quarter of a century, Amtrak's Capitol Limited route has taken me fr... Read More
Going, Going, Gone -- Oh, Must You Go? Feb. 02, 2018
WASHINGTON — Loss can come at you all at once, leaving you free-falling into a new land withou... Read More
Derailment Should Prompt Better Safety Policies Jan. 02, 2018
Our hearts go out to victims of the Dec. 18?s horrifying Amtrak derailment in DuPont, Washington, an... Read More
Nothing Could Be Finer: Riding Amtrak's Sunset Limited Jul. 09, 2016
By Jim Farber "Dinner in the diner, nothing could be finer" — Glenn Miller, "Chattanooga Choo ... Read More
Let's Get on Board With High-Speed Rail Nov. 18, 2015
Practically every wealthy nation today is making major investments in building high-speed rail netwo... Read More
Political, Not Operational, Concerns Engineering Amtrak's Fate May. 28, 2015
After the recent Amtrak train crash in Philadelphia, some politicians and pundits used the terrible ... Read More
