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Are We Headed for a Civil War? Aug. 24, 2022
I wrote a column in 2011, as the presidential politics of the upcoming year were starting to unfold,... Read More
A Pearl of Hope For An Unhappy Birthday Jul. 06, 2022
Some birthdays are better or worse than others. America's 246th was a lot like 1863. In a dark gloo... Read More
Ukraine Tragedy Rolls on From a Cruel April Apr. 13, 2022
WASHINGTON — As the Easter Egg Roll goes on at the White House, Ukraine shows us what democrac... Read More
Social Media Companies Turned Out To Be Prophets of the Insurrection Jan. 11, 2022
In the weeks before the November 2020 election and subsequent Capitol insurrection, podcasts and Fac... Read More
Bruce and Barack: Cool Dudes on the State of the Nation Jan. 05, 2022
Who would you rather hang with, Bruce Springsteen or Barack Obama? Luckily, you don't have to choose... Read More
Talk of Civil War Moves Beyond Theoretical as Distrust of Elections Grows Jan. 04, 2022
In perhaps the saddest statement since Jan. 6 on the state of American democracy, Republican lawmake... Read More
Seven Senators Who Go Back to Civil War Days Dec. 15, 2021
WASHINGTON — When I walk by John Calhoun in the Capitol, I stare at his severe portrait and as... Read More
Is the United States Too Disunited to Survive? Oct. 15, 2021
The United States has rarely been as divided as it is today — red states vs. blue states, vaxx... Read More
As America Evolves, its Monuments Should Evolve With it Oct. 12, 2021
Last summer's wave of statue removals across America may have felt transformative, but it didn't sig... Read More
Beware the Street Name Police Aug. 15, 2021
Old Town is an historic corner of Alexandria, Virginia, rich with historic homes inhabited by many o... Read More
Biden's Wild Murder and Jim Crow Accusations Jul. 21, 2021
Liberals boasted that the election of Joe Biden meant a return to sober, restrained presidential rhe... Read More
Is Biden Really the Lincoln of Our Time? Jul. 16, 2021
Traveling to Philadelphia Tuesday, President Joe Biden laid out in apocalyptic terms the gravity of ... Read More
Marking Juneteenth, the Actual End of Slavery, isn't 'Black History' -- It's American History Jun. 22, 2021
America moved one step closer last week to fully acknowledging the history and continuing impact of ... Read More
Painting Parallels of Presidents' Civil Wars Feb. 17, 2021
WASHINGTON — Some Presidents Day: icy with a bitter blow in the wind. I'm telling myself the ... Read More
The Time for Healing Is After the Cancer of Trumpism Has Been Removed Jan. 17, 2021
Emotions were raw during Wednesday's House impeachment debate, but Republicans were in a conciliator... Read More
How to Start a Civil War Jan. 08, 2021
WASHINGTON — One thing the right always had claim to was the belief that — unlike Black ... Read More
Insurrection and Revolution Dec. 18, 2020
Here's how you think the revolution is going to work if you're a nut job of the left or the right. T... Read More
The True Meaning of Hanukkah Dec. 11, 2020
In a recent Parents magazine piece headlined, "How to Explain the Hanukkah Story to Kids," we are in... Read More
Is Our Second Civil War -- also a 'Forever War'? Dec. 11, 2020
When the Electoral College meets Monday, it will almost surely certify former Vice President Joe Bid... Read More
Trump Will Never Surrender, Just Like Jefferson Davis Nov. 11, 2020
WASHINGTON — Autumn sun lights the city after President Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden, except... Read More
