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Delay the Election? Presidents Often Do Things They Can't Do Aug. 08, 2020
The stock response to President Donald Trump's suggestion that the general election might be delayed... Read More
Trump's Naked Megalomania Continues a Bipartisan Trend: Will His Blunt Self-Aggrandizement Reinvigorate Concerns About Presidents Who Exceed Their Powers? Aug. 05, 2020
After Donald Trump floated the idea of delaying the presidential election last week, the most striki... Read More
A Culture War Battle Trump Can Win Jul. 07, 2020
Speaking at Mount Rushmore on Friday, and from the White House lawn on Saturday, July 4, Donald Trum... Read More
Generations Defining -- and Redefining -- American History Jul. 03, 2020
Americans naturally tend to think of their presidents in terms of generations, like they do with the... Read More
Now It's Woodrow Wilson's Turn Jun. 30, 2020
Now that statues of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant and Theodore Roosevelt... Read More
During This Pandemic Pause, Let History Inspire Apr. 30, 2020
Today, more than ever, it's important to remember we are part of an exceptional nation that has over... Read More
'The Five' Have an Off Day Apr. 02, 2020
Washington — Conscientious conservative that I am, every afternoon I attempt to clear my mind ... Read More
What Makes the Coronavirus Crisis Different Mar. 15, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is hardly the first national crisis that Americans have faced in this centu... Read More
Year Ends on Hard Note for Trump and Press Jan. 01, 2020
Hard rain's falling here in Washington as 2019 ends and the Newseum is closing to underline the drea... 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
I Told You Obama Was a Moderate Nov. 10, 2019
Who would have ever thought that in his post-presidency years, Barack Obama would take a hard turn t... 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
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
When the Press Plays 'Gotcha,' Everybody Loses Aug. 30, 2019
It's a difficult time to be proud of everything about America. The president is vilified from all si... Read More
Do Trump's Hawks Speak for Trump? Jun. 04, 2019
For a president who won his office by denouncing the Middle East wars into which George W. Bush 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
Love of Country Feb. 14, 2019
In the next few days, we will celebrate both Valentine's Day and Presidents Day. These holidays brin... Read More
Most Wasted of All Days: One Without Laughter Dec. 15, 2018
Most American political leaders would agree with the poet e.e. cummings, who wisely wrote: "The most... Read More
A 90-Minute Flight, 45 Presidents and an 8-Year-Old American Boy Oct. 23, 2018
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sometimes you meet special people, people who have an impact not just on you... Read More
