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Deserving the Leaders We Choose Dec. 07, 2018
There is not much to say about President George H.W. Bush that has not already been said in the days... Read More
Mean Girls Are After Melania Trump Nov. 30, 2018
The media, including magazines that purport to empower women, are behaving as "mean girls" when it c... Read More
There Is No 'Surge' in Right-Wing Violence Nov. 30, 2018
A Washington Post "analysis" of domestic terrorism argues that attacks from white supremacists and o... Read More
With the Saudis, Trump Shows Timidity Oct. 14, 2018
If a foreign journalist living in America and writing about the Iranian government's noxious policie... Read More
Enemy of the People Oct. 12, 2018
When President Donald Trump called the press the "enemy of the people," he wasn't only speaking to h... Read More
To Protect Mueller, Republican Silence May Be Shrewd Mar. 22, 2018
For congressional Republicans, having Donald Trump in the White House is like carrying around a vial... Read More
Desperately Hating Clarence Thomas Feb. 21, 2018
Of all the desperate and futile attempts at revisionist history, few are as careless as the attempt ... Read More
Our Country Turns to You, Alabama Nov. 15, 2017
Like so many women in recent days, I've discovered a renewed interest in who and what I was at age 1... Read More
Donald Trump's Pathetic Lies Aug. 06, 2017
When Huey Long was running for office in Louisiana, he told crowds that as a boy on Sunday mornings,... Read More
His Name Was Jordan Edwards May. 03, 2017
Another black boy was killed by police, this time in Texas. His name was Jordan Edwards. Jordan was ... Read More
Trump Has Media Crying ... All the Way to the Bank Feb. 21, 2017
Donald Trump's tweet about the media's being "the enemy of the American people" was a classic distra... Read More
Hail the Gender-Fluid Scouts? Feb. 03, 2017
The Boy Scouts of America, or BSA, used to be derided as a "traditional, values-based" organization,... Read More
It's the White House Calling Jan. 28, 2017
In this era of tweets and texts, the White House of President Donald Trump, ever respectful of tradi... Read More
On Ethics, Trump Is No Obama Jan. 19, 2017
There was a time when American voters had to wonder whether Barack Obama was personally corrupt. In ... Read More
After Trump Video: 'This Has Become So Personal for Me' Oct. 12, 2016
Twenty-year-old Hana Barkowitz had never before had this reaction to a stranger's T-shirt. "I really... Read More
If You Can't Remember All Your Lies, You're Telling Too Many Sep. 21, 2016
Truth be told, it isn't really about Hillary anymore. Her picture comes on the screen and you are ve... Read More
A Valentine of Investigative Journalism Aug. 17, 2016
When the Washington Post puts its top investigative reporters on the beat of the distant youth of pr... Read More
Donald Trump vs. CNN: Score One for Donald Jun. 30, 2016
WASHINGTON — I see that CNN is calling upon the good offices of Mr. Potato Head to refute Dona... Read More
Social Media Warp Politics Jun. 14, 2016
"The Bernie Bros are out in full force harassing female reporters," according to a recent headline o... Read More
Springtime for Adolf and Donald, Too Jun. 01, 2016
Adolf Hitler is making a big comeback this year. The leader of Germany from 1933 until his suicide i... Read More
