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The political pro who became the GOAT

Lincoln scholar Matthew Pinsker recently told the Guardian newspaper that the 16th president was, "arguably," the "greatest democratic politician in the history of the world," and "all of us would appreciate having a few more Lincolns in politics today." Amen to that, brother Pinsker, who ...

Trump’s way with words: Ouch!

Donald Trump says such weird, sometimes hurtful, things, that he makes it easy to pile on. At his invitation, practically speaking, let's take two examples from just the past week or so. Example one: the death of Robert Mueller. A week ago Friday, Mueller died. He was 81. The director of the ...

Feeling anxious about prom

Q. I’m anxious about prom. This happens every year at this time. I’m a shy person. I do well enough in school. My grades are okay. My teachers don’t seem to mind if I’m quiet and keep to myself as long as I do my work. But socially, I’m not exactly popular. I have a few friends but ...

OP-ED: Trump diplomats blunder into war

Did Steve Wittkoff and Jared Kushner blow it? The friend and son-in-law respectively of Donald Trump were negotiating with the Iranian government on a new nuclear deal when U.S. and Israeli bombs began bolting from the skies above that country's military and security installations; in one ...

An independent for president in 2028?

Right now, somewhere in the political world, someone is contemplating a race for president of the United States, not as a loyal Republican or a loyal Democrat, but as an independent. The year 2028 looks ripe for such a campaign. By the time campaign season rolls around in 2027, the political ...

Phone use column generates response

Last week’s column about phone use drew some reactions. Here are a few of the emails/texts I received: Q. Thank you! I have a 14-year-old, and we fought about phone use on the regular. I read your column of March 5th and took the suggestion of creating a contract with our daughter. We sat ...