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Donald Trump Is No Richard Nixon Jun. 17, 2017
In just 13 days in October 1973, Washington endured a series of seismic political shocks. On Oct. 10... Read More
The Client in Chief Jun. 08, 2017
The president is angry at his attorney general. The attorney general is reportedly ready to go. And ... Read More
Don't Rush to Impeachment May. 21, 2017
To everything there is a season, the Bible and Pete Seeger told us. The season to impeach Donald Tru... Read More
3 Memorable American Presidents and the Truth May. 13, 2017
There have been three memorable American presidents, the story goes. President George Washington cou... Read More
Nixon and Trump, Then and Now May. 09, 2017
For two years, this writer has been consumed by two subjects. First, the presidency of Richard Nixon... Read More
Nixon's Revenge: The Fall of the Adversary Press May. 02, 2017
Saturday's White House Correspondents Association dinner exposed anew how far from Middle America ou... Read More
Can Special Elections to the US House Predict Our Political Future? Apr. 22, 2017
Is there an emerging national pattern to be found in special House elections, such as the one that j... Read More
Nixon, LBJ & the First Shots in the Judges' War Apr. 07, 2017
The Democrats' drive to defeat Neil Gorsuch is the latest battle in a 50-year war for control of the... Read More
Gerald Ford and the 2016 Election Nov. 05, 2016
On Sept. 8, 1974, one month after he became the nation's only un-elected commander in chief, Preside... Read More
Trump's Road Still Open Aug. 05, 2016
At stake in 2016 is the White House, the Supreme Court, the Senate and, possibly, control of the Hou... Read More
A Steppingstone to Oblivion Jul. 16, 2016
The first very first "presidential" test in public for every nominee for the White House is the sele... Read More
American Elections and the 'Biblical Imperative' Jun. 18, 2016
History offers little encouragement to either major American party this election year. Sobering for ... Read More
On Foreign Policy, Clinton Is Bad and Trump Is Worse Jun. 05, 2016
Hillary Clinton has been wrong on one foreign policy issue after another, from the war in Iraq to th... Read More
Years After Hiroshima Comes the Blah Jun. 02, 2016
WASHINGTON — I was reading a brilliant biography of former British Prime Minister Margaret Tha... Read More
'Elvis & Nixon' and 'Men & Chicken': Michael Shannon Does the Almost Impossible, Mads Mikkelsen the Near-Unbelievable Apr. 22, 2016
Michael Shannon might seem the least likely of actors to be cast in the role of Elvis Presley. Shann... Read More
Campaigns Do Matter, but So Do Candidates Jan. 16, 2016
If you've heard this story, please don't stop me. A major pet food company, after years of secret la... Read More
Democrats' 3rd-Term Blues Dec. 19, 2015
History tends to make Democrats nervous about the 2016 White House election. They know that since 19... Read More
A Portrait of Judith: Freethinker and Strong Spirit Oct. 09, 2015
On an October day in 1935, a force was born in Madison, Wisconsin's state capital: Judith, a.k.a. Ju... Read More
Nixon -- Before Watergate Aug. 05, 2014
It has been a summer of remembrance. The centennial of the Great War that began with the Guns of Aug... Read More
Washington Is Hollywood for the Ugly Apr. 30, 2014
Washington is Hollywood for ugly people. That line — or a variation thereof — was first ... Read More
