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The center cannot hold: What the elections in France and the United Kingdom mean for America
Summer’s here, and the time is wrong for voting in the booths. The personal ratings of…
Team Biden quieter about Electoral College ‘reach’ states than Trump campaign
HOUSTON — A pair of decades-old MLB teams that have never won a World Series lead…
America needs new friends in the Middle East
After decades of war, the United States is pivoting away from the Middle East, gearing itself…
Bill Maher’s case for mediation in the national divorce
Even though I’m a religious person, I’ve always had a soft spot for a certain kind…
Willie Mays, 1931-2024
We are for the most part not blessed to live in the era of giants. The…
Who are the Tony Awards for?
It may also come as a surprise to the relatives, friends, and roommates whom I’ve forced…
I do tip my cap to Ren Faire
What do you call unscripted TV featuring lunatics — when you’re not calling it “C-SPAN,” that…
Any given Tuesday
Cultural decline can be measured in a thousand different ways, but surely one of them is…
The stock market swell is more of a Magnificent Seven surge (which, in turn, is more of an Nvidia explosion)
Economic growth, while still robust, is slowing. At the same time, inflation continues to outpace the…
Empty House: When speechmaking and legislating become performative, not much happens
Guy Rose got national attention because he made faces in the House chamber. The 6-year-old accompanied…
‘Far right?’ Yeah, right!
European elections this month turbocharged media misuse of the term “far right.” Parties opposed to European…
House GOP warns of problems at border, just not the one you expect
To deal with a reported record number of border crossings, House Republicans recently held a subcommittee…
Diplomacy in picaresque
In a geopolitical climate dominated by creeping great-power competition, calls for renewed diplomacy sound misguided. Efforts…
Hunter Biden federal gun conviction adds new wrinkle to father’s reelection bid
Two presidential sons have followed their fathers to the White House. Hunter Biden, son of President…
As Biden seeks to hold White House against Trump, tech policy battles get litigious
As the Nov. 5 election nears and with former President Donald Trump on the cusp of…
European vacation
Summer is here. It’s time for a break, especially from politics. Why waste time thinking about…
Bob Kelley, 1927-2024
Bob Kelley, who reimagined his family’s Kelley Blue Book first as a nationwide source of information…