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Editorials and columns

The con and the con job: Trump proves a blowhard on Ukraine

Last week we marked another anniversary of D-Day, the landing by Allied troops at Normandy, launched to liberate Europe from its murderous occupation by fascists. Thousands of young soldiers died in the initial phases of the campaign to free Europe; many thousands more would die before the ...

Protests turn violent. Democrats blame Trump. Rinse repeat

WASHINGTON — The script for how big media outlets cover left-wing riots never changes. Progressive protests destroy blue cities. Then cable news anchors inform viewers that protests that have brought chaos and destruction started out peacefully. Yes, there is a pattern to progressive ...

Abrego Garcia was never simply a ‘Maryland father’

For a while, the favored moniker for Kilmar Abrego Garcia in the media was "Maryland father." Abrego Garcia was indeed living in Maryland and was indeed a father, but this wasn't what was the most distinctive thing about him. There are hundreds of thousands of fathers living in the state who ...

The Titanic Trump bill: Full speed in Congress

Let me tell you the story of the star-crossed Republican Senate and House of Representatives. Republicans can't cross the president and can't compromise with Democrats. They are utterly useless as lawmakers, precariously perched on slim majorities. The Trump Republican plan for the people ...

‘Original Sin’ is a must-read

In reading "Original Sin," the blockbuster book by journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, I vividly remembered covering then-candidate Joe Biden when he came to my hometown in April 2019 to begin his run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. As someone who covered Biden for ...

Fishing with granddaughters brings joy, peace

When one of my daughters-in-law was pregnant, I sent with my wife a gift to her baby shower. The gift was a fishing pole, and I promised to introduce the young one to the joy and peace of that wonderful pursuit. Over time I have fished with all four of my granddaughters and I have enjoyed ...