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A pathway to undoing U.S. democracy

Ironically enough, the actions of the president who was the chief champion of American democracy to the world in the 20th century could be repurposed by Donald Trump to do serious, perhaps permanent, harm to that very form of government in the U.S. In the summer of 1941, as the United States ...

Teen struggles with another’s suicide

Q. Something really awful happened. My mom鈥檚 best friend has a daughter who committed suicide. I didn鈥檛 know the daughter that well, but I observed her mom grieve and my mom got all worried about me. I鈥檝e felt depressed off and on in my life but I鈥檝e never even thought of ending it all. ...

OP-ED: Thursdays with Carl and Ethel

It was a different time. In fact, the crazy fun we had in the 鈥70s was like a spin-off from the fun sitcom 鈥淒elta House鈥 or the movie 鈥淎nimal House.鈥 Every Thursday night, we had a standing invitation from our friend Jim to go to Carl and Ethel鈥檚 basement. Jim didn鈥檛 live there ...

Trump: War is raging within the country

The president who fashions himself a man worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize should make peace with the American people. Donald Trump is unique among his predecessors. Never over the course of 250 years has a leader of the country so deliberately sown seeds of discord and disunity. Trump's anger and ...

Lamb tries leading Fetterman to pasture

By Richard Robbins Conor Lamb is back. The former Allegheny County congressman who lost a Democratic Senate primary to John Fetterman in 2022 is speaking at political venues across the state, broadcasting on Substack, jotting regularly on X, and showing up on national television. Young, ...

Adult still wrestles with parents鈥 divorce

Readers reacted to my column from the 13-year-old dealing with parents who split up. The email below was the most poignant. Q. I鈥檓 glad that 13-year-old had you to talk with. My family isn鈥檛 big on communication. And they put down anyone who seeks counseling. I should know. My parents ...