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Today’s civic pride pales in comparison to World War I generation

Tucked into an inconspicuous corner among shelves of books at home is a slender volume dedicated to the men and women of an earlier generation, the World War I generation, titled 鈥淯niontown鈥檚 Part in the World War.鈥漇orry, but these people, at least as presented in the book, should humble ...

I love a parade (But not that much)

Our commander-in-chief is now a parade-planner.He鈥檚 sent word to the Pentagon that he wants a parade.Not just any parade, mind you. A big old, military affair, that鈥檒l be much bigger than the one he witnessed along the Champs-Elys茅es in Paris last summer.鈥淚t was the greatest parade ...

Your help may be needed to rescue American democracy

For those who believe politics needs a good cleansing 鈥 and that should include everyone 鈥 your time may have arrived.For sure, the the time-frame is narrow, so getting lawmakers to act will not be easy. But then again, even getting this far in the age of hyper-partisanship counts as a ...

Clap on. Clap off. The Clapper

The man sure knows how to love himself.Last week鈥檚 State of the Union message, with the staid trappings of American government on full view, Donald Trump still managed to perform a one man show.He applauded himself into a near frenzy.His speech contained 120 carefully scripted applause ...

How much faith do we have in president or constitution?

鈥淢r. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, the first lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans.鈥漈hus, Donald Trump opened his first State of the Union address on Tuesday with an apology 鈥 to his wife.Normally (and I understand Donald Trump is not a normal president), ...

Donald Trump by the numbers

It鈥檚 day 375 of Donald Trump鈥檚 presidency. (It seems two or three times longer than that.)Even for his most ardent supporters, it hasn鈥檛 exactly been a joyride.But is the tale-of-the-tape for Mr. Trump鈥檚 first 365 days in office.48,000,000: That鈥檚 the number of Americans who tuned ...