Reports of the death of the Republican Party continue to be premature.You鈥檝e heard the litany, often from reporters and commentators who never liked Republicans and, lately, from others who can鈥檛 stomach former President Donald Trump. And they鈥檝e got something of a point. Republicans have ...
WASHINGTON 鈥� When he was a New York Mets baseball broadcaster, Ralph Kiner once explained how cold weather can shorten by 25 feet the distance a flyball travels: 鈥淚f the fence is 338 feet [away] and you hit the ball 338 feet, you鈥檒l be 25 feet short.鈥� Baseball produces more numbers than ...
On a recent trip to Frank Lloyd Wright鈥檚 Fallingwater, I glanced at license plates in the parking lot outside the architectural masterpiece. I saw New York, Illinois, Maryland, Delaware and Florida plates in the span of a few cars.That鈥檚 a wonderful sign, not just for the Western ...
Until recently, the last time a member of the vaunted Kennedy family was in presidential campaign mode was on the evening of Aug. 12, 1980, in New York City. The occasion was that year鈥檚 Democratic convention.It was Jimmy Carter鈥檚 convention (sort of) but Ted Kennedy鈥檚 night. The senator ...