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Elon Musk’s nasty Social Security gambit

What is it with Elon Musk and Social Security? He clearly has a problem with the retirement account. Is he trying to cripple or even destroy the system that provides incomes for millions of older Americans? It sure looks like it. Then, again, he and President Trump may be up to some other ...

Governing in the spirit of Roosevelt

In his own Gettysburg address - this in 1939 - President Franklin Roosevelt said, "It seldom helps to wonder how a statesman of one generation would surmount the crisis of another. A statesman deals with concrete difficulties - with things which must be done day to day." Of course, FDR likely ...

Uecker, Prince left indelible legacies

With the Super Bowl out of the way and March Madness on the horizon, we're clearly on the way to a new season of baseball. It's time to consider ... broadcasters Bob Uecker and Bob Prince, two knights of the mic. Both are enshrined at Cooperstown. One - Uecker - will be honored by his team, ...

A weak president grasps for real power

Just weeks into Trump II, the alarm bells are ringing. It feels like the Reichstag fire, the U.S.A. version. The blitzkrieg of executive orders, the attacks on career employees of the federal civil service, on bureaus, on departments of government, on independent agencies, on agents of the FBI ...

Cabinet hearings almost always tough

This past week Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and realtor/investment banker Howard Lutnick underwent the rigors of the Senate confirmation process. Both men in the course of media scrutiny leading up to their hearings were labeled hypocrites and worse by a variety of critics. RFK Jr., the Trump ...

Skylarking with Donald Trump and buds

If you're looking for hijinks, both low and high, then you're in for a treat the next four years. This much is clear after just a week of Donald Trump's second White House tour. Aides to President Trump promised an opening administration salvo that would "shock and awe." While I'm not sure ...