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As a Black American who is old enough to remember the last days of legal Jim Crow racial segregation, I pay special attention whenever I hear signs that in many American minds the Civil War never really ended. So does President Trump. That may help to explain why he took the extraordinary step ...

The political pro who became the GOAT

Lincoln scholar Matthew Pinsker recently told the Guardian newspaper that the 16th president was, "arguably," the "greatest democratic politician in the history of the world," and "all of us would appreciate having a few more Lincolns in politics today." Amen to that, brother Pinsker, who ...

The sudden political star: Marco Rubio

"White House deploys Marco Rubio to clarify messaging about Iran conflict." So reads the headline on the front page of the Washington Examiner's website in the early hours of April 1, the third month of U.S. military operations against Iran, which have been taking place since Feb. 28. That ...

Iran hawks are losing their judgment

I am an Iran hardliner. But I'm struggling to understand how other hardliners can be so credulous about President Donald Trump's leadership of this war. It's as if you were stranded by the side of the road and accepted a ride from an obviously drunk driver. Earlier this month, the Wall ...