LOS ANGELES – Who says the script for American politics no longer is written in California?Florida may have emerged as a formidable harbinger of…
Author: David Shribman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Bipartisanship Loses a Role Model
One was gracious, the other garrulous. One was severe, the other soft. One was rail-thin; the other carried a spare tire around his waist. One never touched…
The Value and Urgency of Voting in America
Most Americans are spectators in today’s most critical struggle for democratic values – being battled at every hour of every day in Ukraine. But…
A Tipping Point for the World’s Democracies
The American national anthem celebrates
Once Again, Freedom Is Tested
Albert Einstein, who knew something about how the world works, believed that freedom
50 Years Ago: The Undoing of Ed Muskie
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Fifty years ago this week he cried. Or maybe it was just the snow melting across the face. What happened that day on…
The Curious Co-Endorsement in the Capitol
This much is certain: America’s political parties are in transition. This much is uncertain: what they are evolving into, and whether the changes…
Why Aren’t Americans Happy?
Two-thirds of Americans feel the country is going in the wrong direction. The financial markets are in upheaval, sending waves of uncertainty through the economy and almost certainly through your home. Inflation is raging. Consumer spending is falling…
Battlin’ Biden Sends Sleepy Joe to Sidelines
March came early this year for President Joe Biden. He came into 2022 like a lion. The danger for him is that he may find himself going out like a lamb.The…
New Year, New Start for Kamala Harris?
Last year should have been one of triumph for the vice president. She was a pathfinder as the first female, black and Asian occupant of the office. Her…