Obama brings the heat, and Harris provides the light
I thought former President Obama and Sen. Kamala Harris offered an interesting juxtaposition tonight. Obama’s unsmiling speech was stark — appropriately so, given that we really are in danger of losing...
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Biden delivers with a heartfelt, uplifting speech for the ages
Photo via @joebiden on Instagram. Joe Biden delivered a fantastic, powerful and uplifting speech. I’m blown away. It was perfectly suited to who he is. He may not be an orator on the level of Barack...
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What’s next following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg meets President Jimmy Carter in 1980. Photo in the public domain. On this day of national mourning, do yourself a favor and read Linda Greenhouse’s magnificent obituary of Justice...
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Yes, Trump officials spied on reporters. But every president abuses the press.
Photo (cc) 2018 by Adam Fagen Previously published at GBH News. The revelation last week that the Trump Justice Department had spied on three Washington Post reporters’ phone records barely caused a...
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Garland makes good on Biden’s promise to stop harassing the press
Attorney General Merrick Garland. Photo (cc) 2016 by Senate Democrats. Give President Joe Biden credit for having a keen understanding of what it takes to hold together his...
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The Supreme Court’s vote to uphold the Texas abortion law is an affront to...
Photo (cc) 2006 by OZinOH In analyzing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 vote not to overturn Texas’ drastic new abortion restrictions, a number of commentators have focused on the role played by the three...
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Did Harry Reid lie about Mitt Romney’s taxes? Yes. But it’s a bit more...
Harry Reid. Photo (cc) 2010 by the Center for American Progress. Harry Reid, who died Tuesday, was among the few characters I liked in Mark Leibovich’s book “This Town.” Reid, the Senate Democratic...
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The Obama portraits
After striking out the day before, we finally got to see the National Portrait Gallery paintings of Barack and Michelle Obama at the Museum of Fine Arts. It was a wonderful experience, and we enjoyed...
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Former President Barack Obama has posted an important message at Medium. Echoing President Biden’s approach, Obama calls on us to support Israel’s right to self-defense while at the same time calling...
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A passionate President Biden delivers the best SOTU address I can remember
Via the White House YouTube channel President Biden delivered what I thought was the best State of the Union address I can remember. He was energized, passionate, funny and focused. He mixed it up with...
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