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History is written to be argued about, I have often said. Recent efforts by the Trump administration’s culture war have offered numerous examples. In recent days, we have seen Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a break from the administration’s war against Iran, announce the ...
A man who worked in the cafeteria at my husband’s workplace disappeared. My husband talked to him each time he stopped in for lunch. One day, my husband noted how happy the man seemed. He told my husband it was because he had his final green card interview with immigration the next day. My ...
Vice President JD Vance wants to pay married parents to stay home with their children, and he wants to do it with money Congress appropriated to help low-income families afford daycare. Whatever one thinks of the goal, which may prove popular, the proposal fails every test we should apply to ...
I remember the call. The city manager told me to buckle up. A rezoning for a smelly new potato-salad factory was coming my way. On a street with nothing but houses. My life as a planner flashed before me like the grainy black and white final scene of “Frankenstein” — angry village mobs ...
Like nearly everyone my age, when the calendar turns to Sept. 11, I think about where I was on that day. Unlike many, presumably, I also wonder about deer hunting. For that, I have to thank the small community of Anthony — a town of about 2,100 people an hour south of Wichita. In September ...
It’s one thing for Trump to usurp powers that belong to Congress — quite another for him to usurp places that belong to all of us. I’m talking about his renaming and demolishing what we share in common. Trump said he “decided” to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America ...
