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To the editor: “O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!” If you’ve gotten out much, you’ll ...
In an interview with Time magazine, President Trump explained how he approaches tariffs and trade negotiations. I use the word “explained” with some trepidation because explanations imply a certain delineation of reasoning, facts and logic along with opinion and perspective. If you ask me ...
President Donald Trump says he wants to be the “fertilization president.” Vice President JD Vance posits that we need “more babies” in the United States. Elon Musk — who’s not an official member of the Trump cabinet but might as well be — is a “pro-natalist” who’s ...
I have been deep in conversation with ChatGPT, asking all kinds of questions. Are there direct flights between the U.S. and Queretaro, Mexico? Will Apple give me credit for a 2014 iMac? What color goes with teal? What was France’s GDP in 1998? My fascination with ChatGPT has become a ...
As President Trump’s polling takes a tumble 100 days into his second term — and Dick Durbin, the Senate’s second ranking Democrat, announces his retirement, a very old hit tune by Ethel Waters comes to mind: “There’ll be some changes made.” I’m gonna change my way of livin’, ...
The vibe around President Trump’s second term has shifted, and it’s all his doing. The president entered office with a bit of a wind at his back. His polling was better than the first time around, protestors weren’t in the streets, and federal investigators weren’t after him. The GOP ...
