Coming off the holiday season, attorneys general from 13 states — including Michigan — and the District of Columbia are calling on the public to be aware of gift card scams and report if they experience them. The AGs have joined in a public service announcement campaign paid for by the ...
By MONA CHAREN Syndicated columnist In the course of his losing race with the teleprompter during his Oval Office address on Dec. 17, President Donald Trump returned to a theme that obsesses him — respect. Even before his entry into politics, Trump was convinced that “weak” leaders, ...
By FROMA HARROP Syndicated columnist For anyone aiming to cut back drinking, January’s arrival times perfectly. Some may have simply overdone it through the long holiday stretch, when alcohol seemed piped into any vaguely celebratory event. Some may worry that they’re beginning to ...
It’s time to ask the question plainly: Has Donald Trump finally, fully lost it? The latest indication that Trump is no longer just instinctively belligerent and cruel, but perhaps is experiencing something even more psychologically alarming, came on Dec. 15, in the form of (what else?) a ...
By MICHAEL BARONE Syndicated columnist After Christmas is over, and the sunrises start getting earlier and the sunsets later, there are still two months of scarce daylight and lowering skies ahead. Here’s a suggestion for how to fill the gloomy hours with uplift: read. Read some great ...
By TRACY BECKERMAN Syndicated columnist I am a scarf person, but I am married to a non-scarf person. Conversely, my husband is a hat person, and I am not a hat person. He says scarves are itchy and make him look like he has no chin. I say hats ruin my hair and make my head look like Charlie ...