Referring to the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, Minnesota governor Tim Walz commented on X: "Found an imaginary problem, said only they could fix it, didn't listen to experts, hired buddies who grifted millions, failed miserably, bragged how great it went. The entire Trump presidency in ...

I am on a mudslide toward death. Well, we all are, really, when you think about it, but sometimes it just seems you're slipping down the side of the mountain faster than at other times. Like, for example, when you're approaching a birthday that starts with a "fif" and ends with crying in the ...

What does it mean to be an American in 2026? Two distinctly and significantly different visions showed themselves in recent days. On the South Side of Chicago, there was the long-awaited opening of the Obama Presidential Center. In the presence of three past presidents and an assembly of ...

History is filled with political movements born from noble promises. Few have been more appealing in theory than socialism. At its heart, socialism promises greater equality, economic fairness and protection for those who struggle in a competitive marketplace. It speaks to the desire for ...

I swam in the beautiful bay water three times that day. Salt on skin does wonders. Six of us had a sundown dinner on the roof, with a homemade almond cake a la creme and fruit for dessert, a ferry and lighthouse in the distance. Everyone around the table at the house party was a true-blue ...

I am not a huge fan of Elon Musk as a political activist or commentator. I think he's made Twitter — sorry, X — worse. His support for the nationalist right in Europe has been ugly. His tenure leading the Department of Government Efficiency mostly amounted to a missed opportunity and often ...