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December 12, 2018 Media / Politicians / Washington area life

De-Trumping America: A few lessons from my ride with Muhammad

The Uber driver—let’s call him Muhammad—was from Afghanistan. “So,” I asked, “how do you feel about Donald Trump?” I wasn’t

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March 25, 2018 Media / Politicians

Ten ways Trump jeopardizes even his fellow billionaires’ wealth

Ouch. If you own stocks, how did you feel when Wall Street suffered its worst week in two years? The

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April 30, 2017 Media / Politicians / Washington area life

A Fake Newser in King Donald’s Court

Late last night I fell asleep reading the Failing New York Times on my iPad here in Alexandria, Virginia. To

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February 21, 2017 Media / Politicians / Washington area life

A Trump-era etiquette guide: How progressives can get along with Trumpists and respect themselves in the morning

  George Roper, my good friend from high school, is dead now. When alive, he was often as right-wing as

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November 29, 2016 Media / Politicians

Accountability: Why the press needs to ask ALL 538 electors about Donald Trump

A century from now, historians may well turn to the Trump Time Capsule series. The Atlantic’s James Fallows has told

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May 4, 2016 Media / Politicians

Want Kent State II? Then pander to Donald Trump. A few thoughts for the media.

Ohio National Guardmen killed Bill Schroeder, an ex-Eagle Scout, 46 years ago today, at Kent State University. As a reporter

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November 16, 2014 Media

Zelig and the art of winning a Pulitzer: Q&A with J. Ross Baughman, photojournalist

Imagine you’re with the Secret Service. A young Ohioan calls up and says he’ll be joining the Nazi Party. “I

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January 15, 2014 Media / Politicians

In search of ’Wooden Watermelons’ and true Net neutrality

Searching for Wooden Watermelons is a sweet indie flick about a bright 20-something in Beaumont, Texas, who is puzzling out

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August 5, 2013 Media

Smart move: The Grahams’ spin-off of The Washington Post

Jack Shafer, the Reuters columnist, wrote last year that Graham family should spin off the Washington Post newspaper from the

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