Have you ever wondered what it must feel like to be very well known? Maybe you already are, so you do know. I wonder if it’s as fun as it appears to be. An awful lot of people have attained fame over the years, some good, some not so good. The fame, or really renown, […]

We sold my mom and dad’s dream home last autumn — the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired mid-century modern house they called home for 25 years. Staying put is becoming more commonplace in America. According to The Atlantic, America, once the most mobile society in the world, has become increasingly stagnant, with fewer people moving between cities, […]

Sen. Collins, below are the words you should have said to your colleagues in the Senate. But that’s not who you are. Those are the words of Angus King, your fellow Maine Senator. I suggest you read them now, since you clearly weren’t paying attention before. “We began our careers here with the following words, […]

Pope Francis and I are not often on the same page about the world. Since his elevation over a decade ago, I have been a very vocal critic of what I saw — and in many ways still do see — as his political and progressive view of Catholicism. For example, I am not the […]

Presidents set precedents. Or break them. At this time of year, we celebrate Presidents’ Day, but officially it is Washington’s Birthday in honor of George Washington. The abandonment of a patriotic memorial for a bland, commercial holiday leads me each year to write a column to recall the greatest president. As the first president, Washington […]

I was blissfully surfing through YouTube the other night when, alas, I chanced upon the face that buzz-killed my bid for escape. Mitch McConnell, whose craven Senate machinations nudged us, goosestep by goosestep, toward our fascist future, was featured last week on CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” and I felt compelled to click on the interview, […]

I totally understand why President Trump sees the press the way he does. Back in the good old days — before he committed the unforgivable crime of running for office — he was a media darling. Even the five enlightened sages of “The View” found him entertaining. But the second he rode down that escalator, […]