David M. Shribman On one side is a lifetime politician who has spent almost a half-century in elected office; on the other side is a relative political newcomer who disdains the political experience that his rival has accumulated. On one side is a leader who has respect for the conventional practices of politics; on the other is a leader whose entire identity is wrapped up … [Read more...] about Shribman: It’s been 128 years since we’ve seen an election like this
2024 presidential election
Voting for America first
Martin Schram There was a time when many of President Donald Trump’s top officials – including his cabinet-level advisers on national and global security – thought the toughest decision they had to make was whether to tell you the truth about what they really thought about their boss. Then, belatedly, but eventually, a surprising number of Trump’s most famous conservative … [Read more...] about Voting for America first
The time has come for a female president
Philip J. Celeste The time has come for a woman to sit in the Oval Office of the White House as president of the United States. When Robert P. Kinsman, commander of the Disabled American Veterans of the Department of Massachusetts, appointed U.S. Army veteran Sheila Pelletier as chairperson of the Women’s Veterans Committee for the Department of Massachusetts, … [Read more...] about The time has come for a female president