A killer asteroid named Trump has hit the planet, just as a real one is bearing down on us.
He's got your Social Security number, medical history and bank info. He's also dismantling the government. Worried yet?
Contempt for the people we elect is a constant theme in American culture and discourse. Will Trump be different?
Aside from presidential inaugurations, what's special about Jan. 20? Plenty.
Why the popular view of successful politicians as tough, scheming Machiavellians is dead wrong.
Thanksgiving might not be the same, but maybe our traditional bird deserves a pardon.
If the recent election showed us anything, it's that young men need help.
A Facebook regular captured my imagination. Then I found out who he really was.
Can a nation whose citizens hold two vastly different versions of reality endure? Ask Ronald Reagan.
How a poem led me a fragment of my father's past -- and to the horrors of war
Is it possible to be both an effective politician and a decent human being?
Melania Trump is taking heat for possible campaign finance lapses. Maybe she needs a dog.
Immigrants in Ohio aren't really dining on felines, but Republicans are warning of a cat-astrophe..
Partisan mayhem and intimidation seem to be on the rise. Can American democracy survive?
They don't exist, but some people take them seriously. Maybe they're onto something.
Why a concept that has long divides us seems destined for oblivion.
A vice-presidential candidate had some unkind words for unmarried women with cats. Bad move.