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Opinion, Politics May 1, 2026

Mr. Wonderful: To be fair, President Trump wasn’t so bad

I owe my Trump-supporting family and friends an apology. I’ve been critical of the Trump presidency and — truth be told — still exhausted from the experience. But to be fair, President Trump wasn’t that bad. Other than when he… The Greatest Hits of Governance Incited an insurrection against the U.S. government. Mismanaged a pandemic that killed nearly half a million Americans. Separated children from…

Editorial, Opinion December 1, 2025

Common Sense 2025: Gilded fool who would be king

When I contemplate the present condition of America, I am struck dumb by the sheer theater of it all — the gilded spectacle, the red-hatted congregation, the rallies that thrum like tent revivals for a man who believes himself chosen not by Providence but by poll numbers. We have suffered under the reign of Donald Trump as our forefathers once suffered under monarchs — and…

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