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There are always words, once apt and evocative, that get overused. They become lazy and ineffective shorthand for what someone …
On Sept. 18, 1787, the last day of the U.S. constitutional convention, James McHenry, a Maryland delegate, asked Benjamin Franklin, …
The rule of law is as foreign to Donald Trump as the habit of celibacy. I care about one and …
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Local organizations are celebrating the holidays with numerous events and opportunities to give
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Iowans are going to hate it. They are going to hate the crowded classrooms, loss of exceptional teachers, and ballooning …
When both the right and left criticize parts of any agreement, negotiators know they’ve found the sweet spot. “To Kill …
We have a Thanksgiving holiday because Sarah Josepha Hale of New Hampshire was a great and persistent writer. We should …
Do you know someone who seems perfectly reasonable and nice but has adopted irrational beliefs that you believe are ludicrous …
There are ways to extract ourselves from the Chaos Caucus and its wannabe authoritarian presidential candidate. But extractions are never …
It is generally well known that John F. Kennedy visited Iowa multiple times in preparation for his run for the …
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