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Sorry not sorry: 3 zodiac signs that would rather die than apologize
April 16, 2024 | 5:36pmWhile we as a species really struggle with the act of contrition, some among us are less likely than others to admit fault and offer a real-deal apology.
Joe Biden: The most unfit incumbent president up for re-election since FDR
February 13, 2024 | 2:34pmThere’s a tried-and-true method for a White House to deal with a seriously ailing president — lie about it.
Post founder Hamilton's statue booted from Capitol Rotunda
September 30, 2022 | 2:38pmAn 1868 marble likeness of the first Treasury Secretary was demoted to a downstairs hallway and replaced by a brand-new bronze statue of former President Harry S. Truman.
A different airlift shows what an utter disaster Biden's Afghan evacuation truly is
August 29, 2021 | 10:32pmPresident Harry Truman’s successful Berlin airlift operation in 1948-49 shows how awful President Joe Biden has been at leading the country, Michael Barone writes.
No more mask mandates and other commentary
July 26, 2021 | 6:07pmLibertarian: No More Mask Mandates “Brace yourselves: Mask mandates are coming back,” warns Reason’s Robby Soave. But “if public-health officials are worried about Delta, they should put all their efforts”...
Trump should copy Truman and make Congress work through August
June 21, 2017 | 7:45pmPresident Trump, time to read up on Harry Truman. The president has mentioned Andrew Jackson as a role model, yet as Congress careens toward a recess it hasn’t earned, “Give...
Harry Truman once compared the press to 'prostitutes'
May 17, 2017 | 5:01pmDonald Trump isn’t the only U.S. president who loved to bash the Washington press corps. The original “Give ‘em Hell” Harry S. Truman called journalists covering the White House “prostitutes...
How the left came to own 'public service'
May 4, 2017 | 7:49pmPublic service is supposed to be open to everyone, but our politicians and cultural elites have turned it into something only liberals want to do. Take the most recent crop...
June Lockhart was America's greatest presidential groupie
August 7, 2016 | 2:37pmShow-business legend June Lockhart, famed for playing Timmy’s mother on “Lassie” and Mrs. Robinson on the kitschy sci-fi show “Lost in Space,” has a lesser-known life as the all-time greatest...
Upset by Bibi's win: Left's 'racist rant' sour grapes
March 18, 2015 | 7:32pmBenjamin Netanyahu is fond of encouraging comparisons of himself with his political idol, Winston Churchill. But with his stunning win in Tuesday’s national election, the Israeli prime minister stole a...