Ethel Skakel Kennedy: In MemoryAny 96-year old has had a full life. Ethel Kennedy crammed more into her years than anyone I’ve ever known. She was a protean force in…Oct 10, 20242Oct 10, 20242
Ted Leonsis & Adam Silver on Basketball, Journalism and Sports’ Power to UnifyTed Leonsis and National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner AdamSilver are two of the most far-reaching intellects and incisive…Nov 18, 2023Nov 18, 2023
RFK & Kids — WonderamaIn contrast to WC Fields’ famous quip, I think an adult’s character is fully demonstrated by how he or she treats children and pets…Feb 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
It Little Profits That An Idle KingThat Reaper leered at me beyond the perimeterAug 11, 2020Aug 11, 2020
American SacrificeNovember 2010, with Afghanistan already America’s second longest war, we asked our friend Major Michael Englis if he would help us work…Jul 19, 2020Jul 19, 2020
Remembering Robert Kennedy at His Resting Place, June 4, 2020Yesterday was the 52nd anniversary of Robert Kennedy’s death. On a muggy morning, his eldest child Kathleen, accompanied by family and…Jun 7, 2020Jun 7, 2020
MAKE AMERICA GREATTrump’s Tweets are widely condemned as racist and divisive. They are both. But the attacks on the four Congresswomen also illuminate a…Jul 17, 2019Jul 17, 2019
Frederick Douglass and the Son of Frederick Trump (on July 4, 2019)One of the traditional advantages of enduring DC’s summers has been the 4th of July celebration, particularly for those of us who are…Jul 4, 2019Jul 4, 2019