One day, a Democratic president could turn it into something Washington actually needs.
Richard Nixon
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Richard Nixon and Wild Horses: A Love Story
The disgraced late president was an unlikely champion of this symbol of the Wild West.
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Trump Believes in “Madman Theory.” But He’s Actually a Madman
After six weeks of insane behavior, the ceasefire should not lead us to believe Trump has regained his faculties.
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The Worst President Ever
And why Trump’s ballroom will some day double as a community center for kids.
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Student Loan Debt: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It
Student Loan Debt: From Educational Opportunity to Generational Grievance: The history of student loan debt shows how noble programs and soaring tuition have often left too many students underwater. Fortunately, there are ways to fix the problem.
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How Will Biden Pass the Baton at the Democratic Convention?
How Will Biden Pass the Baton at the Democratic Convention? I helped write Bill Clinton’s 2000 convention speech for Al Gore. Here’s how the president can make his ode to Harris sing.
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Lessons in Leadership from Howard Baker
Lessons in Leadership from Howard Baker. Fifty years after Richard Nixon’s resignation, the life example of the Republican vice chair of the Senate Watergate Committee still resonates.
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The Business Records Case Against Trump Wasn’t Some Legal Confection
The Business Records Case Against Trump Wasn’t Some Legal Confection: I’ve studied corporate crime for years; business and campaign finance crimes often overlap.
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Trump Vows to Crush the Civil Service, but He’s Not the First President to Try
Republican presidents have been trying to politicize the federal bureaucracy for decades. It would be hard, but it might be possible for him to pull it off should he have a second term.
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The Only Kept Secret in Washington
Fifty years ago, months before Richard Nixon resigned the presidency, a small group of White House staffers quietly planned for the ascension of Gerald Ford. Not even Nixon or Ford knew.
