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A Hug Ends Artemis II

Astronaut Christina Koch hugs the Integrity capsule

I'm All Aboard For Artemis II

In Name Only, I'll Be Along For The First Human Trip To The Moon In 53 Years

'Car Guys' Putin and Kim in Pyongyang Recall Antics of LBJ, Nixon and Khrushchev

Images from the Russia-DPRK talks in North Korea bring back memories of the Lincoln Continental convertibles at the LBJ Ranch and the 'Kitchen Debate' in Moscow

RIP, Lucy Morgan, Ace Florida Statehouse Reporter For The Tampa Bay Times

Ms Morgan died in late September. I memorialized her on my Facebook page. I should have cross-posted the Facebook entry here because Ms. Morgan was the kind of statehouse reporter every state needs,

Scary, Astonishing, as University Presidents Heap Credence on Calls to Eliminate Jews

The nation yesterday witnessed three leading educators testify to Congress that talk of Jewish genocide can be acceptable. It was a gross, despicable, and appalling display of evil anti-semitism. They waffled, dodged, and weaved in their spineless certainty that anti-semitic attacks are okay — in context, that’s what they said.

Hagiography on Milley & Biden, But Not Zelensky

We need hagiography on hagiography. Sans hagiography, Zelensky wanted a chance to address the national legislature and he's getting it -- in Ottawa, not in Washington.

Reconsidering Ulysses S. Grant, the Jews, the Native Americans, and the Reconstruction South

The 18th president's reputation took a huge leap in my book after I read Ron Chernow's 2017 biography. This Democrat admires many Republicans, and Grant is -- with Lincoln -- tops among them.

Remembering Gov. Frank L. O’Bannon of Indiana 20 Years Later, and Why We Need More Like Him

My opinions as a moderate Democrat were shaped by serving under Frank, who became the last Democrat elected as governor by the people of Indiana.

Weicker, A Connecticut & U.S. Political Leader, Died Today; Served in House, Senate, And As Guv

Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., investigated Nixon on the Senate Watergate Committee and changed U.S. and Connecticut policies. He won two races as a Republican that my father and my uncle lost as Democrats.

Remembering My Father on Father's Day 2023

I'm channeling the memories of my dad, Jerry Davidoff, and considering his example.