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The president who failed — and the cabinet that abetted him
James Buchanan surrounded himself with yes-men
Feb 4 • Richard Galant

January 2026

ICE's tough-guy moment fails disastrously
Two are dead as agents trample over the Constitution
Jan 27 • Richard Galant
Donald Trump's Greenland gamble
The ultimate short-sighted move
Jan 19 • Richard Galant
The $10 burglary that changed the rules for police shootings
A landmark Supreme Court case
Jan 13 • Richard Galant
The first No Kings Day was 250 years ago
Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’
Jan 10 • Richard Galant
Who was James Monroe?
A uniter, not a divider
Jan 6 • Richard Galant
From Monroe’s warning to Trump's seizure of Maduro
Unveiling the Donroe doctrine
Jan 3 • Richard Galant

December 2025

10 most popular posts of the year
Billy Joel, Superman and Paul Revere made the list
Dec 28, 2025 • Richard Galant
Trump reveals what his presidency is all about
The ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ honors
Dec 23, 2025 • Richard Galant
What Lincoln would tell Trump
About the president's deranged Rob Reiner post
Dec 18, 2025 • Richard Galant
The Trump sequel to Rome's decline and fall
Where 'civilizational erasure' comes from
Dec 13, 2025 • Richard Galant
How to wreck a presidency
Trump redefines the second-term curse
Dec 5, 2025 • Richard Galant
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