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National Columnists

America is doing what must be done in Iran

Following rounds of missile attacks from Iran on Israel, a warhead from one of the missiles was found just hundreds of yards from Jerusalem's Old City. A few hundred yards' difference could have meant the destruction of one or more of the holiest sites of the three major religions ...

If you want to be ‘seen,’ try seeing others

I recently came across a curious headline: "The Retirement Crisis No One Warns You About: Mattering." Very few people leaving the workplace have prepared for losing a big part of their identity, according to the Wall Street Journal article. They long to "feel seen" in the next chapter ...

Trump fulfills his promise

If you wanted to look at it this way, President Trump is keeping his promise to end wars by taking out an Iranian regime that has made war on us and underwritten terrorism throughout the Middle East and the world since its 1979 revolution. In killing Iran's top leadership, including Ayatollah ...

There are cons, pros of ‘Operation Epic Fury’

A young lawyer once asked an old Washington hand what to expect when he went down to work for a U.S. Senate committee. The old hand, who'd worked in the Capitol for years, reflected. "Here's the thing, son," he replied. "Things ain't all on the level down here." The point was ...

Legend has helped others reach American success

Having covered the Rev. Jesse Jackson for more than a half-century, I have an insider's understanding of why thousands of people lined up to wait patiently in Chicago to pay their final respects to the departed civil rights icon. Jackson knew when and how to defy power, but he also knew how to ...

Kids aren’t picky eaters

It's not my fault that my kids are picky eaters, I learned today. But it's my fault if I don't fix it. That's what I gleaned from a recent article by Helen Zoe Veit, the author of a forthcoming book called "Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in ...