To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Monday, September 16, 2024

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Arlington: No Place For Traitors To Feel At Home

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History repeats itself: first as tragedy, second as farce. That’s what the German philosopher said. Lawless former President Donald Trump is breaking this rule in two, as he does for every other. For him, it’s history as farce first, tragedy second. His illegal campaign stunt at Arlington National Cemetery is high tragedy playing out on […]

Jamie Stiehm
Jamie Stiehm
Jamie Stiehm is a Washington journalist and public speaker who writes a syndicated column on national politics and history for Creators Syndicate. Her commentaries and op-eds have appeared in leading newspapers across the nation, such as American Heritage, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and San Francisco Chronicle. She wrote several essays for The New York Times’ “Disunion” series on the Civil War, one of which, The War Comes Home for Lee, was chosen for their hardbound collection, Disunion, published by Oxford University Press [2016].