Why I fell in love with a visionary leader ahead of his time
obituaries
Posted inTAP
Can Career Senators Learn to Speak Presidential?
Today on TAP: The strange cases of Bob Dole, Joe Biden, and LBJ
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Who Said Musicals Are for Kids?
Stephen Sondheim and the adult-ification of the American musical theater
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Investigator: Sen. Carl Levin (1934–2021)
The anti-kleptocracy campaigns of the Michigan lawmaker were ahead of their time.
Posted inPolitics
The Final Rumsfeld Memos
A few last musings from former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Builder and Breaker
Eli Broad put his stamp on Los Angeles culture—and his foot down on its public schools.
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: Media Blaming BIDEN for Dearth (or Death) of Bipartisanship?
A little acknowledgment of Republicans’ intransigence and criminality would be welcome.
