Sure, people made fun of Jimmy Carter. I was lucky to have Jimmy Carter make fun of me
Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday, is the first presidential candidate I remember publicly expressing an opinion of. As it turned ...
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Jimmy Carter had a second term. It just wasn’t in the White House
At a campaign event in Winston-Salem on the eve of the 1976 North Carolina Democratic primary, a voter asked then-candidate ...
Habitat for all — how housing and biodiversity can coexist even in a crowded future
Walking along the Colorado River behind the old factories on the east side of Austin, Texas, you might forget that ...
The case for killing the tax credit for electric vehicles
The federal tax credit for electric vehicle purchases has far outlived its purpose and now stands as a glaring example ...
Calmes: Politics past will haunt Washington in 2025. It won’t be pretty
To look back over the politics of the past year is to see a preview of the coming one. It’s ...
California ruled with great jobs and boom times. What happened?
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s constant reminders that California’s economy ”leads the nation” as well as being a model for social justice ...
How press freedoms could fare under the second Trump administration
With Donald Trump set to return to the White House next year, there’s much speculation on how his second administration ...
A lesson in how to teach your kids to speak Russian
Having taught for nearly a decade, I’ve worked through my share of classroom challenges. Nothing, however, prepared me for the ...
Is Donald Trump a NIMBY or a YIMBY? The president-elect’s housing views are a puzzle
Is Donald Trump a NIMBY or a YIMBY? Given that the housing crisis is a front-and-center issue throughout the country, ...
Romney’s Senate exit marks an end to the bipartisanship Washington desperately needs
Mitt Romney delivered his farewell speech before the U.S. Senate in early December. It isn’t hyperbole to say it marked ...
