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biden inauguration
Jan. 20, 2021
Trump Is the First President in 152 Years to Skip Successor’s Inauguration Another one-term impeached president, Andrew Johnson, snubbed Ulysses S. Grant.
By Ed Kilgore
past is prologue
Sept. 16, 2020
Are We Repeating the Pandemic Election Year of a Century Ago? There are similarities between 1920 and 2020, but Trump is no Woodrow Wilson and Biden is no Warren Harding.
By Ed Kilgore
For Presidents and Candidates, Heart Disease Is Not So Uncommon Bernie Sanders’s mild heart trouble is of concern, but it’s not like candidates and presidents with worse tickers and lifestyles haven’t preceded him.
By Ed Kilgore
A Brief History of Old Guys Who Became President of the United States In a shift from the early days of the presidency, septuagenarians Trump, Sanders, and Biden aren’t all that old compared to their peers.
By Ed Kilgore
state of the union address
Feb. 5, 2019
Abolish the State of the Union Address Rather than delivering a delayed address that won’t change anyone’s border wall stance, Trump should have seized the chance to end a dumb tradition.
By Ed Kilgore
No One Should Rule Out a Trump Reelection in 2020 As in 2016, Trump’s most important asset in 2020 could be a surprisingly vulnerable Democratic opponent.
By Ed Kilgore
modern-day mccarthyism
Apr. 18, 2012
By Dan Amira