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National Perspective: Trump and the U.S. as Canada’s ‘Unreliable Boyfriend’
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Ouch. That book cover really hurts. Portrayed against a sky-blue background is a drawing of a figure that is unmistakably Uncle Sam. He’s costumed in red-and-white-striped trousers and a sleeveless blue undershirt that used to be called — boy, did I ever hesitate to type this, and do so only because the phrase is unavoidable in this instance — a “wifebeater.” The choice of that tank top could not have been a mistake.
SHRIBMAN Trump and the U.S. as Canada's 'Unreliable Boyfriend'
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Shribman: Trump and the U.S. as Canada’s ‘Unreliable Boyfriend’
Shribman: Trump and the U.S. as Canada’s ‘Unreliable Boyfriend’ David M. Shribman October 16, 2026 by David M. Shribman David M. Shribman NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE Ouch. That book cover really hurts. Portrayed against a sky-blue background is a drawing of a figure that is unmistakably Uncle Sam. He’s costumed in…
National Perspective: Trump and the U.S. as Canada's 'Unreliable Boyfriend'
Ouch. That book cover really hurts. Portrayed against a sky-blue background is a drawing of a figure that is unmistakably Uncle Sam. He's costumed in red-and-white-striped trousers and a sleeveless blue undershirt that used to be called — boy, did I ever hesitate to type this, and do so only because the phrase is unavoidable in this instance — a "wifebeater." The choice of that tank top could not have been a mistake. Nor was the inevitable inference involved.
Perspective - Haterade
LAMBS GROVE, Iowa -- Move over, soccer moms, forget about NASCAR dads and dismiss even the "bunch of childless cat ladies" that JD Vance identified -- all shorthands for critical voting groups in past elections. The term with a powerful punch in this year's midterm congressional election is "double haters." It's possible you're one of them.
COLUMNIST: Drinking the Double Haterade
LAMBS GROVE, Iowa — Move over, soccer moms, forget about NASCAR dads and dismiss even the “bunch of childless cat ladies” that JD Vance identified — all shorthands for critical voting groups in past elections. The term with a powerful punch in this year’s midterm congressional election is “double haters.” It’s possible you’re one of them.
National Perspective
WARREN, New Hampshire — It’s been four years, an eternity in American political history, since I last drove along a backwoods byway from here to Lebanon, New Hampshire, and contemplated what that route told me about the destination of American conservatism. That was in the middle of Joe Biden’s term in the White House. A House committee was examining whether Donald Trump was responsible for the insurrection on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2021.
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LAMBS GROVE, Iowa - Move over, soccer moms, forget about NASCAR dads and dismiss even the "bunch of childless cat ladies" that JD Vance identified - all shorthands for critical
Last Run: Two Solitudes
Tariffs versus free trade. Capitalism versus socialism. Global engagement versus isolationism. Skiing alone versus skiing with companions. Of all the great debates of contemporary life—the questions that divide us, the controversies that define us—only one of them demands examination on the back page of a ski magazine. Hint: It’s not the one involving Adam Smith and Karl Marx. For years, this question has haunted me.
David M. Shribman: The key to midterm victory: Being hated less than the other guy
LAMBS GROVE, Iowa — Move over, soccer moms, forget about NASCAR dads and dismiss even the “bunch of childless cat ladies” that JD Vance identified — all short-hands for critical voting groups in past elections. The term with a powerful punch in this year's midterm congressional election is “double haters.” It's possible you're one of them.
Drinking the double haterade
David M. Shribman, National Perspective
A most precious possession
Oct. 10, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET | 8 min read Fifty years ago, The Boston Evening Globe published a pair of essays written by two young men graduating from college. In those pieces, David Shribman, from Dartmouth College, and Marshall Brooks, from Boston’s Suffolk University, explored the purpose of higher education – what it meant to them, what they learned (and didn’t), and how they expected their collegiate experience might shape their futures.
Shribman: Drinking the double haterade
Shribman: Drinking the double haterade David M. Shribman October 9, 2026 by David M. Shribman David M. Shribman NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE LAMBS GROVE, Iowa — Move over, soccer moms, forget about NASCAR dads and dismiss even the “bunch of childless cat ladies” that JD Vance identified…
National Perspective: Drinking the Double Haterade
LAMBS GROVE, Iowa — Move over, soccer moms, forget about NASCAR dads and dismiss even the “bunch of childless cat ladies” that JD Vance identified — all shorthands for critical voting groups in past elections. The term with a powerful punch in this year’s midterm congressional election is “double haters.” It’s possible you’re one of them.
Shribman: Drinking the double Haterade
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LAMBS GROVE, Iowa — Move over, soccer moms, forget about NASCAR dads and dismiss even the “bunch of childless cat ladies” that JD Vance identified — all shorthands for critical voting groups in past elections. The term with a powerful punch in this year’s midterm congressional election is “double haters.” It’s possible you’re one of them.
Republicans change messaging amid economic downturn
NEW WATERFORD, Ohio — See how they run. Former Sen. Sherrod Brown is running like an old man in a hurry. "An old man in a hurry" is the phrase Lord Randolph Churchill employed to characterize then-76-year-old William Gladstone, the 19th-century British prime minister whose reputation as a backer of "the masses against the classes" precisely matches Brown's political profile.
Shribman: Republicans change messaging amid economic downturn
NEW WATERFORD, Ohio — See how they run. Former Sen. Sherrod Brown is running like an old man in a hurry. “An old man in a hurry” is the phrase Lord Randolph Churchill employed to characterize then-76-year-old William Gladstone, the 19th-century British prime minister whose reputation as a backer of “the masses against the classes” precisely matches Brown’s political profile. kAmpE fb J62CD @=5[ qC@H? >2J 36 2865 3J E96 DE2?52C5 2AA=:65 E@ v=25DE@?6[ E96 4=2DD:42= =:36C2= C67@C>6C <?@H?
David M. Shribman: Sherrod Brown is testing liberal populism in red-tinged Ohio
NEW WATERFORD, Ohio — See how they run. Former Sen. Sherrod Brown is running like an old man in a hurry. “An old man in a hurry” is the phrase Lord Randolph Churchill employed to characterize then-76-year-old William Gladstone, the 19th-century British prime minister whose reputation as a backer of “the masses against the classes” precisely matches Brown's political profile.
Shribman: Republicans change messaging amid economic downturn
Shribman: Republicans change messaging amid economic downturn David M. Shribman October 2, 2026 by David M. Shribman David M. Shribman NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE NEW WATERFORD, Ohio — See how they run. Former Sen. Sherrod Brown is running like an old man in a hurry. “An old man in…
National Perspective: Republicans Change Messaging Amid Economic Downturn
NEW WATERFORD, Ohio — See how they run. Former Sen. Sherrod Brown is running like an old man in a hurry. "An old man in a hurry" is the phrase Lord Randolph Churchill employed to characterize then-76-year-old William Gladstone, the 19th-century British prime minister whose reputation as a backer of "the masses against the classes" precisely matches Brown's political profile. kAmpE fb J62CD @=5[ qC@H? >2J 36 2865 3J E96 DE2?52C5 2AA=:65 E@ v=25DE@?6[ E96 4=2DD:42= =:36C2= C67@C>6C <?@H?
Republicans change messaging amid economic downturn
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... NEW WATERFORD, Ohio — See how they run. Former Sen. Sherrod Brown is running like an old man in a hurry. “An old man in a hurry” is the phrase Lord Randolph Churchill employed to characterize then-76-year-old William Gladstone, the 19th-century British prime minister whose reputation as a backer of “the masses against the classes” precisely matches Brown’s political profile.
Is Belleville the next stop on the highway of hate? - Jewish Journal
West Bloomfield. Brooklyn. Fort Lauderdale. Pittsburgh. Colleyville. Poway. Bondi Beach. This is not a bus schedule. It is a roll-call of tragedy and shame. Now add Belleville. Belleville? Where the hell is Belleville? One answer: It's situated at the mouth of the Moira River and on the Bay of Quinte. A third: It's another stop on the highway of hate. Let's linger for a moment on the third answer.
David Shribman: The Virginia Gazette's enduring legacy
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The governor of Virginia was relieved there was no school in the colonial capital. No newspaper, either. “Thank God we have no free schools nor printing,” boasted Gov. William Berkeley in 1671, adding, “God keep us from both.” kAm%9@D6 H6C6 E96 8@@5 @=5 52JD 7@C E9@D6 :? A@H6C] s@?2=5 %CF>A 5@6D?’E 92G6 :E 2D 8@@5[ H9:49 :D H9J E96 @E96C 52J 96 32??65 D6G6C2= ?6HD @C82?:K2E:@?D 7C@> E96 (9:E6 w@FD6] %92E 42?’E[ 2?5 H@?’E[ =2DE[ ;FDE 2D :E 5:5?’E :?
Shribman: An enduring legacy of a free press
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia — The governor of Virginia was relieved there was no school in the colonial capital. No newspaper, either. “Thank God we have no free schools nor printing,” boasted Gov. William Berkeley in 1671, adding, “God keep us from both.” kAm%9@D6 H6C6 E96 8@@5 @=5 52JD 7@C E9@D6 :? A@H6C] s@?2=5 %CF>A 5@6D?’E 92G6 :E 2D 8@@5[ H9:49 :D H9J E96 @E96C 52J 96 32??65 D6G6C2= ?6HD @C82?:K2E:@?D 7C@> E96 (9:E6 w@FD6] %92E 5:5?’E =2DE[ ;FDE 2D :E 5:5?’E :?
A posthumous critique for liberals
Barney Frank, the irascible but indispensable liberal lawmaker from Massachusetts who died this spring, was never known as a man of few words. Yet the opening of his book, issued posthumously just the other day, is worthy of the conservative Massachusetts president Calvin Coolidge, who gave new meaning to the term taciturn.
David Shribman: The Virginia Gazette's enduring legacy
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The governor of Virginia was relieved there was no school in the colonial capital. No newspaper, either. “Thank God we have no free schools nor printing,” boasted Gov. William Berkeley in 1671, adding, “God keep us from both.” Those were the good old days for those in power. Donald Trump doesn’t have it as good, which is why the other day he banned several news organizations from the White House. That can’t, and won’t, last, just as it didn’t in Colonial Williamsburg.
Shribman: The Virginia Gazette's enduring legacy of a free press
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The governor of Virginia was relieved there was no school in the colonial capital. No newspaper, either. “Thank God we have no free schools nor printing,” boasted Gov. William Berkeley in 1671, adding, “God keep us from both.” kAm%9@D6 H6C6 E96 8@@5 @=5 52JD 7@C E9@D6 :? A@H6C] s@?2=5 %CF>A 5@6D?’E 92G6 :E 2D 8@@5[ H9:49 :D H9J E96 @E96C 52J 96 32??65 D6G6C2= ?6HD @C82?:K2E:@?D 7C@> E96 (9:E6 w@FD6] %92E 42?’E[ 2?5 H@?’E[ =2DE[ ;FDE 2D :E 5:5?’E :?
David M. Shribman: What today’s media can learn from the South’s first newspaper
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The governor of Virginia was relieved there was no school in the colonial capital. No newspaper, either. “Thank God we have no free schools nor printing,” boasted Gov. William Berkeley in 1671, adding, “God keep us from both.” Those were the good old days for those in power. Donald Trump doesn't have it as good, which is why the other day he banned several news organizations from the White House. That can't, and won't, last, just as it didn't in Colonial Williamsburg.
Shribman: Virginia Gazette’s enduring legacy of a free press
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The Virginia Gazette's enduring legacy of a free press
David M. Shribman, National Perspective
Shribman: The Virginia Gazette’s enduring legacy of a free press
Shribman: The Virginia Gazette’s enduring legacy of a free press emilia and David M. Shribman September 25, 2026 by emilia, David M. Shribman NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE David M. Shribman WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia — The governor of Virginia was relieved there was no school in the colonial capital. No newspaper, either. “Thank God we have no…
Shribman: The Virginia Gazette’s enduring legacy of a free press
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The governor of Virginia was relieved there was no school in the colonial capital. No newspaper, either. “Thank God we have no free schools nor printing,” boasted Gov. William Berkeley in 1671, adding, “God keep us from both.” Those were the good old days for those in power. Donald Trump doesn’t have it as good, which is why the other day he banned several news organizations from the White House.
A posthumous critique for liberals
Barney Frank, the irascible but indispensable liberal lawmaker from Massachusetts who died in May, was never known as a man of few words. Yet the opening of his book, issued posthumously just the other day, is worthy of the conservative Massachusetts president Calvin Coolidge, who gave new meaning to the term “taciturn”. The entire text of Mr. Frank’s first paragraph is: “Mea culpa.” kAm%9@D6 EH@ H@C5D 2C6 AC@IJ 7@C A6C92AD E96 >@DE 72>@FD @A6?:?8 @7 2 3@@< D:?46 “x?
National Perspective: The Virginia Gazette's Enduring Legacy of a Free Press
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia — The governor of Virginia was relieved there was no school in the colonial capital. No newspaper, either. "Thank God we have no free schools nor printing," boasted Gov. William Berkeley in 1671, adding, "God keep us from both." kAm%9@D6 H6C6 E96 8@@5 @=5 52JD 7@C E9@D6 :? A@H6C] s@?2=5 %CF>A 5@6D?VE 92G6 :E 2D 8@@5[ H9:49 :D H9J E96 @E96C 52J 96 32??65 D6G6C2= ?6HD @C82?:K2E:@?D 7C@> E96 (9:E6 w@FD6] %92E 42?VE[ 2?5 H@?VE[ =2DE[ ;FDE 2D :E 5:5?VE :?
David Shribman: A posthumous critique for liberals
Barney Frank, the irascible but indispensable liberal lawmaker from Massachusetts who died this spring, was never known as a man of few words. Yet the opening of his book, issued posthumously just the other day, is worthy of the conservative Massachusetts president Calvin Coolidge, who gave new meaning to the term “taciturn”. The entire text of Mr. Frank’s first paragraph is: “Mea culpa.” kAm%9@D6 EH@ H@C5D 2C6 AC@IJ 7@C A6C92AD E96 >@DE 72>@FD @A6?:?8 @7 2 3@@< D:?46 “x?
The Virginia Gazette's enduring legacy of a free press
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia — The governor of Virginia was relieved there was no school in the colonial capital. No newspaper, either. “Thank God we have no free schools nor printing,” boasted Gov. William Berkeley in 1671, adding, “God keep us from both.” Those were the good old days for those in power. Donald Trump doesn’t have it as good, which is why the other day he banned several news organizations from the White House. That can’t, and won’t, last, just as it didn’t in Colonial Williamsburg.
National Perspective: Aftershocks of 9/11 are still felt 25 years later
David Shribman It seems like only yesterday. Tragedies sometimes have that effect. The good times — the triumphs, the moments of joy — aren’t forgotten, but are remembered in a smudge of memory. The great sadnesses remain, the pain persisting, the impact lingering. kAm$@ :E :D H:E9 $6AE] ``[ a__`]k^Am kAmxE H2D 2 BF2CE6C\46?EFCJ :? E96 A2DE[ 2=>@DE 2 86?6C2E:@? 28@] xE :D H:E9 FD DE:==i 2 G:G:5 >@>6?E @7 9@CC@C[ 7@==@H65 3J 2? 27E6CD9@4< E92E 92D?’E =@DE :ED A@H6C]k^Am kAmx?
SHRIBMAN: A posthumous critique for liberals
Barney Frank, the irascible but indispensable liberal lawmaker from Massachusetts who died this spring, was never known as a man of few words.
Liberal Thinker Examines How Left Enabled Trump Rise
Pittsburgh Post-Gazetteupdated 6m agofirst covered Sep 20, 4:15 PM ET Read the original ↗ David M. Shribman explores how liberal policies and progressive overreach may have inadvertently paved the way for Trump's political ascendancy. The analysis examines whether Democratic governance failures, cultural progressivism, and establishment arrogance created the conditions for Trump's appeal to working-class voters.
A posthumous critique for liberals
David M. Shribman, National Perspective
The autumn of our discontent
Eight years ago, during the first Trump administration, U.S. voters flocked to the polls at a greater rate than in any midterm congressional election in more than a century. They took out their frustrations with the 45th President in a stunning manner, giving Democrats a 40-seat boost in the House of Representatives and knocking the Republican leadership from power.
David M. Shribman: A posthumous critique for liberals
David M. Shribman: A posthumous critique for liberals David M. Shribman September 18, 2026 by David M. Shribman Barney Frank, the irascible but indispensable liberal lawmaker from Massachusetts who died this spring, was never known as a man of few words. Yet the opening of his book, issued…
National Perspective: A Posthumous Critique for Liberals
Barney Frank, the irascible but indispensable liberal lawmaker from Massachusetts who died this spring, was never known as a man of few words. Yet the opening of his book, issued posthumously just the other day, is worthy of the conservative Massachusetts president Calvin Coolidge, who gave new meaning to the term “taciturn.” The entire text of Mr. Frank's first paragraph is: "Mea culpa." kAm%9@D6 EH@ H@C5D 2C6 AC@IJ 7@C A6C92AD E96 >@DE 72>@FD @A6?:?8 @7 2 3@@< D:?46 Qx?
Antisemitism: A story of deep injustice - Jewish Journal
Bubbling beneath the new debate over the place of Jews in the United States lies a set of fundamental questions that have been unresolved for three-quarters of a century, perhaps for far longer. They get to the heart of the disquiet many Jews feel today, they raise uncomfortable geopolitical questions, they challenge many of the fundamental notions about the way American Jews regard their own security, and they threaten many of the assumptions and convictions they have about Israel.
The long and winding road of conservatism
WARREN, New Hampshire — It’s been four years, an eternity in American political history, since I last drove along a backwoods byway from here to Lebanon, New Hampshire, and contemplated what that route told me about the destination of American conservatism. That was in the middle of Joe Biden’s term in the White House. A House committee was examining whether Donald Trump was responsible for the insurrection on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2021.
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