During his first term in office, Bill Clinton was earning good grades as president, proving to be a masterful politician and a great communicator-in-chief. He was . . .
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1/14/16
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Just two years after 9/11, I wrote in this space: “It is a brave new world. You have to be brave to hang out in an airport, get on an airplane, travel to a foreign country . . ."
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1/8/16
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You’re absolutely right: This is no time to talk politics or terror plots or rogue politicians. Rather, let us ring the bells, light the candles, gather the family and . . .
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12/24/15
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I’ve been worrying about what part the press plays in today’s climate of fear. Since the Paris attacks I’ve been considering an awful possibility . . .
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12/18/15
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Did you know that it takes 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter? Or that people actually suffer from arachibutyrophobia?
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12/10/15
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Some months ago, my son-in-law, Josh, said that he wanted to interview my parents (his grandparents-in-law), for StoryCorps.me, a free online website . . .
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12/3/15
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You will not be killed in a terrorist attack here in America, and neither will I. Our Muslim friends and neighbors are not building soda can bombs in their basements.
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11/25/15
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We have a choice. We are here now, in the brief, wild weeks before the Trifecta of Stress: Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah, and we get to decide how to survive this interlude. I am about to throw you a lifeline. Please consider yoga.
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11/19/15
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I look longingly out the window of my office and think about taking Zoe the dog for a meandering walk on this exquisite fall day. She is looking longingly at me, too . . .
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11/12/15
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Poll mania has rendered me unable to make an independent decision.
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11/5/15
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