The distinguished historian David Herbert Donald once tried to prompt John F. Kennedy to evaluate the performances of his predecessors. “No one has a right to grade a president – not even poor James Buchanan – who has not sat in his chair, examined the mail and information that came across his desk, and learned why he made decisions,” Mr. Kennedy said in a 1962 conversation.
If you ever wondered who is the best of us, the answer is abundantly clear – it’s the moms of the world.
In the spring of 2023, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem addressed a conference about a dizzyingly complex subject – Christianity in the ancient Middle East, as well as the future of its many churches and traditions.
SEBASTIAN, Florida – Florida used to be an eastern political version of Nevada. Now it is a southern political version of Idaho.
CLINTON DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL
Pope Francis has died, and I have a regret. Early on in his pontificate, I wanted to write a book that would have his face on the cover. At the time, everyone seemed to be coming out with a book on “the Francis effect” about the first pope from the Americas.
On Easter morning, the day before he died, Pope Francis met Vice President JD Vance, a devout defender of President Trump’s virulent anti-immigration policies. Francis and Vance exchanged brief pleasantries, but a few minutes later, an archbishop read the pontiff’s holiday homily, which decried “how much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants.”
CLINTON DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL
After all the talking and arguing about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the illegal bordercrosser and alleged gang member deported by the United States and now imprisoned in El Salvador, there is still a fundamental unanswered question about the case: Why is he imprisoned in El Salvador?
Instead of sleeping in on Saturday morning, Darcy Olsen and her four children woke to their attic on fire. Her people came to help.