OffensiveThe Gipper Versus the GrifterTrump’s veep candidate compared both men’s “honesty and toughness.” Please. Reagan was the Gipper. Trump is the Grifter.Charles Upton Sahm
IF ONLYWhen Pope Francis Met Donald TrumpWhat would these two clashing icons say to each other?Charles Upton Sahm
RIGHT IDEA, WRONG BILLDitch Jackson, Keep HamiltonTreasury’s plan to drop the architect of our financial system from the $10 is absurd. Kick the villainous Andrew Jackson off the $20 instead. Charles Upton Sahm
Brick City BrawlNewark’s Explosive Mayor’s RaceThe campaign for Cory Booker’s successor was already ugly, but a leaked video showing a candidate’s charged racial speech could shake things up just before the vote.Charles Upton Sahm
School StandardsThe Stupid War on the Common CoreAn unholy alliance between the Tea Party and the teachers’ unions threatens to derail the most promising education reform in decades.Charles Upton Sahm
7 Score and 10 Years AgoLiving Up To Lincoln’s IdealsThe majority of American students don’t know when the Civil War occurred. To mark the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, we should rededicate ourselves to civic education. Charles Upton Sahm
The Death of Lou Reed’s New YorkLou Reed’s 1989 masterpiece New York shows just how much his beloved city changed in twenty years.Charles Upton Sahm
