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The longtime journalist recounts the oddball characters and vibrant newsroom of the Washington Star.

Back in the 1970s and 1980s, Lance Morrow was one of the few bright spots at Time magazine. He seemed a throwback to the earlier generation of Time writers, whose fluid and occasionally daring prose sparkled with insight, while giving little or no hint of his own biases or ideology. One almost got the sense that Morrow was objective (imagine!), though his occasional set-piece essays (as opposed to his news

Before he helped bring down Richard Nixon, the reporter grew up in a school of hard knocks. His memoir is a treasure

“Chasing History” tells the story of his journalistic apprenticeship at The Evening Star in Washington, D.C., when he was in his teens and early 20s.

Academic burnout is real — but difficult to diagnose.

What if we witnessed the fall of Rome or other great events of history, up close and in person? To our astonishment, we are about to witness one: The End of the Great American Republic, in which we, its ordinary citizens, are both witnesses and...

“Wokeism” is not a word in our dictionary. Some believe its use originated in Colonial America in 1692, at the Salem Witch Hearings and Trials in Massachusetts. However, some feel

When will the woke culture come to an end? After canceling their enemies, they may devour their friends.

In his appearance before a joint session of Congress last Wednesday night, President Biden sought to answer Americans’ questions about what direction he intends to steer the country. But Biden’s speech, less a State of the Union Address than a statement about what kind of union he envisions, left three broader, more consequential, questions unanswered. Indeed, it is the answers to these questions that will define not only the course of the Biden years, but also the Biden legacy and th...

In his appearance before a joint session of Congress Wednesday night, President Biden sought to answer Americans questions about what direction he intends to steer the country. But Mr. Bidens speech, less a State of the Union Address than a statement about what kind of union he envisions, left three broader, more consequential, questions unanswered. Indeed, it is the answers to these questions that will define not only the course of the Biden years, but also the Biden legacy and the shape of th...