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For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning. – TS Eliot, Little Gidding   On 6 January the world watched as an angry mob occupied the United States Capitol, the place then President-elect Joe Biden would later call “the citadel of liberty”. For its many faults and failures, America remains a unique democratic experiment. Anyone committed to democracy and the rule of law felt deeply saddened by the events of 6 January. Where was “the country of laws” as the mob occupied Speaker Nancy...

The Trump Presidency Is Now History. So How Will It Rank? As scholars consider the legacy of Donald J. Trump, it appears that even the woefully inadequate James Buchanan has some serious competition. Former President Donald J. Trump leaving the White House on Wednesday.Credit...Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times Jan. 23, 2021 In the race to the bottom for the title of worst American president, the same few sorry names appear at the end of almost every list, jockeying for last place. There’s Andrew Johnson, whose abysmal behavior during Reconstruction led to the first presidential impeac...

A Peek At All The US Presidents On The Dance Floor A Peek At All The US Presidents On The Dance Floor While dancing doesn't make or break a presidency, it can be quite useful - and it probably helped decide at least one election. George W. Bush at one of his inaugural balls in 2001. George Washington could really cut a rug. Abraham Lincoln absolutely could not. While dancing doesn't make or break a presidency, it can be quite useful - and it probably helped decide at least one election. The most visible display of presidential happy feet nowadays occurs at inaugural balls, and President B...

George Washington could really cut a rug. Abraham Lincoln absolutely could not. How all 45 presidents fared on the dance floor.

Not all presidents' dance skills are created equal Bonnie Berkowitz and Joanne Lee, The Washington Post Jan. 21, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5The first couple's dance at Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration was iconic, but it would be much goofier dances that Michelle Obama would embrace in her eight years as first lady. "She really encouraged that kind of fun behavior in young kids, in particular, because she became one of them when she did that," said Anita McBride of American University's First Ladies Initiative.Washington Post photo by Richard A. LipskiShow MoreShow Less 2of5B...