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Russian painter Maria Feorodovna's 'The Miser' (1890). (Image via Creative Commons/Wikimedia.)

Understanding Trump (once again)

The method to his madness

If you're puzzled by the latest barrage of loopy behavior from the Trump White House, read on. For every seeming inconsistency in Donald Trump’s actions, there’s a consistent (if not necessarily rational) explanation. Dan Rottenberg considers.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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Overbrook High School: Incubator for an angry teacher.  (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikimedia.)

Trump and guns

Teachers who love students (and other Trump fallacies)

After his response to the Parkland school shooting, President Trump was widely criticized for wanting to arm schoolteachers. Two arguments don’t seem to have occurred to other critics. Dan Rottenberg considers.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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People's Light took special measures to ensure they'd have a multicultural — rather than Jewish — cast. (Photo by Tori Harvey.)

The All Lives Matter-ing of Anne Frank

Is Anne Frank "too Jewish"?

Two multicultural productions of 'The Diary of Anne Frank' raise questions about the Jewishness of Anne's story. Wendy Rosenfield considers.
Wendy Rosenfield

Wendy Rosenfield

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Pastor to the powerful: Graham with the Reagans. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikipedia.)

Billy Graham: The final verdict

Billy Graham meets his maker (at last)

Under the skin, the late evangelist Billy Graham was a true audience junkie. Dan Rottenberg considers.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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Littleton, Colorado's idyllic Main Street. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikipedia.)

After the Parkland massacre

"Safe" communities (and other human delusions)

How did unthinkable mass killings become almost commonplace? Dan Rottenberg considers a few common threads in the 33 shootings that have killed eight or more people since 1984.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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Would you buy a used op-ed column from this man? (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikipedia.)

New York Times' Roger Cohen confronts a Trump supporter

Belly-up for Trump

Roger Cohen of the New York Times recently confronted a Trump supporter. The confrontation was less than epic. Dan Rottenberg considers.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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The greatest moment in Philadelphia sports belonged to... Connie Mack? (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikipedia.)

Sublime moments, real and contrived

The thrill (and emptiness) of an Eagles victory

Philadelphia sports fans confront a critical question: when the thing you were so looking forward to for so many years finally happens, what then? Dan Rottenberg considers.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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A clear violation of corporate policy. (Photo via Creative Commons/Wikipedia.)

How to settle a sexual harassment case

Good news for sexual harassment lawyers

Just what every corporate lawyer needs: an all-purpose template for sexual harassment settlements. Dan Rottenberg considers.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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Why didn't Harvard appreciate this man? (Photo via Larrysummers.com.)

Donald Trump and two other geniuses

Lessons from the world’s smartest men

Donald Trump’s recent description of himself as “a very stable genius” got Dan Rottenberg thinking about two other self-proclaimed geniuses of recent times.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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Miller (left), Tapper: Would you be offended if...? (Photo via CNN.com.)

Tips for Jake Tapper and other TV interviewers

Let me finish! Or, How to confront a liar, and other tips for TV hosts

Is there a more enlightening alternative to the daily shout-a-thons on TV news? Three interview techniques Dan Rottenberg used as a print journalist might help.
Dan Rottenberg

Dan Rottenberg

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