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When Loyalty Is Overrated
-Sometimes what we are most devoted to are our biggest mistakes. My NYT column for 5/5/21.
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My Country Suddenly Turned on Me
-Recovering from the trauma of the Trump era will depend on how its story is told. My NYT column for…
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Time Won’t Let Me Wait That Long
-A visit to a clock repair store provides a lesson in living in 2020. My NYT column for 12/09/20.
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The Long Shadow of the Reagan Years.
-How 1980 brought us to 2020. A memory of leaving home, and the month the country changed. My NYT column…
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It’s Not Easy Being an Optimist in Maine
-We have late-spring storms and high-stakes Senate races. But we also have lobster and Patty Griffin.
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Will You Leave the Country if Trump is Re-elected?
-A generation of Americans prepares to flee. My NYT column for 9/30/20.
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The Most Powerful Man in the World Thinks My Family is ‘Less Than.’
-The Fight for Equality isn’t over, and can most definitely still be lost.
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What Donald Trump Could Learn From Jimmy Carter
-The one-termer club doesn’t have to be so bad, Mr. President.
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Mainers Are ‘Disappointed” Too, Susan Collins
-Maybe we’ve been expecting too much of her all along. My NYT column for 7/8/20.
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Mr. Jones and Me: Younger Baby Boomers Swing Left
-Were you more into punk than the Beatles? Were you less likely to protest the war than streak? You might…