The gift of laughter and a father’s legacy
My father died with a smile on his face. But, of course, he would. A few days earlier, as his wife, my sister and I gathered around his bed in...
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Don and Kim in 2020
As the 2020 election gears up, it seems apparent that Mike Pence's days as vice president are numbered. Trump's preference is obvious: Kim Jong Un. The vice-presidential candidate often plays...
Parker: Want a female president? Wait for Nikki Haley in ’24
WASHINGTON -- Conventional wisdom in my inner circle of sorcerers and sources has been that the first female president will be a Republican. This is because America is still mostly...
Whither the philosopher-president?
In his most famous dialogue, "The Republic," Plato, via Socrates, explored the idea that a just state would best function under the leadership of a perfectly just philosopher-king. That is,...
Parker: Kiss me, kiss me not
At a recent brunch here preceding the Carolina Cup steeplechase race in Camden, S.C., the host gave me a gift of hometown recognition and, though we are friends, extended his...
Let them eat cake
When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, "Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me," he inadvertently foreshadowed the government shutdown of 2018-19. Fitzgerald was...
Epstein accusers deserve due process
Recent revelations about billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's sweetheart deal with government prosecutors — thanks to a cadre of all-star defense attorneys who basically treated underage accusers like throwaways —...
Donald Machiavelli no habla espanol
Cracking down on illegal immigration was never going to be pleasant, but this? It's worse than you think. The travesty of separating children from their undocumented, migrant parents was less...
Parker: Inhumanity rules the border
Put yourself in the room with immigration officials and try to imagine exactly which argument would convince you that separating children from their migrating parents would be a good idea....
Paul Ryan’s failed exorcism
Given the cornucopia of issues Americans have to select from each day, the recent firing and rehiring of the House of Representatives' chaplain may not have bestirred many to form...