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[Reprinted from Senior Correspondent.] By Philip E. Jenks “War,” said Martha Gellhorn, “happens to people, one by one. That is really all I have to say.” In two sentences, Gellhorn captured the essence of war reporting. No matter how graphic … Continue reading →

Millions have their memories. As President Obama escalates the newest war in the Persian Gulf, the question is whether remembering September 11, 2001 eases the pain and makes sense out of all that has happened since. Martha and I had just settled … Continue reading →

August 9, 2014 – I remember exactly what I was doing and where I was forty years ago today when President Nixon resigned. I was vacationing at my parents’ home on Route 20 West in Morrisville, N.Y., watching his speech the … Continue reading →

[Adapted from an article I wrote a few years ago for the National Council of Churches.] The way Harry Truman saw it in August 1945, there was a sickening possibility that the Second World War would end in a historic … Continue reading →

If you remember moderate Republicans, you also remember green stamps and dial telephones. In the sixties, some Republicans even leaned into the liberal column. They included Mark Hatfield of Oregon, Jacob Javits of New York, and – for a period … Continue reading →

He only gave us 48 years (1924-1973), and his musical compositions peaked and all but disappeared after 1963. But as I was preparing supper tonight, I found myself humming again one of Allan Sherman’s memorable parodies: O, the moon is … Continue reading →