Jess Lahitou

I recognize there are loads of readers who think the Republican Party’s demise is nothing to cry about. I get that. But for centuries, our country has relied on two strong, restrained parties that operate along shared political norms.

That headline is a bit of false advertising, as I am in not quite qualified to proclaim myself a “Thanksgiving Pro.”

This is the first time I’ve seen a sitting president “spin” a clear military defeat to save his own ego, and use a bereft and heartbroken wife in order to get away with it. Disgust is not the right word. Horror, maybe. Disbelief and revulsion crashing into each other.

Last night, Fox News hosted the final Republican debate before Iowa caucus goers cast their votes on Monday. Donald Trump, refusing to participate if Megyn Kelly was debate moderator, skipped the event. He instead held his own rally across town, scheduling his speech to coincide with the start of the Fox debate.

So I don’t approve, in general, of how my generation tends to come at things, with the focus on: me, my experience, my

So I’m writing today from Elevation 8,080 ft., here in Avon, Colorado.

Wayne Tracker. When I first came across this made-up alias, it didn’t speak to me like someone’s first and last name.

That’s what Syria is — our morally bankrupt foreign policy, impossible to escape, impossible to fix.

It's finally Friday, which means it's time to have a little fun.

Because it looms a mere three days away, the subject of President-elect’s inauguration is a media fascination. Will there be protests?