Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter spoke at the University of New Hampshire in 2012. His answer to this question from an audience member is eerily prescient. more »

… What a Donald Trump concession speech would sound like. Will he even concede? The trend with slightly more than three weeks to go to the election is pointing to a decisive loss for the founder of the MakeAmericaGropeAgain movement. Given his… more »

...And there ain’t no Plan B pill to take. There was the debate which, in hindsight, seems to have been predictable. Hillary Clinton came across as calm, confident and prepared enough to bait the undisciplined Donald Trump into making his usual quota of… more »

If you are, like hundreds of million others, watching tonight’s Presidential debate between Hillary “The Fox” Clinton and Donald “Der Furher” Trump, I have a suggestion to make the spectacle more entertaining: Judge it as if it were a gymnastics or… more »

In my younger years, when I was a part-time football coach at a local college, a topic frequently discussed in staff meetings was identifying the factors that made for a winning approach. These discussions was surprisingly philosophical in nature, often… more »

Perhaps it’s the euphoria inspired by the successes of our Olympic athletes washing over us that has elevated the public mood. Or, perhaps it is just the mood in the New York Times newsroom. Today’s Times’ editorial page features pieces by conservative… more »