Congratulations on 50 years in DC, Barry. Thank you for your good reporting that is always a call for respect for the institutions and the people who stand guard for us. You are one of those people. Thank you.
As for the lawlessness of the trump administration- this is all on you, John Roberts.
Thank you so much, Kathi! And you are right about John Robert’s and his court. They set the horrors of Trump 2.0 in motion, by taking away all guard rails. Trump and his gang are taking full advantage of that.
Thanks, Diane! I may make a series of short paragraphs about what has changed over 50 years. The fire hose of outrages coming from DC these days makes it hard to get a column in on a non-outrage topic. So much has changed. We have lost a lot of what makes democracies work, much of it lost deliberately by people who don’t want democracy to work.
Your picture with Nelson Rockefeller was interesting to me. I was only 10 at the time but was already following the national campaign, looking for a leader to end the war in Vietnam. I had two older brothers and didn't want them sent over there. I was more interested in who the Democrats would elect. That was a maddening campaign, with the assassination of RFK months after your photo. He was the way forward I thought. Looking forward to more memories evoked by yours.
Thanks for sharing, Keith. 1968 was, indeed, a very tough year. We lost Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in April, and RFK in June.Then the riots in Chicago in August (plus many more following Dr. King’s murder. Capped off with the election of Nixon of all people!
Congratulations on 50 years in DC, Barry. Thank you for your good reporting that is always a call for respect for the institutions and the people who stand guard for us. You are one of those people. Thank you.
As for the lawlessness of the trump administration- this is all on you, John Roberts.
Thank you so much, Kathi! And you are right about John Robert’s and his court. They set the horrors of Trump 2.0 in motion, by taking away all guard rails. Trump and his gang are taking full advantage of that.
Love the photo idea,Barry. Looking forward to it!
50 years! Wow!
Wow is right! It was a real shocker to me when I realized - in mid December - that 2025 was my 50th anniversary year.
Love your idea of sharing historical photos from your life and also the “little detail” changes in DC over the last 50 years.
Thanks, Diane! I may make a series of short paragraphs about what has changed over 50 years. The fire hose of outrages coming from DC these days makes it hard to get a column in on a non-outrage topic. So much has changed. We have lost a lot of what makes democracies work, much of it lost deliberately by people who don’t want democracy to work.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom, experience and perspectives, especially now during these troubling times.
And the archive photo!
Do you agree that 3.5 percent is the magic number of active resisting citizens needed to push back an authoritarian regime?
(3.5 percent quoted from Rachel Maddow.)
Thank you Jim. I don’t know about the 3.5 percent figure, but I do know that even one person with courage can make a huge difference.
Your picture with Nelson Rockefeller was interesting to me. I was only 10 at the time but was already following the national campaign, looking for a leader to end the war in Vietnam. I had two older brothers and didn't want them sent over there. I was more interested in who the Democrats would elect. That was a maddening campaign, with the assassination of RFK months after your photo. He was the way forward I thought. Looking forward to more memories evoked by yours.
Thanks for sharing, Keith. 1968 was, indeed, a very tough year. We lost Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in April, and RFK in June.Then the riots in Chicago in August (plus many more following Dr. King’s murder. Capped off with the election of Nixon of all people!