The Latest Breaking News from Richard Nixon

Presidential greatness is rarely fixed in stone – changing attitudes on racial injustice and leadership qualities lead to dramatic shifts

Every American president has landed in the history books. And historians’ assessments of their performance have been generally consistent over time. But some presidents’ rankings have changed as the nation – and historians themselves – reassessed the country’s values and priorities.

The Conversation · Feb 20, 2023

Former President Jimmy Carter enters home hospice care in Georgia

After a series of short hospital stays, the statement said, Carter “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 18, 2023

Atlanta comic, actor Clayton English digs into history and fallacies of ‘The War on Drugs’ in new podcast

ATLANTA — The phrase “war on drugs” was invented by Richard Nixon in 1971 and has retained its power for five decades. But if this is a war, is there an actual winner or just a whole lot of losers?

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023

DeSantis has executive privilege, a judge ruled, setting up legal battle over secrecy

TAMPA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has been eyeing a run for president, but he’s not waiting until 2024 to assert one of the most contested legal rights associated with that office.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2023

Judge who told Pence not to overturn election predicts ‘beginning of end of Trump’

‘What Trump has done is quite arguably the worst crime against the US that a president could commit,’ says J Michael Luttig

The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2023

Donald Trump sues Bob Woodward over The Trump Tapes for $50m

Washington Post reporter and publisher Simon & Schuster say lawsuit ‘without merit … we will aggressively defend against it’

The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2023

Ted Baxter, better than today's pundits

The fictional "Mary Tyler Moore" newsman never went as far as Tucker Carlson or Laura Ingraham

Salon · Jan 23, 2023

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World on BBC Two sheds new light on the genre

This Chuck D led documentary is a fascinating look at how the music genre has fought for change

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2023

All the U.S. presidents who played golf, including Joe Biden, Donald Trump

Sixteen of the last 19 U.S. presidents played golf as a hobby.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 20, 2023

Commentary: Ron DeSantis symbolizes that it’s Richard Nixon’s Republican Party now

Commentators portray Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a more organized and calculating Donald Trump. In reality, DeSantis most resembles Richard Nixon — disciplined, stiff and intense. Both lack Trump’s charisma and ease before voters. Also unlike Trump — but very much like Nixon — DeSantis effectively deploys powers of the…

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2023