There have been more losses than wins for substitute U.S. Senate candidates. But Graham Platner’s replacement in Maine isn’t ...

In Minnesota, politicswise, whomever Hubert Humphrey wants, Hubert gets. And last week the whom that he got was Walter Frederick (“Fritz”) Mondale, 36, appointed by Democratic Governor Karl Rolvaag to ...

In the late 1980s, attending a journalism conference near Lake Calhoun, I walked to a bench next to the path around the lake. “Is anyone sitting here?” a deep and distinctive voice asked. “No, have a ...

When President Jimmy Carter passed away last month at age 100, the world lost an inspirational humanitarian. Tributes have focused on his deep faith, his service to those in need, particularly through ...

Mondale announced during his acceptance speech at the 1984 Democratic nominating convention that he would raise taxes in order to reduce the budget deficit. “Let’s tell the truth…Mr. Reagan will raise ...

The passing of Jimmy Carter has been duly noted in ubiquitous remembrances and commentaries on his four-year presidency, 1977-1981. Carter is lauded more for his post-presidential humanitarian ...