President Trump needs a short war

How many times has President Trump said that the war in Iran, now entering its fourth week, will be brief ? Many. I asked Grok for 20 examples of Trump promising a short war, and got a list very quickly. Here are a few: “This war will be over very soon.”

This is not what the people voted for

What did you vote for? That is the critical question facing Americans – more than 77 million of them – who voted for Donald Trump in 2024.

Friend charges guests to attend wedding

DEAR HARRIETTE: I just received an invitation to a wedding from an old friend. This friend and I used to be close, but frankly, we started hanging out a lot less because I couldn’t afford her lifestyle. She always had a taste for more expensive things in life, and that just wasn’t my priority at the time. She used to poke fun at me, calling me cheap, and that took a toll on us, but we stayed in touch through phone calls and texts on birthdays and big milestones.

Elizabeth Ko, M.D.

Hello, dear readers! Welcome to a bonus letters column. Right before writing this column, we made the annual shift into daylight saving time.

Husband loses focus after retirement

DEAR HARRIETTE: My husband retired last year, and ever since, he has done virtually nothing. He watches YouTube all day long, eats snacks, sits, smokes weed, drinks and complains.

In 1788, a fire destroyed most of the city of New Orleans.

The insane government shutdown

On March 1, an immigrant from Senegal, apparently angry over the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, donned a T-shirt that said “Property of Allah,” grabbed a Koran, a pistol and a semi-automatic rifle and headed toward a popular nightlife area in Austin, Texas. There, he shot and killed three people and wounded 14 others before police killed him.

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