Even In the worst of times, politics can be funny.  Joe Manchin, Democratic senator from West Virginia, filled me with mirth when he said he would oppose President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” budget. He didn’t want to foster an “entitlement” culture, he

I received a phone call last night from a charity organization I have supported for years. Donations were down and the nonprofit was confronted by a special need. Could I make an additional contribution? It was the third call of this kind I’d received from similar organizations in a