Joe Mathews

1 week ago | vcstar.com | Joe Mathews

Joe MathewsZócalo Public SquareI first tried journalism at age 6. My family was living in Beijing, and I handwrote a two-page newsletter for U.S. ex-pats. After I made a mistake, the L,.A. Times’ Beijing bureau chief shared with me an old journalistic adage about how we must doublecheck everything — even things about which we are certain. That adage: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.”I’ve never forgotten the lesson.

2 weeks ago | timesofsandiego.com | Joe Mathews

The American democratic republic, a modest British colony that transformed itself into the world’s richest country and greatest military power despite persistent violence and unresolved internal divisions, has died. It was 236 years old. No official announcement was made of the end of the long-enduring republic, which was launched in 1789. No autopsy has been scheduled. The proximate cause of death appeared to be America’s decline in democratic governance.

2 weeks ago | zocalopublicsquare.org | Joe Mathews

The American democratic republic, a modest British colony that transformed itself into the world’s richest country and greatest military power despite persistent violence and unresolved internal divisions, has died. It was 236 years old. No official announcement was made of the end of the long-enduring republic, which was launched in 1789. No autopsy has been scheduled. The proximate cause of death appeared to be America’s decline in democratic governance.

2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Joe Mathews

President Donald Trump announces tariffs on April 2. As a candidate for president, Trump declared that he would govern as a dictator, ruling by decrees. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesThe American democratic republic, a modest British colony that transformed itself into the world’s richest country and greatest military power, has died. It was 236 years old. No official announcement was made of the end of the long-enduring republic, which was launched in 1789. No autopsy was scheduled.

2 weeks ago | bakersfield.com | Joe Mathews

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