Douglas Rooks: Joe Biden, we hardly knew ye

Next week, the president ends 50 years in elective office, the columnist writes.

Douglas Rooks: ‘Non-consecutive’ presidents couldn’t be more different

Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump are both non-consecutive presidents, and that's where the similarities end, Rooks writes.

Douglas Rooks: Judicial ethics complaints can’t be ignored

Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court dilemma raises interesting questions about the ethics crisis engulfing the nation’s highest court, the columnist writes.

Douglas Rooks: Revisiting the Concord Guide to America

Looking to the past for an old compass point, the columnist writes.

Douglas Rooks: Syrian celebrations should be joined by all of us

Syria’s reprieve is a moment to celebrate — for Americans and all those who aspire to freedom from tyranny, the columnist writes.

Douglas Rooks: Dubious pardons a Republican specialty

Douglas Rooks: For Democrats, it needs to be all about workers

The Democratic Party has become unmoored from the ordinary people who supported them faithfully through the first two centuries of the Republic, the columnist writes.

Douglas Rooks: Ranked-choice voting fails, but Clean Election endures

Ranked choice is causing confusion. Meanwhile, clean elections show their worth, the columnist writes.

Douglas Rooks: ‘America the United’ still a distant goal

Donald Trump's stunning return to the White House means that new battle lines are forming, the columnist writes.

Douglas Rooks: While others fail, voters must do their jobs

As we confront the arduous, daunting tasks of choosing a president and our representatives in Congress and state legislatures, too many others have abandoned their posts, the columnist writes.