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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (left) and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris debated at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/provided by JTA)
After the recent presidential debate, Michael Olesker wonders why Kamala Harris leads her pet-loving opponent Donald Trump by such as a negligible margin.
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The late Sen. Charles "Mac" Mathias represented Maryland in the U.S. Senate from 1969 to 1987. (Photo Wikipedia)
It’s been nearly four decades since a Republican represented Maryland in the U.S. Senate, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreThink the White Sox are pretty bad, asks Michael Olesker. How ’bout dem O’s of 1988?
Read MoreWhat are the political repercussions for high prices at supermarkets, wonders Michael Olesker.
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Arthur J. Magida, author of "Two Wheels to Freedom": "Cioma’s exuberance doesn’t correspond to the usual story of Jews — or of anyone — in Europe during World War II." (File photo)
Mount Washington-based writer Arthur J. Magida’s “Two Wheels to Freedom” tells the extraordinary true story of young Jewish art student Samson “Cioma” Schönhaus.
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Goose Kaiser's Bay Cafe was a Canton fixture from 1989 to 2013 and helped revitalize the Boston Street waterfront.
Michael Olesker remembers the late Tom “Goose” Kaiser, a tireless Baltimore booster and owner of the now-defunct Bay Cafe in Canton.
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Founded in 1649 and designated Maryland's capital the same year, Annapolis served as the nation's capital from November of 1783 until June of 1784. (File photo)
In Annapolis, storm damage and flooding have become a way of life, and it could be an omen for all of us, writes Michael Olesker.
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In June, former Gov. Larry Hogan met with potential voters about his Senate campaign at Pikesville's Essen Room eatery. (File photo by Robyn Stevens Brody)
What was once seen as political moderation and diplomacy is now regarded as mutiny, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreThe recent farewell of WJZ’s Vic Carter is a reminder of the bleeding of local TV news, writes Michael Olesker.
Read MoreBy gracefully withdrawing from the race, President Biden enabled his party to avoid repeating the Jimmy Carter debacle of 1980, writes Michael Olesker.
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In a screen grab from a video, Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump appears to be injured after gunshots were reported at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. (Anadolu/Getty Images, via JTA)
In the aftermath of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, Michael Olesker wonders about the former president’s place in American history’s cycle of violence.
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