Reflections: Economic Depressions The stock market has gone through multiple rounds of whiplash since President Donald Trump assumed office on Jan. 20. Columnist Allan Winkler writes that Trump mirrors historic figures like Cornelius Vanderbilt and opposes approaches like that of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Reflections: Ukraine Allan Winkler has spent decades interested in the Cold War as a historian. When Russia launched a full-scale invasion in Ukraine, it was personal for Winkler both for his academic work and for his ancestry.
Reflections: Aging Years ago, columnist Allan Winkler's daughter informed him that he was middle-aged. Since then, he's embraced the relentless process of getting older.
Reflections: Communication The way we talk to one another has rapidly changed in the last few decades, connecting people across the globe much more closely than before.
Reflections: Jimmy Carter In the decades following his one-term in the nation's highest office, Jimmy Carter redefined what the post-presidency could be.
Reflections: Boxing Columnist Allan Winkler's connections to boxing stretch from a meeting with Muhammad Ali to a current boxing program in Oxford which helps people with Parkinson's Disease.