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Jamie Stiehm
In columns written directly before, immediately after, and over the years since that dark day, Stiehm foreshadows, reacts to and reflects upon the deep scars on our nation from tensions that existed well before Jan. 6 but boiled over on that date, leaving searing burns behind.
Jamie Stiehm is a Washington journalist and public speaker who writes a syndicated column on national politics and history for Creators Syndicate, an independent media and syndication company. Some of her latest work can be read here:
Trump's Scenes Under the Summer Sun
September 16, 2026
"Dead space is taking over our public gathering places here in a beloved city the president plainly hates. Yes, he hates many people and places, but we are at ground zero of his vengeance."
Trump, the Un-American President
August 20, 2025
“Donald Trump is the same greedy blowhard he ever was, with a double dose of rage and revenge.”
The Three Women of San Francisco
Jan 18, 2023
“So, what city gave America the only woman House speaker, the most senior senator and the first woman vice president? San Francisco, of course, that fair city.”
The Kindness of Women Who Made You Feel at Home
May 4, 2022
“My mother calls me every morning from Santa Monica, sounding like a lark, ever since the pandemic. A professor into her 80s, she has a subversive streak and went places all over the world, once to a civil war with a United Nations peacekeeping team. She sees her three daughters as a bit ‘unadventurous.’"
Two Californias Clash in a Divided House: Pelosi Versus McCarthy
(for Mark Shields)
Aug 7, 2021
“It's a first in American history: The speaker of the House and the minority leader hail from the same state. But they barely speak.”