Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.

Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.

Proudly serving the people of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate.

Doting grandmother, among other things.

Mondays at 9pmET on MSNBC MaddowBlog.com Andrew Young: The Dirty Work: MSNBC.com/Andrew-Young-The-Dirty-Work From Russia with Lev: MSNBC.com/Lev Ultra podcast: MSNBC.com/Ultra Prequel: MSNBC.com/Prequel

Tuesday-Friday at 9pm ET on MSNBC.

Certain the regime will detain me if I say my name.

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