
Analysis from a seasoned journalist and award-winning author.
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I covered the White House early in the Clinton Administration.
Whenever you’re close to the president two things are true—you are at risk and you are inside the safest possible security perimeter.
Farewell handshake with President Clinto...
They say there’s a fine line between Brave and Foolhardy. And it’s not much farther to Crazy.
So where do I fit on that continuum, publishing an American political thriller at a time of, well, political thrills in America? And how did I do...
Al Pessin and Maria Zavialova reporting in Eastern Ukraine.
President Trump announced a new tranche of military sales to NATO allies today, with the weaponry to be passed on to Ukraine. At the same time, he gave Russian President Vladimir...
There was a great line in the New York Times on Saturday from famed filmmaker Ken Burns.
In her July Fourth Weekend column, Maureen Dowd, quotes Burns as saying, "The best arguments in the world won't change a single person's point of view...
July 3, 2025—A few days after the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup for the second consecutive year, they invited a select group to party with them.
Among the invitees was Martina Navratilova, South Florida resident and no stranger to r...
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Al Pessin is an award-winning journalist/author. He was VOA’s reporter at the White House and the Pentagon, and spent 15 years overseas. His novels: Body Man, a political thriller (2026, Amphorae), and Sandblast, Blowback and Shock Wave (Kensington).
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