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Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

A journalist examines the patterns of behaviors among political wives from Eleanor Roosevelt to Melania Trump.

2021

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The pandemic caused a delayed reaction to mourning my Dad

A funeral ceremony 8 months later finally triggered my sadness

Aug 13, 2021

The pandemic caused a delayed reaction to mourning my Dad

Aug 13, 2021

Caution: Writing While Parenting

Forty-five minutes before I was scheduled to discuss my book in front of a crowd at a local library, the program director and I were…

Oct 13, 2017

Caution: Writing While Parenting

Oct 13, 2017

Terrorists stoke fear and division. Presidents should not.

Among the statements a leader might make in the wake of a bloody, gut-wrenching terrorist attack is this: “It is impossible to fully…

Jun 9, 2017

Terrorists stoke fear and division. Presidents should not.

Jun 9, 2017

Excerpt: Eleanor Roosevelt stayed married for her kids but later regretted the choice

Excerpted from Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Nine Political Wives (Ogunquit Press, March 2017).

May 30, 2017

Excerpt: Eleanor Roosevelt stayed married for her kids but later regretted the choice

May 30, 2017

Jail experiments with peer pressure to erase substance abuse

Three years ago, Sean Paddock left a bar after drinking, got into his car, started driving and nearly killed someone. He was arrested and…

May 26, 2017

Jail experiments with peer pressure to erase substance abuse

May 26, 2017

Sadness at Anthony Weiner’s demise

Although former Congressman Anthony Weiner mostly bedeviled me when I covered politics in New York City, I only feel sadness today at his…

May 23, 2017

May 23, 2017

Donald Trump’s antics stoke new opposition

President Donald Trump’s continuing assaults on cherished American ideals, like protecting the environment and providing health care, are…

Apr 5, 2017

Donald Trump’s antics stoke new opposition

Apr 5, 2017

Melania Trump tests first lady waters cautiously

There’s one Trump whose approval ratings are climbing fast, and it’s not the guy in the Oval Office.

Mar 17, 2017

Mar 17, 2017

Huma had a Sophie’s Choice

In the end, it probably wasn’t Huma Abedin’s injured wifely feelings that ended her marriage so much as her professional pride.

Aug 31, 2016

Huma had a Sophie’s Choice

Aug 31, 2016

Short on time, short on money?

Ideas for mitigating summer learning loss for kids

Jun 30, 2016

Short on time, short on money?

Jun 30, 2016

Anne Michaud

Anne Michaud

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NY Politics & business journalist. Award-winning author. “Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives.”

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