Dan Rather

I can be dumb as dirt about a lot of things, but I’m at least smart enough to know this: What you have here, folks, is a reporter who got lucky, very lucky and has been more-than-above-average blessed. Part of my good fortune is that I’ve covered a

There is no doubt that we need to understand what happened on January 6.One of the reasons why airplanes are so safe is because whenever ANYTHING goes wrong we do whatever it takes to investigate what happened. That is the way to make sure it never happens again. That

Will you join me in an experiment that could save quality journalism around the world? It’s a big statement, I grant you, but it’s an urgent one. Without a vibrant, free, and independent press, democracy is in serious trouble. There is no cause that is dearer to me,

"Crisis and opportunity" could well be the headline for this event. It is clear President Biden sees overlapping challenges can be conquered by big government action.I don’t know how many presidential addresses to Congress I have covered over the years. I do know most of them felt important

The cycle repeats. A news cycle. A mourning cycle. An outrage cycle. A vowing for action cycle. A cynical cycle. A hopelessness cycle. Gun violence. By now, we have a deep and sickening knowledge of how it plays out. The nauseating gut punch of another news alert of a mass

The Biden press conference felt a bit like a Super Bowl, without the ads and without the ratings. There was a ton of build up among those who count these things and then the main event was, well, it was what it was. There are plenty of takeaways that those

What can you say that hasn’t been said a hundred times, a thousand times, in recent weeks, and stretching back years? As a reporter, how do you try to convey what is new, new victims, now locations, new motives, when the real story isn’t new at all. It’

Like a jackhammer outside your bedroom, the spectacle and racket that was Donald Trump as president continually reverberated across the consciousness of the nation. His tweets, impromptu media hits, leaks and, frankly, incompetence and cruel divisiveness created a response reflex that was always on edge. Its cacophony infected all aspects

As a child, growing up in a state that had been a slave state and part of the Confederacy, I wasn’t fully aware of the disconnected in-betweenness that formed the basis of my history classes. What was our history, as Texans and Americans? And how did that identity form

Context, perspective, and yes, even a little “shade.”Every Friday, I take a look back at the week that was, mostly as seen through my Twitter feed: In our democracy, it is our hope that elected politicians the will of the people but also, the best traits of the people.

Context, perspective, and yes, even a little “shade.”Every Friday, I take a look back at the week that was, mostly as seen through my Twitter feed: As May slides into June, the end of the academic year is here —and with it, graduations. Last Friday I wanted to send

Context, perspective, and yes, even a little “shade.”Every Friday, I take a look back at the week that was, mostly as seen through my Twitter feed: As last week ended, I couldn’t help but think, boy, how time flies. Just when I thought the month of June was

A year into a murderous pandemic, during a time when powerful political actors are stoking racial divisions, when the right to vote is under assault, when the Big Lie about the election still threatens our democracy, while war continues in Afghanistan, civil war in Syria, desperate human migrations spread around

Every Friday I  look back at the week that was, at least as seen through my Twitter feed. I’m tweaking the style a bit today, to make it a bit more of a narrative. I hope you enjoy, and as always I appreciate your feedback. There is no shortage

Before the weekend is through, I take a look back at the week that was, at least as seen through my Twitter feed. It has context, perspective, and yes, even a little “shade.” For most, (your narrator included), Friday is a welcomed sight —a day met with exclamations of relief,

If it’s Friday, it’s time for “My Week in Tweets”… Hope you enjoy another walk through my personal feed, annotated with a fair amount of “shade.” - Friday, April 9th- Thank you @natalie. And please thank your child. This is one of the most meaningful book reviews I

If it’s Friday, it’s time for “My Week in Tweets”… Hope you enjoy another walk through my personal feed, annotated with a fair amount of “shade.”- Friday, April 30th - Excellent article: https://t.co/nKUT9UVxzM — Dan Rather (@DanRather) April 30, 2021 Politics isn’t only

If it’s Friday, it’s time for “My Week in Tweets”… Hope you enjoy another walk through my personal feed, annotated with a fair amount of “shade.”- Friday, April 23rd- An interesting perspective... https://t.co/CODcG13OFa — Dan Rather (@DanRather) April 24, 2021 One of the great

If it’s Friday, it’s time for “My Week in Tweets”… Hope you enjoy another walk through my personal feed, annotated with a fair amount of “shade.”- Friday, April 23rd- An interesting perspective... https://t.co/CODcG13OFa — Dan Rather (@DanRather) April 24, 2021 One of the great

If it’s Friday, it’s time for “My Week in Tweets”… Hope you enjoy another walk through my personal feed, annotated with a fair amount of “shade.” April 2 - April 8, 2021 - Friday, April 2nd - The vibe is a bit different from his predecessor. https://t.

If it’s Friday, it’s time for “My Week in Tweets”… Hope you enjoy another walk through my personal feed, annotated with a fair amount of “shade.”- Friday, April 16th- How do you cover a story that repeats with horrific regularity? Another mass shooting. Another cycle of what

If it’s Friday, it’s time for “My Week in Tweets”… Hope you enjoy another walk through my personal feed, annotated with a fair amount of “shade.” March 26 - April 1 - Friday - (Checks notes) This is not satire. https://t.co/DIV35bN07Y — Dan Rather (@DanRather)

The daily reality of this pandemic sometimes feels like it is passing through a camera obscura. We sit isolated, in darkened rooms, left to scan a two-dimensional projection of the lives we once knew, upside down. It’s evening, another evening at home like countless before and who knows how