A Leader for Our Times

Expand Rep. Elijah Cummings speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, August 7, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Patrick Semansky America has lost a hero at a time when they are in great demand but in short supply. I, along with other hero seekers, stood in the long and solemn line at the United States Capitol building in Washington to pay homage to Congressman Elijah Cummings, chair of the House Oversight Committee, who died on October 17. As I stood in that line, which eventually wound its way through the Capitol Rotunda and Statuary Hall, I couldn’t help but think about what…

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