Author

Mary Kate Cary

Mary Kate Cary

Mary Kate Cary is an adjunct professor of politics and director of Think Again at the University of Virginia. She is a former speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush.

COMMENTARY

Why are U.S. politicians so old? And why do they want to stay in office?

By: - November 20, 2023

When former President Bill Clinton showed up at the White House in early 2023, he was there to join President Joe Biden to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act. It was hard to avoid the fact that it had been three decades since Clinton was in office – yet at […]