To stop the COVID mutants, wear your masks
(March 8) Don’t get complacent about COVID-19, because the mutants are coming. That was the main message from author John Barry, whom I interviewed Monday for the anniversary of my […]
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U.S. among nations where freedom is in retreat
(March 3) Policymakers throughout the Unites States must rally to reverse a slide away from responsible freedom that for 15 years has plagued this nation and most of the world. […]
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Tributes to ailing Tiger and Dole
Two separate columns. (Feb. 18) With today’s announcement that former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole has stage 4 lung cancer, it’s worth recalling not just how amazing it is that he […]
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Justice Department should leave Walmart alone
(Feb. 16 official editorial of the Washington Examiner) Earlier this month, a federal judge kept alive a horribly misguided complaint by the Department of Justice against Walmart for doing nothing […]
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Mars landing is big deal for earthlings
(Feb. 17) The expected Feb. 18 Mars landing of the rover Perseverance is a really big deal. As I wrote last summer, we should all be full of wonder and […]
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Explaining ‘Yardi Gras’ to a national audience
(Feb. 4) Not even a pandemic can contain the whimsically celebratory spirit of Mardi Gras. In Mobile, Alabama, where Mardi Gras in North America was born, and in New Orleans […]
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Woke writers wrongly wrest Hall of Fame spot from Curt Schilling
(Jan. 27) Baseball writers who refuse to vote for pitcher Curt Schilling for the Hall of Fame are furthering the awful trend of enmeshing sports with national politics. Schilling frequently […]
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Remembering Hank Aaron’s home run chase
(Jan. 22) MOBILE, Alabama — For those too young to remember it, Hank Aaron’s pursuit of Babe Ruth’s all-time Major League Baseball home run record was one of the most […]
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Belatedly celebrating Gambit’s 40th birthday
Note: This was published more than a month ago, but I forgot to post it here. Better late than never. — Quin My two years at Gambit, a full three […]
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Amid cold and virus, all that jazz
Note: If this tribute to New Orleans is behind a firewall, I urge you either to subscribe to the Washington Examiner, or to wait a few days and check again, […]
