Send these Notre Dame students to bed without supper
(Dec. 1) A group of Notre Dame students has become the latest pack of scolds promoting senseless racialism in the name of ending racism. The proper response is to tell them to grow up […]
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Lamenting the NFL’s pass interference follies
(Nov. 26 — two days before Thanksgiving’s game between the Saints and Falcons) It takes no originality to say that the National Football League’s officiating mistakes continue to be a major […]
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Voice of America should Pack a punch
(Nov. 20) One of the best tools for American diplomacy is being hobbled by the Senate’s inaction on a crucial presidential appointment. President Trump nominated the eminently qualified Michael Pack […]
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College editors turn journalism into cuddly kumbaya
(Nov. 12.) The infantilization of college students has reached epic proportions. The latest evidence comes from the top-ranked undergraduate school for journalism in the country, Northwestern University. There, editors of the Daily Northwestern have published what amounts […]
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Two court cases: Little Sisters, and Taylor Energy
Follows the links embedded in the headlines to read the full columns involving two fascinating court cases. California judges trample rights of Little Sisters of the Poor (Oct. 24). Federal […]
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Anti-Semitism rises with bizarre perversity
(Oct. 14) Last weekend [Oct. 13] I was struck by a stark juxtaposition between the Old Testament reading in Sunday’s Episcopalian lectionary and sad news of yet another series of anti-Semitic […]
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From Bama to the Bahamas, generosity reigns
Mobile, Ala.: How about a little good news about Americans, for a change? Here’s a tale of generosity to inspire anybody. Ranked by per capita income, Alabama is the fifth poorest state in […]
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There is no ‘deep state,’ and other insights
Six miscellaneous pieces by Quin, with the first especially worth reading. (For the full columns, follow the links embedded in the headlines.) Bannon label’s ‘deep state’ theory as lunacy (Oct.5). […]
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Cokie Roberts was a wonderful professional
(Sept. 17) Cokie Roberts, the legendary journalist of print, radio and TV, died today of complications from breast cancer. She held tightly to old-school standards of professionalism and personal decency. Politically […]
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Tabasco’s home island is a Louisiana pleasure dome
(Sept. 11) Tabasco sauce is apparently hot stuff for the U.S. armed forces, and Tabasco’s home site in Louisiana is a very cool place to visit. The sauce’s ubiquity in military […]
