Drew Brees deserves to go out on top
(Feb. 18) If there is any poetic justice in the NFL, all-time passing leader Drew Brees will win a Super Bowl this coming year. The 41-year-old Brees announced Tuesday he […]
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In southern Bama, Tea Party keeps serving the public
(Feb. 18) A congressional candidates’ forum in Theodore, Alabama (near Mobile), last Saturday should serve as a reminder of just how Tea Party political groups still do admirable, tireless work […]
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Miracle, microphone, and American mojo: 40 years ago
(Feb. 13, in anticipation of the weekend of Feb. 22-23) Morning in America first began to thaw the national psyche exactly 40 years ago on back-to-back late February nights. One […]
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Americans have only themselves to blame for high debt
(Feb. 13) It’s time for the whining to stop. This nation’s new record-high levels of household debt and credit card debt are not evidence of Americans being victims. They are […]
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The Super Bowl today — and 50 years ago.
Two pieces on the Super Bowl. The first is an official editorial of the Washington Examiner, the second a personal recollect of mine. To read the full articles, follow the […]
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Academy Awards just can’t get ‘Yesterday’ right
Jan. 13. The Academy Awards didn’t get the Oscar nominations right Monday morning because they didn’t get Yesterday right. The joyously creative movie Yesterday, accurately described in Forbes as the […]
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The Red Sox listened to me, fired Cora
(I can’t really claim credit for this, but it did come out two hours before the Red Sox fired their manager….) Jan. 14. My beloved Boston Red Sox ought to […]
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Brees, the horrid NFL, and a great movie genre
Five pieces on sports and culture. For the full columns, follow the links embedded in the headlines. Absurd politics of Time and Sports Illustrated help show why Americans chose Trump […]
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Ten good movies based on true stories
This is a companion list for a column of mine that will run in the Washington Examiner sometime between the beginning of Christmas week and New Year’s Day. I’ll leave […]
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On impeachment, where is nuance and statesmanship?
(Dec. 6) Where are today’s statesmen? Are there any? Evidence for their existence is slim. When a question as serious as impeachment looms, senators and representatives owe it to the public […]
