In watching the events unfold in Israel and Gaza one can’t help but be struck by the aversion of many in the pro-Israel camp to self-reflect on their country’s current and historical aggression. This was on full display in a … Read more
New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg is in the midst of a re-think. Echoing what conservatives have long known, she has begun to question “the gap between the rhetoric of sexual liberation and women’s real-world experiences.” In other words, sex positivity … Read more
The Baltimore Orioles, yes the Orioles, have gotten the attention of all the teams in the league. If coming off three 100-plus loss seasons is humiliating, finding themselves in the thick of a playoff spot is downright delightful. We predicted … Read more
What makes for a favorite artist? One measure for me is whether I return to that artist’s work and am again rewarded with a life-altering exchange of spirit. This happened when I recently re-encountered Don McCullin via a 2019 self-titled book … Read more
All too infrequently, at least in the world of popular culture, we lose a certifiably great one.[1]Julia Child of course comes to mind. But beyond the famous we can trust that in the ordinary world we routinely lose people who … Read more
I recently visited the new Sixth Street Bridge, connecting Downtown’s Arts District with Boyle Heights. For the City the new $588 million bridge is a big deal. Besides its intended iconic appearance, it will feature a 12-acre park underneath with soccer … Read more
It’s hard to criticize Nick Kyrgios these days and not come across as a scolding parent. My 18-year-old daughter, also a tennis player who has trained on courts next to him, reminds me, while looking in my direction, that “he’s … Read more
Writing about woke/SJW activism is exhausting. Yet that exhaustion is outdone by the moral duty felt to address a society influenced by a steady stream of activistic drivel. Our latest example comes via soccer icon Megan Rapinoe, who just received the … Read more
Ezra Klein recently rebroadcast one of his “Best Of” podcasts, featuring Ta-Nehisi Coates and Nikole Hannah-Jones. Both recently took faculty positions at Howard University, and both have served as acolytes of what we can call the Racialized Industrial Complex. This group of … Read more
As an exercise, whenever I read that the U.S. has suffered another cyber attack, I wonder about the potential times the U.S. has committed one. Surely, I tell myself, the U.S. is smart and vigilant and aggressive enough to do … Read more