A former president of the United States daily rants about being the victim of a two-tiered system of justice and selective prosecution. There is one way to find out whether there is any truth to his claim. Employ the “Sesame Street” learning technique, “Which one is not like the other?” Here are the options. On … Read more
The ghost of Yogi Berra spoke to me this morning. “It’s déjà vu all over again,” he said. He was referring to the student protests on college campuses in support of a ceasefire in the Israel/Hamas war. He continued, “I’m surprised, you of all people, have not made this connection. You were there.” Berra was, … Read more
Two events in the last 48 hours make it clear, the motto for the MAGA-verse should be, “Don’t watch what we say, watch what we say!” (No, that is not a typo.) Event #1: A remote segment during Friday night’s edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live consisting of interviews with three South Carolina Trump supporters. Here … Read more
[NOTE: The best way NOT to get my thoughts on a subject is to identify a topic and say, “You need to write about this.” In most cases, the seed of a specific post comes from a personal discussion with friend or former colleague. Then, something that emerges during the course of that conversation suggests … Read more
Every Super Bowl has a back story. Sometimes, that behind the scenes drama is so compelling, the event is referred to by a nickname. When brothers Jim and John, head coaches of the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, respectively, faced off in Super Bowl XLVII (2013) it was tagged “the Harbaugh Bowl.” And each … Read more