How was Boston? Not what I expected. I didn’t expect the intensity. The marathon is on the front of every newspaper, all over television, on banners on the street, and literally a […]
Personal record: a participant’s view of the Boston Marathon
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Obama is wrong: Islamic beliefs are incompatible with the modern world
Islamic terrorists aren’t attacking churches, they’re attacking schools and newspapers. In 2001, Bush called for a “crusade” against Islamic terrorists. His choice of words caused many to cringe, although as it turned […]
Hey Bubba! Three GOP candidates with serious YouTube potential
What are a redneck’s last words? “Hey, Bubba, watch this!” Those are immediately followed by something involving guns, gasoline, fireworks, water, motorized vehicles or alligators, and a few weeks later by a […]
Is it time for drone coaching in the NBA and MLB?
The New York Knicks are one of the worst teams in the NBA. They’re in desperate need of many things, including a great coach who can successfully explain the complex offensive system […]
Book Review: Sean McFate’s The Modern Mercenary
The Modern Mercenary—Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order, Sean McFate, Oxford University Press, 2014. George Orwell is often credited with the quote, “People sleep peaceably in their beds at […]
Humbug: the US has too much philanthropy
We currently have an epidemic of philanthropy in the U.S., and that’s a very bad thing. Philanthropy is everywhere. Good luck finding a 5K race or golf tournament or box of cookies […]
Rosetta: why aren’t we more amazed by the most amazing achievement in space travel history?
European Space Agency lands a washing machine on a rock 317 million miles away and moving at 83,000 mph. Oh the MATH! I am in awe of today’s landing of a spacecraft on […]
In the NFL, cheating pays
We Americans are an inconsistent lot, and nowhere is that more exposed than in our views on cheating. Sometimes we hold our heroes to the letter of the law, and excoriate them […]
Big 10 makes good on threat: moves football to DIII
In 2013, Jim Delaney, commissioner of the Big 10 (which of course has fourteen teams, which says plenty about the tenuous link between academic integrity and athletics) said that if the O’Bannon […]
Johnny Manziel: he’s the new Tim Tebow
Johnny Football is probably a bigger douchebag than St. Timmy, but they’re more alike than they are different. I’m going to miss Tim Tebow. He was a blogger’s dream. First, his situation […]
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