The Ten Discommandments—Things God Did Not Say to Moses
Is it me? Or does it seem that notwithstanding what scripture says, people today live according to the following precepts. I am the Lord...
Sermons to be Mounted
I do keep track of the truly great homilies I have heard through the years, ones whose message resonates across the decades. ...
Damn That Second Commandment
There is a very old joke wherein on coming down the mountain with the tablets, Moses tells the people he has good news and bad news. ...
WHY BASEBALL DOES NOT MAKE SENSE
As a long-suffering Mets fan glued to last fall’s coverage of the playoffs, some of the absurdity of the national pastime was glaring. ...
An Rx for Puerto Rico
A lifelong New Yorker, I was touched by the outpouring of support from the rest of the country in the wake of 9-11. In like fashion...
The 500-Year Old Man
Sometimes rabid partisanship can skew one’s thought process. This is true in religion, politics, life and an apt metaphor for all of the...
WWBS? (What Would Buckley Say)
Which of the following quotes by the founder of modern conservatism best encapsulates the current strife between the conservative...
When IRS Really Stands for Inordinately Ruptured System
The IRS has just sent out another spate of notices informing taxpayers that their account has been hacked. Being good bureaucrats the...
First of the Political Technocrats
Our sense of history is often dimmed by the fast pace of life, so the pioneering role carved out by the recently departed Bob Price fifty...
Pioneer Women
Years ago a frequent refrain across corporate and politic America was, “Have your girl call my girl.” Hard to believe from the vantage...
