Among his other qualities, the president has a homing instinct for slapping nicknames on his perceived enemies, who include much of the world. Since most…
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By Martin H. Levinson To stop the spread of the coronavirus the CDC wants everyone to wear a mask. Well CDC, I’m not going to…
by Jeffrey Meyers “He never worked in the accepted sense of the word. He never read any books or magazines and never felt any need…
by Natalie Harris-Spencer Your waiter or waitress is now your “server,” a squirmy word for you that’s uncomfortably close to servant. Starters are “apps.” Mains…
The Cool Factor—possessed by some, recognized by all—could help us defeat COVID-19 and, quite possibly, future pandemics. Before I get to the virus that’s been…
The signs are everywhere. A man walks into a Subway in North Carolina carrying an AT-4 anti-tank rocket launcher and two sidearms. No tanks are…
By Martin H. Levinson Why the push to remove Confederate monuments? Those memorials were erected to honor brave American patriots who decided early on that…
By Martin H. Levinson If you had an employee who was constantly gazing over your shoulder trying to get dirt on you would you fire…
by Boaz Dvir You may have heard—although, if you live north of the Mason-Dixon line, hardly noticed—that states have reopened many of their businesses, including…
Friends, I have left my safe cocoon and ventured over to the dark side. What first triggered this odyssey was coming across the #FireFauci hashtag…
By Martin H. Levinson Everyone is thanking grocery store workers, truck drivers, first responders, health care workers, and others for providing essential services to the…
On Easter—check that—or two weeks past, or whenever I am an older man than I am today, I shall wear purple with a red MAGA…
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