Sea Isle, N.J. I was in the fresh produce aisle of a grocery store by the ocean last week in Sea Isle, in the store’s section with cherries and local blueberries, putting two one-pint plastic containers of blueberries in my…
Pittsburgh I was just beginning to write this column when eight people in nearby Brentwood Towne Square in suburban Pittsburgh were being rushed to the hospital after a man, 58, plowed his Dodge Charger through BoRics salon at around 7…
Delving into the apparent social anxiety of being rich and the personal angst connected to being at the upper levels of income and wealth in the pyramid of inequality in the United States, “Rich People’s Secrets” was the cover story…
Make Your Bed was in the top spot last week in a New York Times best-sellers list. The book by Naval SEAL Admiral William H. McRaven expands on his highly acclaimed commencement speech to the graduating class of the University…
The above question is what parents around the world might say to a supercilious kid who acts like he knows everything — Einstein as a global synonym for genius. The apple, it’s said, doesn’t fall far from the tree. Albert…
People believe some funny stuff — some of it religious, some of it about economics. A long-running idea in the Catholic Church, for instance, says the devil can be scared off by the sight of the cross or a medal…
I didn’t even know it was a problem, but it appears that some of the politically correct people Down Under have found a way to stop Santa Clauses from making hookers feel bad. According to a spokesperson for Westoff, a…
As luck would have it, we made it through another year without a successful energy grid attack by the medieval fundamentalists or Russian antagonists who are seeking to paralyze America into darkness and powerlessness. On October 15, 2015, U.S. law…
I’ve seen how an increasingly intolerant and muzzling form of political correctness has invaded nearly every aspect of American life. But I was still surprised recently to see how political orthodoxy was being applied to some of the most private…