A Day No Turkeys Would DieThree days before he was assassinated, President John F. Kennedy was presented at the White House with the gift of a live Thanksgiving…Nov 26, 2024Nov 26, 2024
The End of the WorldImagine my surprise when a friend sent me an article the other day from the website of a reliable magazine. Bottom line: The world will end…Apr 22, 2024Apr 22, 2024
Why Basketball Rules the WorldForget baseball, football and shopping. B-ball is the most American of sports.Mar 31, 2023Mar 31, 2023
I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill at StarbucksAfter years of decline, organized labor is suddenly on a roll.Apr 29, 2022Apr 29, 2022
Secrets of the 1950 CensusI was born in a small, fading and, to me, fascinating industrial town, rich in churches and ethnic groups, poor in most other categories.Apr 13, 2022Apr 13, 2022
The Power of ForgivenessEvery now and then, you run across a small news item that seems to sum up the temper of the times.Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020
Confessions of a Tax AvoiderOver a quiet dinner the other night, I took my wife’s hand, gazed into her eyes and told her how much I depreciate her.Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020
Life in These Taxing TimesI miss my pre-coronavirus life, with its comfortable routines and certainties. So when the Internal Revenue Service, in a rare display of…May 14, 2020May 14, 2020
The Republic of GriefMy wife and I just lost an old friend to the coronavirus. She sounded fine from the hospital. A few days later she was gone, leaving a big…Apr 29, 2020Apr 29, 2020
The Museum of Canned GoodsIn my father-in-law’s basement was a large room packed with cans: tuna, peas, beans, artichoke hearts, water chestnuts. You name it, he…Apr 22, 2020Apr 22, 2020
