Monthly Archives: September 2011

As I watched the terrific new movie Moneyball (see review on the Arts page), I flashed back to my childhood and learned hatred for the New York Yankees. It wasn’t just that I was born in Brooklyn, where the Dodgers (followed … Continue reading →

I’d like to believe that the would-be dinner hosts at New York’s Columbia University who invited Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a gala dinner with them suddenly realized the error of their ways and withdrew the invitation–but in fact it … Continue reading →

Parents who smile benignly in restaurants or on public transportation as their kids scream at the top of their lungs or run amuck. Knocking frantically on the door of a bus pulled three inches from the curb waiting for the light while … Continue reading →

Rudy Guiliani is considering throwing his hat into the ring for the 2012 Republican nomination. Seriously. According to the AP, Rudy’s representatives are now up in New Hampshire hiring political operatives. The ex-Mayor will make a final decision “by the end of … Continue reading →

Next week, we will honor the first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice on 9-11, and justly so. Meanwhile, our government’s shabby treatment of those who now suffer debilitating illness because of their heroism will long be a national stain. … Continue reading →