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BOB BROWN: The Recent Sale of the Brooklyn Bridge, Part One

The 2025 election results in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and Seattle are troubling to me, a student of the human mind. The election of “democratic socialists,” and the...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Trump’s “Great Gatsby Party” At His Mar-a-Lago Club on October 31 Was In Poor Taste

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is our country’s largest anti-hunger program for men,...

FRED FIRST: Winter is Coming: Make Ready!

Though a few poetic souls and tree-hugging types like me will make soft cooing noises...

BOB BROWN: “I don’t see how I can go on like this”

The round, sad Asian American face of the 26-year-old single Soldier sitting uncomfortably in front...

SCOT BELLAVIA: God in the Library

Talking to strangers about God is a muscle I don’t work very often. But I...

Its Amazing What You Can Do In A Day

      I crack my eyes open in time to see a water tower as it flies by the drizzle-streaked window. Proudly emblazoned on it are...

Spiders Spiders Everywhere!

 Charlotte’s Web, Little Miss Muffet: Those childhood books with their stories of spiders were probably created to ease children’s fears of spiders.  They...

Some Old / New Technology That Has Come A Very Long Way

 It's back to school season, so here's a short primer in Technology 101.  In 1948, Drexel graduate students Bernard Silver and Norman Woodland overheard...

What is Accountability?

 One of the most frustrating and misunderstood concepts in parenting today is accountability.  A parent’s view on this can set the tone for...

Fall’s Surprising Gift: Mushrooms

Autumn is the time of the year when folks look up to see and enjoy brightly colored leaves on trees.  But autumn is also...

Question: What do Bain Capital and the Federal Government have in common?

Answer: They are both venture capitalists. The main differences between Bain and the Federal Government are: A. Bain employs private capital while government uses...