Monthly Archives: November 2019

I have been reading Levitsky and Siblatt’s 2018 book with the above title. I am only 22 pages into it and it is all too clear that what I have intuitively feeling for the last three years is well justified … Continue reading →

Waking up this morning to the continuing news about the Hong Kong protests, and more specifically about how much these predominantly young people have put on the line to defend their limited rights, I couldn’t help contemplating the current state … Continue reading →

John Feinstein, who is one of my favorite journalists on any beat, wrote a great piece today in The Washington Post about the dismal situation of Maryland and Rutgers in Big 10 football. That situation–which boils down to total non-competitiveness … Continue reading →

Although the last three years have only heightened this feeling, I have recognized for a long time that my daily reading of The Washington Post provides me, consistently, with some of my highest highs and lowest lows. As I read … Continue reading →

…I am back and plan to consistently write. As I read the newspaper every day, watch TV, get “breaking news” multiple ways, my overwhelming feeling is that I need to scream every 5 minutes. It can be painful being a … Continue reading →