Columbus Day

A Columbus Day Parade float on Fifth Avenue in New York City.  (Photograph by Sean Unruh.) On 8 October, a few days before Columbus Day in 1972, RN spoke —without text or notes— to a dinner at the Sheraton Park Hotel sponsored by Amerito (a federation of...

Annals of the Obama Administration

The First Lady made a charming video with Sesame Street’s Elmo about encouraging habits of healthy eating and smart  living — with the nice tag “You’re your child’s best role model.”   It’s possible that I am the last person...

Peter Morgan’s Follow-Up To Frost/Nixon

About nine months ago Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon, with its acclaimed screenplay by Peter Morgan that later received an Oscar nomination, opened in theaters nationwide. This weekend sees the coast-to-coast release of Morgan’s next project – The Damned...

On A Winning Streak

With Tim Tebow and Sam Bradford hurt, President Obama now becomes the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy. And you can help. A tip o’the cap to Nick Ryan.