Baltimore’s storm in a teacup
“Storm in teacup, Dryden” barked British General Murray concerning the war in Arabia in 1915. In David Lean’s partly fictional
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Baltimore needs more cheerleaders
Somewhere in the dusty storage rooms of the New Yorker building, exists a story told to me by my father.
Read moreBaltimore sits in limbo as does the nation
Nabeel Abboud-Ashkar, Founding Director of the Barenboim-Said Conservatory now Polyphony Conservatory in Nazareth, receiving a 2012 Courage Award for the
Read moreCan President Obama reconnect with ‘white dudes?’
In enduring last week’s Republican Convention, where the “rah rah rah” for the other team bothered me, I reasoned that
Read moreWhat binds the Republican party? Faith, guns and Wall Street
Hurricane Isaac will delay today’s opening of the Republican Convention in Tampa. When it does begin, Fox News will surely
Read moreCan’t help but root for underdog Kansas City Royals’ closer Greg Holland
The sun is still bright over west Baltimore this time of year. As we walk downhill toward the “bend in
Read moreMitt Romney’s record on Israel should ignite Democrats to get out the vote
Mitt Romney’s return last week from overseas fundraising should signal to the GOP that, at home and abroad, their presumed
Read moreCelebrate Big Up Jamaica the gift of speed and music
Great Britain is celebrating this year. As it showcases itself in a return to prominence, that nation has been energized
Read moreCan DC Mayor Vincent Gray be trusted?
In Jimmy Cagney’s 1959 film ‘Never Steal Anything Small’ the actor sings and dances as loveable Labor leader Jake from
Read moreGeorge Will should undress the GOP as bigots of baseball’s past
(George Will attending a Nationals-Cardinals baseball game in 2006. Photo: Wikipedia Commons.) I love George Will. Like President Barack Obama, he’s a
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