Aug 30, 2022Lower Manhattan Pub CrawlNew York City indeed has it all: arts, culture, shopping and the like. Locals though, and maybe a few of the more bibulous visitors, prefer to spend their down time in a pub. New York’s pubs are unique in that, like its restaurants, they have to be really good in…Pub Crawl3 min readPub Crawl3 min read
Jul 14, 2022BRICS and the Realignment of the Global EconomyThe NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine has become a fulcrum in the weakening of global Western imperial hegemony, which has largely been unchallenged since the days of the Roman Empire. This is a reprint of a Twitter thread that demonstrates how BRICS, an economic coalition of the global…Brics5 min readBrics5 min read
Jan 15, 2022Biden 2021: The Year In ReviewTwitter commentator Alyson Metzger is fond of saying “Never underestimate the delusional incompetence of aristocrats and courtiers.” Joe Biden’s first year in office has been marked by delusion and incompetence on an epic scale. From a candidate who ran on empathy and having a “plan” to fix the things that…Joe Biden10 min readJoe Biden10 min read
Dec 24, 2021MY KEY WESTHaving been visiting Key West since 1984, and having lived there for six wonderful months in 1995, I am often asked for travel tips to the Conch Republic. This listicle is for tourists visiting Key West for the first time, or for locals and regulars, who are always looking for…Travel5 min readTravel5 min read
Jan 12, 2021Top 50 Rock SingersSingers. The fans love ’em, most musicians can’t stand ’em, but there is something about the sexy, flamboyant narcissism of a rock singer that embodies the artform. This listicle presents the fifty best rock singers, by date of birth. The criteria are: 1. The performer must be primarily a singer…Listicles17 min readListicles17 min read
Dec 9, 2020Cullmann’s Origin of ChristmasIn 1947, renowned German church historian Oscar Cullmann, published his essay Weihnachten in der alten Kirche (Christmas in the old Church). The essay was translated into English and published in 1956 in a collection of his essays entitled The Early Church (SCM Press, London). …Christmas9 min readChristmas9 min read
Nov 4, 2020Elections Have ConsequencesAfter Super Tuesday, when Joe Biden clinched the nomination, I wrote that I would wait to make a decision on who to support, hoping against hope that Biden would do something — anything, to earn my vote. Like millions of progressives, I know my vote is my leverage. My opportunity…Election 20205 min readElection 20205 min read
Sep 26, 2020Ask What Your Country Can Do For YouIn his inaugural address, delivered on the steps of the United States Capitol on January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy posed a challenge: “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” His soaring rhetoric inspired a generation to devote their…Jfk3 min readJfk3 min read
May 3, 2020Jen Perelman InterviewJennifer Pilchick Perelman is challenging Debbie Wasserman-Schultz for a seat in Congress representing Florida’s 23rd District. Jen is a second-generation native Floridian, born and raised in North Miami Beach. She lives in Davie with her husband, Dr. Jason Perelman and their two teenage boys. She Co-Chairs the Juvenile Justice Committee…Jen Perelman13 min readJen Perelman13 min read
Apr 9, 2020Where Do We Go from Here?Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign yesterday. For those of us who were active in the campaign, it was obviously a great disappointment. Still, to be even a small part of a movement that will assuredly have a lasting effect on American politics, and on people’s perception that government can be…Bernie Sanders4 min readBernie Sanders4 min read
