We’ve all read in the news about Mitt Romney’s petulant little swipe at the president in The Washington Post. Apparently Mittens, still upset that a mere Queens street thug like Trump …
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Well, that was interesting. I will be merciful and spare you the flashbacks of past events and predictions of future news that fill the air around the new year. You can …
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The title of this piece is the same as the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s magisterial history of the Second World War. It tells of the period right after Pearl …
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Yes, it’s that nethertime between Christmas and New Years. To get up at 10 a.m. or 11? What time exactly is too early to drink booze, 9 a.m. or 9:30? …
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First off, hope you all had a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah. Mine was spent well in Philadelphia with my kids and here in Annapolis with pals, the highlight of …
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When I was a kid we had a typical Latin Jewish Christmas, 1960s style. Yup, some Jewish kids hate to feel left out of the secular part of the holiday, …
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Like any boy at Christmas fifty years ago, I liked war toys. Not just G.I. Joe and such, but toy guns, helmets, camo stuff, and pretty much any accoutrement of …
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This last week in the yuletide there has been stirrings of mirth, sadness, and a hard recognition of reality amongst media outlets that, if you follow politics and especially if …
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Well, at least you can say this administration isn’t boring. Within the last day during this Christmas season the president, channeling Lord Palmerston, has announced that we are officially leaving Syria, …
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There is a case in the news that should attract some notice for many readers of this column. Both readers who once wore a military uniform and those concerned with …