Ten years ago I read about a county in Virginia that would celebrate, officially, a “Milton Friedman Day” every July 31 to honor the man and the economic freedom he championed. I’d never heard of Loudoun County at the time, … Continue reading
This past weekend two storied players of my youth were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza, as many have noted, began their careers at opposite ends of the spectrum—Griffey was the first overall … Continue reading
Yesterday I took my son to his first baseball game. It’s sort of a father-son rite of passage, is it not? Well, we did all the cliché things so many others have done before but I’m pretty sure no one … Continue reading
Watching Donald Trump last night I thought to myself, This guy’s actually not such a great orator… why am I voting for him? Then I remembered: I’m not voting for Orator of the United States; I’m voting for President of the United … Continue reading
This year, 2016, is often compared to 1968, a year of much political and social turmoil in the United States. (Let the record show I don’t even think this year comes close, and 1968 would have been a thousand times … Continue reading
No matter your political persuasion you’ll be watching the Republican National Convention this week, will you not? I’m just hoping a certain Mr. Trump really does get the nomination and is not the victim of some old school convention chicanery. … Continue reading
With so much senseless violence in the world it’s a little difficult to be so lighthearted all the time. Maybe that’s the way we’re supposed to play it, though… that because any moment could be our last. So let us … Continue reading
Baseball’s Home Run Derby and All-Star game suffer from the same pre-event downplaying that has casual and serious fans alike saying something along the lines of, oh, it doesn’t mean what it used to, it isn’t interesting anymore, “they’ve” ruined … Continue reading
So my beloved New York Yankees were able to reach .500 at the All-Star break, though they’re still seven and a half games out of first place in the AL East. Two Bronx cheers for the Pinstripers. In the National … Continue reading
Even in the era of cellphones, iPads, and driverless cars, a 19th-century pastoral game can still elicit excitement and produce entertainment for even the most casual fan. Last night’s games involving the subjects of Wednesday’s post—my hometown Nationals and my … Continue reading