What are parents to their children? What are children to their parents? How does each satisfy needs the other has? When do those needs risk overwhelming the relationship? Those perplexing questions are raised in “Gypsy,” the musical drawn from the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the striptease artist who was the Queen of […]
The State of Baseball at the All-Star Game
If, like me, you consider baseball to be the best sport and have, like me, spent over 60 years studying it as well, the annual All-Star Game has special appeal. And so, when my son, who lives in the nation’s capital, suggested that he and I attend the game this month, I planned a […]
Putting Kennedy’s Retirement in Perspective: Why It Matters and Why It Doesn’t Matter that Much
The sudden announced retirement from the Supreme Court by Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy late last month created quite a stir among watchers of the Court. It also became the lead story on cable news networks and throughout the blogosphere and twitter world as President Trump went prime time to announce his nominee to replace Kennedy. […]
The Facts about Border Control and the Detention of Children
“The United States will not be a migrant camp and it will not be a refugee holding facility. … Not on my watch.” -President Trump “If you cross the border illegally, then we will prosecute you. It’s that simple. … If you are smuggling a child, then we will prosecute you and that child will […]