Six years ago next month, my father celebrated his ninetieth birthday.  He was still mentally vigorous at the time.  Indeed, he was still practicing medicine in his own old-fashioned way.  (His patients loved him and begged him not to retire, which he did six months later.)  He died the following year at the age […]

by Keith Telfeyan As a fan of basketball, it is painful to see the threat of cancellation loom over the upcoming NBA season. As a critic of capitalism, it is downright depressing. That a simple game like basketball can suddenly vanish from the cultural pantheon merits serious critical attention. If players don’t play the games, […]

            “There’s something happening here, and what it is ain’t exactly clear.” -Stephen Stills             I was a sophomore in college in 1965 when I encountered my first protest.  It was staged by a handful of my college’s hippie students.  They were protesting the Viet Nam War.  I laughed at their seemingly impotent action as […]

            On the last night of the regular season last week, with two playoff spots yet to be decided, baseball fans across the country got to experience what has already been dubbed the sport’s greatest night.  And, as one with memories from my youth of trying to hear the scratchy broadcast of a late night […]