I’m not Catholic, but I do recognize and respect that Catholic schools are, well, Catholic. And who is one of the central figures of Catholicism, and Christianity as a whole? Jesus. While I don’t agree with tearing down Confederate statues on public property, I do...
As one of the centers of the modern tech revolution, Silicon Valley and the tech industry have a growing economic power that could readily translate to political power. While the tech world has typically been pretty aloof when it comes to politics, this most recent...
John McCain may be a controversial figure, and has certainly made his fair share of blunders over the course of his life, but at the same time, the man is a badass. In Vietnam, McCain broke both arms and a leg when his plane was shot down, nearly drowned in a lake,...
When Scaramucci first appeared on the horizon, most people couldn’t believe he was real; it was like somebody took the worst parts of “Jersey Shore” and “Wolf of Wall Street” and put them into one person. But just as quickly as he strutted onto the stage with...
Through most of the 19th century, “machine politics”, as epitomized by the infamous Democratic-affiliated Tammany Hall, dominated New York City. While organizations like Tammany helped empower the Irish who came to New York en masse during the 19th century, they were...
Do you ever track the “trending” sidebar on your Facebook news feed? You’ll see a lot of stories: Bartolo Colon joining the Braves, a news reporter reciting the longest official place name in Europe (the Welsh village...
