Gone is the talk of “open” presidential nominating conventions or arguments about open primaries, which allow independents to vote in partisan elections. The parties seem to have made their choices, closing a lot of open mouths. What remain open are the November election and the temper of American voters. Because, aside from the forecasts by […]

Barack Obama is clearly itching to join the political wars of 2016. He can’t throw his full weight behind Hillary Clinton until she officially disposes of Bernie Sanders, so for now he’s playing media critic, focusing on how press coverage has fueled the rise of Donald Trump. “This is not entertainment. This is not a […]

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot As the machine was measuring my bone density, I was asking myself: What will the results be? What are the things I can try to do to stay healthy? How do I try to prevent osteoporosis? Bone density is a […]

Two-thirds of Americans are overweight or flat-out obese, and it’s not difficult to see why. On May 5, a.k.a. Cinco de Mayo, my workplace sprung for a buffet-style Mexican feast, and everyone flocked to the break room to stock up on pork and beans and other thigh-enlarging treats. Even the skinniest wisps among them loaded […]