Sometimes topics simply demand more research than a deadline allows. I couldn’t do justice to this week’s topic, so I’m kicking the can down the road by dishing out another batch of research-free random thoughts. I’ll confess to being impatient with people who pepper conversations with a slavishly recited “They say.” You know, like “They […]

The Supreme Court recently announced a landmark decision making it unlawful to take race into consideration in college admissions. Generally speaking, the ruling was cheered by conservatives and bemoaned by progressives. In my view, the decision generated more questions than answers. First of all, most colleges could not really be considered “selective.” Of the roughly […]

People are getting so used to increasing crime rates in cities across America, an etiquette is evolving between some muggers and their victims. I learned about this while I walked with my friend and his wife from a Washington D.C. pub to their home six blocks from the Hill. “When you get mugged, there are […]