Have you spent the past week pouring over the Mueller Report? Quite the page-turner from what I hear. Although, with all the redactions, it’s kind of like trying to readA Christmas Carolwithout ever seeing the name Ebenezer Scrooge in print. The Washington spin cycle went into full rotating mode as soon as the document hit [...]

“And now, representing the great state of Chicago . . .  . ” Yes, you read that right. Apparently, there is a not-so-nascent move afoot for the Windy City to break away from the rest of Illinois and add a 51ststar to the flag of the United States. (Among other things, that would wreak havoc [...]

Things could be worse. You could be an IRS employee this time of year. I’m just guessing here, but I doubt very much if anybody calls those folks just to say, “You’re doing a fine job. Keep up the good work.” Mostly, the frontline commandos who spend their days fielding taxpayers’ phone calls probably hear [...]

Opening Day. As a longtime aficionado of the great American pastime said recently, “If you have to ask, ‘For what?’ well, we just can’t be friends.” The major league baseball season is once again upon us. By the time this goes to print I believe every team will have hosted at least one game in [...]