DOCK ELLIS: MY SPECIAL DAY
Dock Ellis, the former Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher, recalls his day of excellence.
BLOOMBERG STANDS STRONG
Three cheers for Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his ardent defense of religious freedom. His position is in keeping with the best traditions of New York City and America. The people who are opposing the mosque are either know-nothings like Sarah Palin, or worse, far worse, scare-mongering manipulators like Newt Gingrich, who is up to the …
ANOTHER BLOW TO WORKERS
Today in The Wall Street Journal, Eleanor Laise and Kelly Green report that many companies that suspended 401(k) contributions during teh depths of the financial crisis have yet to restore them–despite a return to “surging profits and rising dividends.” Among the companies named in the article: FedEx, which last week boosted its profit expectations for …
600
Three years to the day that he hit his 500th home run, Alex Rodriguez, breaking a 12-day, 47 at-bat homerless drought, hit his 600th home run in a 5-1 Yankee victory over Toronto, becoming only the 7th man to reach that milestone. SI.com’s Joe Sheehan thinks it’s inevitable that Rodriguez will one day hold the …
GO, ANTHONY, GO!
Rep. Anthony Weiner in The New York Times: “While I appreciate the concern over the future of civility in politics, I believe a little raw anger right now is justified. Democrats make a mistake by pretending there is a bipartisan spirit in Congress these days, and would be better served by calling out Republican shams. …
A FAST 50 HOURS IN LONDON
My latest assignment has me working for Mr. Joe Plumeri, the chairman and CEO of the Willis Company. Have you ever heard of Willis? Neither had I, until this relationship began. Turns out Willis is a venerable British insurance company, now approximately 175 years old. Mr. Plumeri is an astute and charismatic businessman from the …
THE VANISHING MIDDLE CLASS
There was a set of astonishing statistics in the New York Post today, in an article by Michael Snyder: According to a 2009 poll, 61% of Americans “always or usually” live paycheck to paycheck, up from 43% in 2007. 43% of Americans have less than $10,000 saved up for retirement. 36% of Americans say that …
THE MAN OF THE YEAR IS. . . MARK RUFALO
Or more properly, the man of the year is Paul, the character Mark Rufalo plays in the The Kids Are All Right, the perceptive, wise, winning new film co-written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko. The reason is simple: there hasn’t been a male character like Paul in the movies in, like, forever. The Kids Are …
WHAT WOULD PRESIDENT HILARY DO?
I voted for Barack Obama for president. Today, I still like the guy, still admire him, have high hopes for him, and believe he could do a great job. But the truth is, when I had to choose between him and Hilary Clinton in the New York primary, I voted for Hilary. Why? Experience. I …