My 13-year-old goddaughter still can’t understand how telephone busy signals used to work. She can’t help it. At 13, she’s a member of the Gen Alpha generation, kids born between 2010 and 2024, which is the first generation to NOT know what life was like before social media and artificial intelligence were everywhere. I tried […]

Inside the State House, the process known as the “concept draft” is taking quite a pummeling. Some of these bills have been justifiably criticized as being little more than a title, with the committee of jurisdiction’s public hearing centering on something so vague it can hardly be intelligently discussed. Under the legislative rules, by the […]

When you’re responsible for other people’s money, mixing it with morality is a mistake. Not that climate change is a moral issue per se, but many of those who believe do so with a fervor that can be described as religious. Wall Street learned this the hard way. Public policy groups that studied the issue […]

The other night, I took a friend out for her birthday at an upscale French restaurant. The food is magnificent, as authentic as anything I tasted when I lived in Paris — cue the accordion music. But even perfection has its tics. Normally, service at this restaurant is sublime. But this night, I had a […]

Russia is reeling from the worst terror strike on its soil in a generation following an attack on March 22, 2024, that killed at least 137 concertgoers in Moscow. The attack has been claimed by the Islamic State group. And despite Russian authorities expressing doubt over the claim, U.S. officials told The Associated Press that they believed ISIS-K, a South and Central Asian […]

Israel is part of America’s political culture. Since its creation in 1948, support for Israel has been constant and bipartisan. But that is now changing. For some, this support might have grown as a reaction to the horrors of the Holocaust. For evangelical Christians, Israel as the Jewish homeland would be an essential element of […]

Hurricane Hanks on Anna Maria Island is the kind of place the name suggests: Florida casual, wizened regulars perched on bar stools, waitresses (yes, the term is correct at a place like this) who call you “sweetie” and “hon,” and burgers piled high like a Dagwood sandwich. A “Hey, just relax” vibes permeate the place. […]

Have you ever wondered what it must feel like to be very well known? Maybe you already are, so you do know. I wonder if it’s as fun as it appears to be. An awful lot of people have attained fame over the years, some good, some not so good. The fame, or really renown, […]