Columns

Baseball great Babe Ruth beat Spanish Flu… twice

In 1918, an influenza panic much like today’s COVID-19 struck the nation. The Spanish flu, as it was often called, killed at least 50 million victims worldwide, and 675,000 in the U.S.

Survive the supermarket with social distancing

As we adjust our daily schedules to the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, many families are suffering from acute boredom.

Surviving coronavirus at home with teenage triplets

You’re stuck home with your kids and feeling sorry for yourself. How are you going to keep them busy? What about their school work? I’ve got a better story — stuck at home with 16-year old triplets. Beat that. Anyone? Anyone? That’s what I thought.

What will Easter 2021 be like?

“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” — C.S. Lewis “Better safe than sorry” is an overriding theme for individuals, businesses and governments struggling with the current worldwide health crisis.

Spend quality time in self-quarantine

In addition to the truly grave aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a first-world problem that parents all over America are facing — along with looking for a creative and non-abrasive substitute for toilet paper — is how to keep their children wholesomely occupied while schools are closed.

Suffering from magazine overload?

Since “Playboy” recently published its final print issue, and since I’m reading a biography of publishing magnate Conde Nast on my tablet, I felt it appropriate to share my misgivings about magazines.

The soul of America - revisited

The past two weeks have been quite extraordinary and truly unprecedented. The last week, particularly, has been very disruptive to the typical American Way of Life.

Forget social distancing, what’s happening is criminal

I got an email from the ACLU the other day. I have absolutely no idea how I got on their mailing list, since I’ve written column after column criticizing them for their positions on everything from representing accused terrorists to their problem with religion in the public square.

The dawn of spring; a sense of renewal

The dawn of spring; a sense of renewal The eternal promise of spring, the first daffodil, the tiny buds forming on the elm tree; a faint but distinct musical note from the mockingbird, serves to remind us of the cycle of life.

Baseball suspended, lackluster game won’t be missed

I may be in the minority, but Major League Baseball’s decision to suspend the season until at least mid-May doesn’t bother me. Long ago, as the game moved further away from the baseball I grew up with and loved, I became disenchanted with its direction.