When Lone Wolves Become a Pack: The Wacko Militants of the American Political Right

Here’s a list of just a fraction of far-Right extremists and what they have done.
Read More“My supporters are very passionate.”
— Donald J. Trump

Here’s a list of just a fraction of far-Right extremists and what they have done.
Read More“My supporters are very passionate.”
— Donald J. Trump

Read MoreChris Moneymaker’s stunning storybook victory in the 2003 World Series of Poker is rightly remembered as the seminal event when poker went from smoke-filled backrooms to boardrooms and living rooms. It the moment when poker grew up. It’s the dividing line between the good old days and the modern era. It ignited what became known as “the poker boom.” A new podcast by ESPN captures some of those memories.
I was interviewed as part of this story.

Read MoreFahrenheit 11/9 delivers everything we expect from a film documentary written, produced, and directed by Michael Moore — with a few thorny surprises.

Read MorePersonal Note: I was out of town all of last week visiting family in Dallas and therefore couldn’t dedicate enough time to handicapping the games to make my usual weekly post. No one died. I ate well. The season-to-date record has been updated with results from the previous week and now we’re on to NFL Week #7 with a vengence.