Emotional Rescue #3: Remembering John McCain, Ohio State Football, 100 Essential Albums, and Geographical Prejudice

Read MoreToday is Sunday, August 26th, 2018. The scattershooting begins.

Read MoreToday is Sunday, August 26th, 2018. The scattershooting begins.

I’ll always love you in my own peculiar way.
— Willie Nelson
Read MoreFrom the opening note of the first song on Willie Nelson’s vastly underappreciated 1998 album, Teatro, we realize we’re in for something astoundingly different.

Read MoreSoliciting amounts to a home invasion. It’s an imposition on my time. It’s an invasion of my privacy.

It’s easy to be cynical about politics. That’s because politicians make it easy for us to be cynical.
However, on rare occasions, a politician comes along who’s different.
Beto O’Rourke is different.
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Read MoreLike many serious longtime gamblers, I’ve made some crazy bets in my life. Here’s a list. Only one isn’t true. Take a guess which one.