"A.J. Liebling: The Sweet Science and Other Writings." Edited by Pete Hamill (Library of America, $40) ...more

March 15, 2009

Many young, naïve and politically re-educated youth, struggling poor and the over indulged credit abusers believe they are entitled to an upgraded lifestyle. ...more

February 27, 2009

First of all, although I voted Republican, I give my full support to President-elect Barack Obama. We will see. A man is judged by his deeds. It will help if we understand the problem. First of all there was 9-11, the three wars, tornadoes, earth quakes, floods and hurricanes (aid to tsunami victims, aid for malaria, AIDS and famine,) two years of Democrats saying how bad things are (how things are perceived becomes reality.) Add crooked Wall Street executives, crooked Congress involved in Fanny Mae-Freddie Mac (their directors also,) greedy people speculating on properties, filling the market with bad paper and you see it is no easy task. It will take the effort of all of us. Citizenship comes with certain responsibilities: you must vote, keep working in spite of all hurdles, and pay your share of taxes, no exceptions. We cannot get free stuff, it all comes at a cost. The more the government pays our way or does stuff for us, the more power it gives the government over us. Was your vote dependent on a tax break or cash stimulus? ...more

November 14, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - If you can save it or spend it, chances are someone has found a way to steal it. ...more

August 6, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - If you can save it or spend it, chances are someone has found a way to steal it. ...more

August 6, 2008

"Good Guys & Bad Guys: Behind the Scenes with the Saints and Scoundrels of American Business (And Everything in Between)" by Joe Nocera; Portfolio, 292 pages ($25.95) ...more

June 1, 2008

Michelle Faedo's cafe is the home of the very best Cuban sandwich in Tampa, and probably the civilized universe. ...more

December 21, 2007

Jesse Lackman says his son spends a dozen hours a week waging medieval combat across the dreary dreamscapes of computer games. Just don't expect to find Lackman sitting beside him battling ogres and dragons. ...more

November 13, 2007