A Righteous Thing
1960s. Men like Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Frank Robinson, and Brooks Robinson had their accomplishments recited and their stories told. I still remember the title of the chapter on Brock, then the all-time steals king: “Every Walk’s a Two Bagger.” When I got the book, I was already familiar with most of the names it heralded. But I was still young and there were a few strangers staring back at me from the pages. One of them had an ominous name: Harmon Killebrew.
Folding Trump
A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece on Donald Trump after he got his head handed to him by President Obama and Seth Meyers of all people at the Washington Correspondents’ Dinner. However, just before I was going to post it, U.S. Navy SEALS assassinated Osama bin Laden. Suddenly there
The Name Game
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