In Praise of Folly

A recent study from a Berkeley professor found that the rich tended to act more unethically than those with moderate or low earnings: Slate ...

Much has been made of the state of refereeing in soccer over the past few years, particularly at the 2010 World Cup (a disgrace -- including...

Reagan once said that "facts are stupid things" and this seems to be a rallying cry of conservatives in this election cycle. The l...

34 minutes into the North London derby today, Tottenham led 2-0, the Gunners looked terrible and I was screaming internally for the club to ...

I often write reviews of films I don't like, and this has been particularly true in the last year when Hollywood rather consistently dis...

When I read the news today, I sometimes feel like I'm stuck in a time warp back to the 1950s. The racist undertones, talk of socialism a...

As Romney's prospects of sealing the candidacy continue to be jeopardized by the rising stock of the latest "real conservative can...

It would be absurd to argue that money hasn't mattered in politics for a long time. But since the Citizens decision of 2010, money has m...

Enough is enough! After the disgraceful performance against AC Milan midweek, one thought the Gunners would show up today. Instead we suffer...

Batman has an uncomfortable relationship to other superhero comic books and films. While many, including Lawrence and Jewett and Eco, have a...

As I have told friends in the past, low expectations and high hopes is a good way to avoid the rather constant disappointment that can other...

Reports from the just completed CPAC conference seem to highlight the depths of the historical amnesia and outright insanity that now reign...

After the disaster that was the beginning of this year, the thought that this team had restored the meddle that once saw them win trophies a...

So I rarely watch the Daily Show anymore, even though it's still often quite good, but happened to catch a repeat of the 2/1 show, where...

I rarely watch the half time show at the biggest sporting event in the U.S., but this year, sitting in the bar, my friends seemed intent on ...

In good news for those not interested in a "CEO" President redux, Obama has forged ahead of Romney in the most recent Washington P...

The start to 2012 has been a veritable nightmare for the Gunners after returning to the top four in the last breath of 2011. Giving up a lea...

Another away game with plenty of chances; another meager point and a clear indication that spending a little money would have done us good. ...

Arsenal's 3-2 come from behind victory on Sunday was a huge boost to a reeling club. Down 2-0 at halftime, with fans booing, it looked l...

Bill Maher on CNN debates the quality of debates and hails Obama for, well, speaking the truth, something the GOP candidates just don't ...

A new phrase that has emerged in recent years is the "jobless recovery" and at the more radical end the "jobless economy....

Well as is often the case in making predictions, some including me have apparently been premature in announcing the moribund fate of a Gingr...

The long march toward conservatism that arguably started in 1968 and exploded in 1981 appears to go on undaunted by the financial crisis of ...

Contagion is that oddest of films, a thriller without many thrills, an ensemble cast that could have been cast aside without much lost and...