Profiles in Courage

Whatever happened to “Judge not Lest Ye be Judged”? From the calls I’ve taken on WFAN lately, people are practically suggesting the death penalty for the Astros players who participated in the sign stealing scandal. The players made a mistake by...

Professional Jealousy

Why do people buy books? As a good friend of mine opines, if we knew the answer to that, every book would be a best seller.The controversy around American Dirt  reminds me of my days on FM radio when the record companies would ‘hype’ a particular artist...

Cool Hand Colin?

The NFL sponsored workout for Colin Kaepernick turned out badly this weekend. It’s clear that neither side trusts the other and for good reason.Many have asked why the NFL did this in the first place. My guess is that Jay-Z, a Kaepernick supporter, lobbied...

Knowing When to Leave

I just read an interesting piece about why the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, succeeded beyond all expectations and Rocketman, the Elton John story, is not resonating with audiences.It has little to do with artistic merit, the NY Post posits, but the fact that Elton...

Privacy in Public Life

When a president invokes executive privilege, it troubles me. What is he hiding? is the natural response. But in order for any business or government to function, there must be secrets.Why?Take the example of the recently resigned British Ambassador, Kim Darroch. In a...