White Sox fans get the points
Some thoughts about the pope-like headgear being issued to thousands of ChiSox fans
Peace of Mind
This is my place to talk about controversial subjects such as politics, religion, and sometimes baseball.
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Oh, no! That C-word again!
A desperate president and speaker of the House roll out that word.
Vatican 1, Women 0
A Vatican agency rejects a plea by German bishops to let women preach the homily at Mass. No surprise there.
Flag Day thoughts on war and peace
Should we listen to the warmongering peace president or a saintly conscientious objector?
Thank you for your....
Nurses, doctors, and teachers are among those who deserve to hear "Thank you for your service." But veterans and active-duty military hear it far more often.
Looking good on wood
Now that Dan Berrigan has been dead for a decade, it's a good time to ask ourselves how much his example has inspired our willingness to resist war.
The dope versus the pope
Thanks to Jimmy Kimmel’s writers for my headline, which is a slight variation of their headline for his show earlier this week.
Just war? Nah!
The army is getting ready to enlist older recruits than before, but that doesn't change the reality of the current war.
Women as targets
We all need to listen to the voices of women endangered by mass deportation.
War by any other name
Whatever the Trump regime wants to call it, this bombing is an unnecessary war.
Defining patriotism
Almost 250 years after the Declaration of Independence, what does the p-word mean?
Nasty nuke news
The treaty limiting the strategic nuclear weapon stockpiles of Russia and the United States has expired, and the Doomsday Clock is closer than ever to catastrophe.
A lesson from Ali
Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in Vietnam offers a lesson for today.
The start of something bad
The consequences of Trump's naked regime change in Venezuela will be bad, but it will take a while to figure out exactly how painful and long-lasting.
Polar Bear Scam (PBS)
This is a tale about how a horrible baseball rumor caused me to forget all my journalism training and pass along the bad (and very fake) news to friends.
A brilliant debut
Leena Khan has written an outstanding work of historical fiction about Kashmir, the beautiful, troubled nation where her grandparents grew up.
Day of the Disappeared
At a time when our government is disappearing too many people, a multifaith gathering met to pray and talk about it.
Stengel, Trump, and nukes
It's a sign of tough times when even a book about the Mets can get me thinking dark thoughts about Trump and nukes.
Regime change? Venezuela, no. DC, later.
The "peace president" is making all kinds of noises that sound like the scary music in the rerun of a horror movie called regime change.
Ballroom blitz
Trump's demolition of the White House East Wing, to build a hideously excessive and unnecessary ballroom, is more than gross. It's scary.