My long-legged father grew up in The Bronx, and he walked like a New Yorker. I remember running after him as he took after-dinner strolls with our dog. So I...
Religious Freedom is in the news. Again. So I’m going to talk about my religion, and then some others. When I am lost in the gloom of winter, I like...
Way way back in 1968, I was so angry about the riots outside the Democratic convention in Chicago that I refused to support the nomination of Hubert Humphrey. I was...
President Obama visited an American mosque this week and made a speech. He talked about our tradition of religious freedom, and how important it was to accept all of our fellow...
Gather ‘round, children, and let me teach you history. Mine was the first Barbie generation. Before Barbie, almost all dolls on the mass-market were baby dolls, or toddlers. They were...
There is far too much about cancer in the news this week. First, it took out David Bowie. Then, it took out Alan Rickman. David Bowie has been an active...
There are more serious stories in the news this week, but I have been enthralled watching what is going on in Oregon. As you might know, a group of crazy...
Start 2016 right. Laugh. The older I get, the more important I think jokes are. And the more I think that’s a political perspective. It’s also a tactical one. Here’s...
Last year, my only New Year’s resolution was to leave my apartment at least once a day, weather permitting. I did pretty well, making it until October when I just...
Since Michael Davis World seems to revolve around me (ME! ME! ME!) and only me (didn’t there used to be other columnists here?), I’m going to write about something personal...
I’ve never been a fan of the Black Friday phenomenon, turning the day after Thanksgiving into a consumerist free-for-all. Not only do I have a political critique (I think the...
In the 1880s, the five wealthiest Jewish families in a small town in Romania paid to bring the entire Jewish population of that place to the United States. My ancestors...
