As I walk through clouds of pot smoke on New York City sidewalks and scroll through the comments section of internet newsfeeds, the figure of speech “Bread and Circuses” comes to mind. Credit for this phrase belongs to Juvenal, a Roman poet of the late first and early... Read More →

  The overtime victories of Team USA against Team Canada in men’s and women’s ice hockey at the Winter Olympics were the cause of resounding rejoicing south of the Canadian border, and of national stunned sadness, if not depression, to the north. Both nations’ squads played... Read More →