I adopted a cat named Copper from an animal shelter in late October. She was a beautiful brown, gray and tan tabby. She was three years old, and she had spent her entire life living in the shelter, in a cage. The reason she had been in the shelter so…

Innumeracy: Definition: Incompetence with numbers. Illiteracy: Definition: Incompetence with words. Why, you may ask, have I listed these two definitions? Because now, more than ever, as last night’s presidential debate illustrated, America has become an innumerate, as opposed to illiterate, nation. If you ask the average American, as well as…

It’s High Noon on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, and America is deep in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic. There have been over 400,000 confirmed cases now and over 14,000 deaths. …

There is a pitched battle going on in America, but it is not being fought with guns and tanks and planes. Instead it’s being waged with words, political policies, tax breaks, non-discretionary spending, and most importantly the hearts and minds of everyday Americans. On one side is the Democratic Party…

BELTRAN HAS TO GO Since news broke approximately two months ago that the Houston Astros used video cameras to steal opposing teams’ pitching signs at Minute Maid Park in Houston during the 2017 season, the dominos have continued to fall. Major League Baseball suspended General Manager Jeff Luhnow and Manager…

I was born in 1974 in New York City, and I’ve been a Mets fan ever since because that was my father’s team. …

So it’s Sunday night, and I’m chilling at home in Queens after spending a relaxing weekend in New York. On Saturday I visited my father in Harlem, and on Sunday I watched football. Then I cooked burgers for dinner. …

Yesterday I did something new, something I haven’t done in at least several months. I read a news article about a topic other than President Trump. …

By now everyone knows the sordid saga of former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, the uber talented yet notoriously mercurial player. Brown signed with the Oakland Raiders as a free agent during the NFL offseason, after some acrimony in Pittsburgh, and Raiders fans were excited to see Brown catch passes for their team on Sundays. But almost immediately problems began to emerge. Brown injured his feet by stepping into a cryogenic relaxation chamber without the proper footwear. The Raiders were not happy.