Essays

Travel

The Forth Bridge, a red steel cantilever railway bridge, spans across the water with a clear sky and some clouds in the background.

Eddie and Billy. My uncle and I trace his brother’s route in the Italian campaign.

Cruise Compulsion. First-time cruisers meet the perennially at sea.

Politics & Culture

A dismantled black typewriter with black keys on a cracked concrete surface. A beer bottle, a black plastic part, and a bottle opener are nearby. There are green leaves in the top right corner.

See my most recent commentary on my Substack site.

A Moment of… What? where we’re stirred by the Ukrainian national anthem.

A Workable Compromise on student loan relief.

Big Little Lies, how Republican politicians live with themselves.

Do the Research. Advice to those who think they know better than scientists.

Driving Mr. Obama, about America’s racial-equity myth.

Let’s Drop the Big One. Trump parodies Randy Newman

Olympian Nightmares