The drama and saga of LeBron James, city of Cleveland, and community of South Beach (Miami) has brought to light the natural tension between
Author: Arthur Lieber
What we can learn from Seattle’s 1893 stimulus
Recently I was in Seattle and took in a tourist attraction, the Seattle Underground. I was a little skeptical at first, because I thought
“Listen to the crowd”
An exciting tennis match can cause a crowd to display its enthusiasm in a way that is almost cruel. The best fans may be those in the print media.
“Father Knows Best” and the decline of CNN
The television program “Father Knows Best” hit the airwaves in 1954 and was a staple of American viewing through 1960. Robert Young, who played
What acknowledging our mistakes looks like (in case we don’t know)
One of the best things that has happened to politicians over the past year is that several individuals in the worlds of sports and
Progressive Republican’s key role in Watergate probe
NOTE: Today, June 17, 2010, is the thirty-eighth anniversary of the Watergate break-in. We have to give Richard Nixon some credit; his disregard for
Let’s put math and geography ahead of football
I’ve always been amused by the term “scholar-athlete.” Many players on college sports teams are accomplished athletes who are “scholars” in the sense that
In going green, failure leads to success
Success in going green will require failures first, as it did in the development of information technology.
Should bicyclists have unlimited rights?
If David and Goliath really existed, and if their match had taken place in the Roman Coliseum, for whom would the fans be rooting?
In defense of Rand Paul – somewhat
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone where, when the other person is speaking, you (a) are not really listening, and/or (b)