Category Archive: Asides

25 Aug

All Glamour, No Game

All Glamour, No Game

I’ve been writing regularly over at The New Ledger — you can find my archive of posts here. Additionally, the fine folks over at CBS …

 
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25 Aug

Redskins Preview 2009

Redskins Preview 2009

My friend Tom Bridge over at WeLoveDC asked me for a Redskins preview, and I gave him this: Football teams have windows of opportunity in …

 
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24 Aug

The Four Horsemen and Sportswriting’s Internet Rebirth

The Four Horsemen and Sportswriting’s Internet Rebirth

I’d never heard of this Chris Brown fellow, but I like the cut of his jib: I bring all this out to show the parallels between …

 
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23 Aug

Coffee and Markets: A Daily Podcast

Coffee and Markets: A Daily Podcast

Over at The New Ledger, Senior Editor Francis Cianfrocca and I have been doing a daily podcast called Coffee & Markets for the past four …

 
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02 Aug

In Defense of Michael Bay

In Defense of Michael Bay

Benjamin Kerstein has an excellent piece at The New Ledger on the much-maligned genius of Michael Bay: In short, whatever Michael Bay’s sins may be, the …

 
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03 Apr

60 Days in at The New Ledger

60 Days in at The New Ledger

Things are running along speedily over at The New Ledger, and I hope you’ve been reading our work. I’m very happy with where we’re at …

 
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26 Dec

Oped: The Last Christmas

Oped: The Last Christmas

My last Washington Times oped of the year is here: Soon there was a growing pile of pictures of newer Christmases, but fewer and fewer from …

 
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17 Dec

Sammy Baugh Passes On

Sammy Baugh Passes On

Slingin Sammy Baugh – the greatest two-way quarterback who ever lived – has died at age 94. The only quarterback to ever lead the league in …

 
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12 Dec

Op-ed: Youth Vote and Short Honeymoon

Op-ed: Youth Vote and Short Honeymoon

I have an oped in today’s Washington Times on conservatives contending for the youth vote. I also have a post over at RedState on Rod Blagojevich …

 
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15 Nov

Op-ed: Lurching Center-Left

Op-ed: Lurching Center-Left

My latest op-ed at the Washington Times concerns America’s new status as a center-left nation. It is not all Mr. McCain’s fault – supporters of small …

 
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