Morris: Collecting Can Get Squirrelly
by Leo Morris I’ve been trying to make sense of NFTs, those digital creations called “non-fungible tokens” that can sell for millions of dollars. So, naturally, I thought of the squirrel. It showed up one day underneath the tree that stood in the outdoor break area for Fort Wayne Newspapers, the umbrella company for the Read the full article…
McGowan: Canceling Baseball’s Unwoke
by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. In April, 2003, Hall of Fame President Dale Petroskey canceled a Cooperstown event celebrating the 15th anniversary of the movie “Bull Durham.” Petroskey, a former Bush administrator, did not want its stars, Tom Robbins and Susan Sarandon, famous for their opposition to the Iraq war, to appear or speak. As Petroskey put Read the full article…
The Outstater
“Expectations were created that with the government of President Biden there would be a better treatment of migrants. And this has caused Central American migrants, and also from our country, wanting to cross the border thinking that it is easier to do so.” — Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador THE MAYOR OF MY CITY, a Biden Read the full article…
Franke: The Importance of a Tradition
by Mark Franke “You should always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.” Yogi Berra was, to my way of thinking, one of the two most significant philosophers of the 20th century. He had a simple, direct way of looking at life and summing up its highest order principles in his own Read the full article…
Morris: Police Reform
by Leo Morris You probably know what you think about murder, rape, arson and all sorts of other abhorrent crimes. But how do you feel about jaywalking and littering? It’s not as trivial a question as it might seem. Laws against jaywalking save lives. It is true that most car-pedestrian collisions happen at intersections, but Read the full article…
The Outstater
EVERYONE IS EXCITED. Your city is getting a new mixed-use hotel, dining and entertainment district where once only dilapidated buildings stood. Adjacent will be a new baseball park and maybe down the road a basketball arena or soccer stadium and luxury condominiums. The mayor put together a public-private partnership with a big-time out-of-state developer. There will be plenty of Read the full article…
