Last week, my wife, Sally, and I dropped off the kids at a friend’s house and got out of town for the night. We went to Shelter Island, on the far eastern edge of Long Island, between the Hamptons and ...

Last week, my wife, Sally, and I dropped the kids at a friend's house and headed to Shelter Island for a night at the Pridwin Hotel and Cottages. (I recommend it.) We had cocktails before dinner at ...

This is not an opinion column — as far as I can tell — but terms come up in contexts that intrigue me. The most recent is a “straw man.” It came up in a commentary on National Public Radio that stated ...

Remember way back in 2010 when Obama said, “We’re not going to be able to do anything about any of these entitlements if what we do is characterize whatever proposals are put out there as, ‘Well, you ...

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On January 5, President Obama announced various executive actions to tighten gun control measures. Most of the news led with the fact that Obama cried during the press conference. The Scrapbook takes ...

Almost exactly one hour and just shy of 5,000 words after telling his audience that he has been “pretty quiet in the last few months”, FIFA president Gianni Infantino finished his opening remarks.

When the press gathers to interview fighters at boxing or mixed-martial arts bouts, it’s not common for the questions to center on geopolitics. But on Saturday night, a question posed to UFC fighter ...