Category Archives: Marty’s Blog

Feb 20, 2014 Charles Blow The Michael Dunn case has caused us to look once again at the American culture and criminal justice system, and many don’t like what they see. But we shouldn’t look at this case narrowly and … Continue reading →

February 19, 2014 David Brooks We take as our text today the parable of the prodigal sons. As I hope you know, the story is about a father with two sons. The younger son took his share of the inheritance … Continue reading →

By Linton Weeks Feb 12, 2014 At weddings, guests tweet real-time photos of the festivities to friends far away. At sporting events, fans follow scores of games in other cities. In classrooms, students text with friends in other classes and parents out … Continue reading →

BEAR in mind that what you’re about to read comes from someone whose creaky knees protest any run longer than three miles, whose achy left shoulder just got its first cortisone shot and whose haircuts are more ceremonial than functional, … Continue reading →

Posted: 02/18/2012 6:53 am Gluten-free is hot these days. There are books and websites, restaurants with gluten free menus, and grocery stores with hundreds of new gluten-free food products on the shelf. Is this a fad, or a reflection of response to … Continue reading →

By SAM POLK JAN. 18, 2014 IN my last year on Wall Street my bonus was $3.6 million — and I was angry because it wasn’t big enough. I was 30 years old, had no children to raise, no debts to … Continue reading →

By MIKE TIERNEY  Dec 21, 2013 MILTON, Ga. — A referee’s whistle halted play during a recent game at Milton High, a school situated among horse farms in an affluent area north of Atlanta. A foul had been called, leaving … Continue reading →

By CHARLES M. BLOW I don’t put much past politicians. I stay prepared for the worst. But occasionally someone says something so insensitive that it catches me flat-footed. Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, said Sunday on Fox News: “I … Continue reading →

By DAVID BROOKS We’re living in an era of mechanized intelligence, an age in which you’re probably going to find yourself in a workplace with diagnostic systems, different algorithms and computer-driven data analysis. If you want to thrive in this … Continue reading →

By CHARLES M. BLOW Tuesday morning, I got a call about a girl — now a woman — whom I had gone to grade school with. She was gravely ill. Cancer. It had spread to her brain, I was told. … Continue reading →