Notes from the Ironbound

I've had the sixties on my brain a lot this summer. I think there's finally been enough distance from that turbulent decade for us t...

While listening to president Obama's stirring speech on Wednesday, I could also not help thinking of how much more his eight years i...

[Editor's note: just a reminder that tracks of the week are jumping off points for discussion, and not always a statement of a partic...

I watched Donald Trump's acceptance speech last week, and it was my Paul on the road to Damascus moment. His campaign has been fillin...

I have a history of ignoring a particularly important or notable artist for years, then hearing them one day and getting obsessed and ...

I am not planning on saying much about the RNC, because to compare it to a dumpster fire is an insult to dumpster fires. Plus, plenty of oth...

I didn't watch much of the Republican convention last night live, just clips and tweets until I had a long phone conversation with a...