Sadly, history has a way of repeating itself. It is particularly alarming to note the parallels between the economic crisis that devastated America in the late 1920s and the implosion in the financial markets that is occurring today. What does history teach us about the ingredients common to these parallel crises? And how do our presidential candidates stack up in light of these similarities? ...more

September 26, 2008

The state offers brides and grooms myriad idyllic settings in which to say, "I do." ...more

May 9, 2008

"The Drowsy Chaperone" makes me wish I'd grown up in the Jazz Age. It's a profoundly original and loving tribute to the 1920s musical comedy, where lovers break into song, actors overact and madcap antics abound. ...more

January 18, 2008