WITH JEB BUSH AND CHRIS CHRISTIE GONE, JOHN KASICH IS ONLY STATEHOUSE LEADER STILL RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT THIS YEAR No longer does being the chief executive of a state provide easiest, most direct path to the White House CURRENT AND FORMER GOVERNORS FINISH AT BOTTOM OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES’ HEAP, HAVING LOST THEIR ONETIME ‘NATIONAL […]

  PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES NEVER ALLOW FACTS TO STAND IN THE WAY OF INFLAMING CAMPAIGN RHETORIC Debate over Scalia seat on Court is politics-as-usual at its worst HILLARY’S ‘FANCY FOOTWORK’ MAKES DANCER FRED ASTAIRE SEEM STATIONARY AND RIGID An up-and-coming blowhard   By David Maril   Is hypocrisy a prerequisite for politicians?  Do political candidates need […]

  ATHLETES & FANS DO RELIGION A DISSERVICE BY INVOKING DIVINE HELP TO INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME OF SPORTING EVENTS Praying to The Lord to tip the scale at ballgames DESPITE THE MONEY, HYPE AND FANFARE, SPORTS IS SIMPLY ENTERTAINMENT   By David Maril   While you were watching the Denver Broncos upset the Carolina Panthers […]

  …before threatening to fine residents for not clearing the snow from theirs MTA DOES ITS USUAL LACKLUSTER JOB, FAILING TO MEET WEATHER CHALLENGE AND PROVIDE NEEDED PUBLIC SERVICE Light Rail and subway systems miss opportunity to display strong, positive impact at a time when cars needed to be kept off roads TWO NEW BOOKS […]

  FEAR OF ICE-COATED ROAD SURFACES — A ‘MODEL CITY’ FOR OVERREACTING TO FORECASTS OF WINTER STORMS — USED TO BE LOCAL AREA MONOPOLY Snowphobia grips Charm City, spreads north to New England WE’RE NO LONGER UNIQUE AS ‘CITY OF SNOW WIMPS’ A one-inch ‘Storm of Significance’   By David Maril   Baltimoreans used to […]