Saturday, April 4, 2026

The New York Times Publishes a Correction

The NYT published an article yesterday about NATO by veteran journalist Steven Erlanger, the paper's chief diplomatic correspondent for Europe. It led to the following correction.













The mistake was a real boner.


















The updated story set things straight.



Monday, March 9, 2026

The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith's "An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations" was published in London 250 years ago on March 9, 1776. 

Smith's book is just as relevant and thought-provoking today.



Monday, February 23, 2026

Snow, Snow, and More Snow

Winter Storm Hernando dumped 18 inches of snow over the NYC-metro area less than a month after Winter Storm Fern dropped more than 16 inches.