At Debate, Kamala Harris Shines a Light on Race and Economics
Kamala Harris touches a nerve on issues that resonate with Americans, and in the process makes Joe Biden look feeble.
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Michael Olesker
As a Country, Are We Really Shrugging Off Rape Charges?
Democratic presidential contenders have been muted about it, if not silent. Their excuse? The issue doesn’t poll well.
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To mark the 90th anniversary of her birth, June 12, 1929, Bloomsbury Continuum has issued “Anne Frank: The Collected Works.”
Anne Frank’s Diary Can Still Shock, Inspire
Ninety years after her birth, Anne is more than a child snatched from life too soon. She’s become the Jewish saint, the tragic symbol of so much potential lost among the slaughtered millions.
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Biden, Meet Bubala
Would anyone ask whether Marylanders should have stopped voting for white males after the political scandals, years ago, involving Dale Anderson, Joseph Alton, Marvin Mandel and Spiro Agnew?
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Protesters gather at JFK International Airport in New York to rally against President Donald Trump's executive order on January 28, 2017. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images)
Trump’s Latest Agitprop Threatens All of Us
We should all feel threatened, psychologically if not physically, since we are all descended from people who came here from somewhere else.
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This fall, Barnes & Noble will move to 1809 Reisterstown Rd., Suite 103 , in the Festival at Woodholme shopping center. (File photo by Scott Kiewe)
Breathing a Little Easier at Barnes & Noble … For Now
The new purchase, by Elliott Advisors, has not only given the company a jolt of fresh money, but fresh optimism.
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Erika Rose and Dawn Ursula star in the "Queens Girls" plays at Everyman Theatre. (Photo: Copyright Chris Giese, Everyman Theatre)
Everyman’s ‘Queens Girl’ Addresses Timeless Desire to Fit In
The plays are set more than half a century ago. But the emotions, the cultural anxieties, and the coming-of-age hilarity, are as fresh as today’s.
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Biden, Trump and Holding Onto the Past
Is there a statute of limitations on transgressions of the past, Michael Olesker wonders.
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The Bygone Days of Bike Riding
The Washington Post reports sales of bikes to kids aged 6-to-17 decreased by more than a million from 2014 to 2018.
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WJZ’s Faltering Ratings Reveal a Pattern in TV News Today
The station that once drew half a million viewers is now drawing roughly 20,000 people among those most highly prized by advertisers.
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Harborplace’s Future Remains a Question Mark
It’s about time that a ‘new tradition’ takes place at Harborplace, writes Michael Olesker.
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