The Betty Crocker // Your Traveling Companion

Chicken: Street Tacos Serves 2–4 ¼ cup olive oil 2 tablespoons lime juice (from 1 lime) 1½ teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon garlic powder 4 chicken thighs (or 3 chicken breasts) Cooking oil...

Trump’s Legal Exposure // A Conversation with Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman

Rudy Giuliani was notified today that he is the target of a criminal investigation in Georgia, which probably means that he will soon be indicted. How significant do you think that is for Donald...

Dormancy // Sorrow and a plant’s lesson

After my mother passed away, a colleague sent me a peace lily as a condolence gift. Today, more than a year later, I own an exquisite collection of house plants. To quote novelist Alice...

Summit of Bosses // Advice for people running a company

Week in and week out, I try to bring you real, practical suggestions and solutions from entrepreneurs that you can implement in your own life. Often, the best inspiration comes from people who have gone...

Camping Out // The How, When, and Why

I had a short list of last-minute things to get at the makolet before our camping trip. Canned beans. Hotdog buns. Shelf-stable milk. At the checkout counter, I was spotted by a friend. “Where are...

Days of Deceit // Fact-free fantasies are all the rage

Shameless charlatans and flagrant fabulists are nothing new. But they seem to be proliferating rather wildly these days. In only the latest of a slew of recent such scams, a man was just sentenced to...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Kings of Badchanus // A one-on-one with Pinky Weber & his son...

Over the past three decades, one of the most creative and prolific composers in the world of Jewish music has undoubtedly been Reb Pinchos Weber. Pinky, as he is affectionately known, is responsible for...

Destroying Islamic Jihad // Israel’s operation to take out the terrorists

Operation Breaking Dawn in the Gaza Strip began on Friday afternoon, at exactly 4:16 p.m. The opening of the operation was well planned over time by the IDF’s Operations Wing. That was also where...

Why We Recommend a Business Coach // Yossi G explains how to supercharge your...

A few years ago, I featured Yossi Gottehrer, often referred to as “Yossi G,” as in the name of his high-end interior design company, YossiG. Recently, we had a chance to catch up, and...

Her Father’s Daughter // A long-gone Bawlemorian’s legacy persists

You might not recognize the name Nancy Patricia D’Alesandro, but old Baltimore boys like me know that family name well. And you, dear reader, know her by her present name, Nancy Pelosi. The reason “D’Alesandro”...