Op Ed

Plain red paper cups and a glacier display in the mall do nothing to ruin my Christmas. That already started when I heard Christmas music in a store on October 30th.

When it all goes away, when that last pitch is done and the other team is celebrating, well there is nothing worse than that.

When was the last time you got to attend a brainstorming session with the president of a country?

Will U.S. news soon be filled with stories comparing the Shining Path to Isis, as an excuse to wage war in the land of Machu Picchu?

The street vendor who used to always wear a Yankees cap now wore a Mets one and said, "No more Yankees – Mets, Mets, Mets!!!”

So as I watch the game tonight I will be thinking of the spirits of all my deceased relatives who once cheered at Ebbets Field and later at good old Shea and then some of them lived to see Citi Field.

The dilemma for developed world, and particularly for Western Europe, is profound, and could shutter its moral foundation.

It is easy to become jaded in these difficult times in which we live, but this human peace sign should provide comfort and joy for people all over the world.

The problem with publicizing what a killer has done comes down to a responsibility and sacred trust that both the media and the president have forgotten.

During his visit to the United States, Pope Francis made the most important steps the leader of the Catholic Church can make – Christ-like ones.