Tuesday , July 28 2026

Culture and Society

Theater Review (NYC): ‘Line’ by Israel Horovitz

At moments, the refreshed production of NYC's longest-running play reminded me of looking at those books of old New Yorker cartoons from the 1950s and '60s, with their wordless multi-panel stories and their hapless Organization Men. But for most of its length, I wished I'd gotten on line for something else.

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Why the Housing Market Isn’t on an Upswing Just Yet

Housing prices vary too frequently, and have too many factors, for even an expert to accurately predict or analyze them. Thanks to the stock market’s recovery and generally more optimism, we may be in the midst of a new rising tide for home prices, but only time will tell.

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Time to Abolish Political Parties – Before It’s Too Late

The Founding Fathers were oddly prescient at times. If you think about the system that led Donald Trump to the threshold of the most powerful position in the world, and the corruption that has elevated Hillary Clinton to her party's nomination, you have to wonder if they weren't psychic. Because if we don't do something to resolve this national horror, America will lose everything – including itself.

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Productivity Suffers When Workers Are Distracted or Disengaged

Do you ever feel like employees aren’t living up to your expectations? Do productivity numbers remain consistent – or even falter over time? If so, your office clearly isn’t as productive as it should be. The key to getting out of this rut is identifying where your employees are wasting …

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