Italian Americans know precious little of their heritage except what they learned from family or the movies. Each generation becomes more ignorant than the next until our legacy becomes one of ‘cooks & crooks,’ as I have often observed. Sadly, ...

As my blog goes to press, our news media relates that a possible new strain of a COVID-like virus has been spreading across China. To quote that immortal baseball bard Yogi Berra: "It's deja-vu all over again!"All respect to the ...

On Columbus Day, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump should honor America and uphold the ideals of Western civilization by celebrating the epochal voyage of the Admiral of the Ocean Sea. Ours is a proud multicultural society. But scuttling a storied ...