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We shouldn’t blame Israel for surviving attacks — or defending against them
What if Israel didn’t have the Iron Dome? The missile defense system has been like something out of an Avengers movie this past week. It has intercepted hundreds and hundreds of missiles fired by Hamas, destroying them before they hit their targets. It’s...
‘Here’s a card to say … ‘ is what I miss on Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day reminds Mitch Albom of the traditions he shared with his mom, and the space left after she was gone.
Detroit Lions betting that boring 2021 NFL draft ushers in entertaining team
The NFL draft was exciting. The Detroit Lions were not. While other teams like Jacksonville were building explosiveness by moving Clemson’s starting backfield into their own, the Lions seemed intent on putting their fan base to sleep. They picked, in...
Careful what we wish for in eliminating the police
When U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was asked last summer what society would look like with defunded police, she naively answered, “a suburb.” Not exactly. I know what a nation with weakened or underfunded police looks like. I see it every month in Haiti....
Me and my COVID-19 test, a true chemical romance
It began as many relationships do. Apprehension. A feeling out process. A brief moment of intimacy. Since then, it has grown. One meeting led to two. Two to five. Five to 10. It’s been months, many months. By my count, we have now had 22 dates. That’s a lot, no?...
A trillion dollars is not a billion; why you can’t just print money
When I was a kid, I thought I knew the value of a dollar. Of course, when I was a kid, I also thought I could take a dollar and put it in a Xerox machine, and then I’d have more dollars. I’ve grown out of that notion. But I’m not sure our lawmakers have. Have you...After one year of COVID-19, what would we tell our old selves?
If we knew the coronavirus war would be, essentially, one year of acute suffering followed by gradual relief, would we have behaved differently?
Songwriter stricken with ALS gives voice to new Lou Gehrig Day in baseball
Eighty-two years ago, Lou Gehrig gave his famous retirement speech at Yankee Stadium, telling fans about a neurological disease with which he’d been diagnosed. “For the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest...
A COVID-19 casualty that’s not so bad: Celebrity obsession
Last week, the most powerful celebrity couple in the world announced they were divorcing. For once, America didn’t quiver. Why is that? Two years ago, the news of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian calling it quits would have been water cooler topic No. 1. He’s...The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
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