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The airline industry’s latest First Amendment martyr, Robert Sayegh, was victim this week of one of the more miserable little abuses of power on American airplanes. Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 5136, which was actually taxiing for takeoff, returned to the gate so that police could escort Sayegh off. His offense? Swearing out loud. That Sayegh [...]

As I wrote about earlier this week, I’ve been a little obsessed with the question of how to balance my responsibilities as a father whose kids (presumably) need him and as a journalist who sometimes needs to go into (presumably, somewhat) dangerous situations. Who better to talk with, then, than Robert King, subject of the [...]

As I learned at South by Southwest, one way that blogueros like me can turn their little passion project into something resembling an income stream is to write a book that builds on their blog. For a masterclass in the alchemy of turning successful blogs into a book, however, look no further than Let’s Panic [...]

I’ve written a bit on this blog about my propensity for odd and eccentric Jews, and I’ve written about it elsewhere, too, basically anywhere I was given the opportunity, and I was paid. For this interview, which I conducted as part of the research for my book, I focused on two specific odd and eccentric [...]