David Blum

In nearly a year on staff at this magazine, there is one lesson that this left-leaning Jew has learned above all others: tolerance. I now work among men and women I respect for their talents, their ideals, and their views, even though—on that last point—we disagree vehemently, and often. . . . . Continue Reading »

It seems no amount of technology or police work can thwart the successful career arc of the Parisian Art Thief. Last night’s  heist of five paintings from the Paris Museum of Modern Art demonstrates yet again that if you’re looking for a quick $500 million, there’s still no . . . . Continue Reading »

We’re pretty sure this isn’t mentioned in the Constitution . . . . Continue Reading »

Fly Fishing with Darth Vader: And Other Adventures With Evangelical Wrestlers, Political Hitmen, and Jewish Cowboys by Matt Labash Simon & Schuster, 336 pages, $25.99 “Don’t hit on those women,” former Washington, D.C., mayor Marion Barry says, leaning over Matt Labash’s . . . . Continue Reading »