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Posts published in “Past Opinion Columns”

Is philosophy a kind of poetry?

This is the fourth in a series of posts on philosophy.

Last year, struggling to understand an especially dense philosophical paper, I was reminded of my youthful efforts to decode poets like Emily Dickinson and Wallace Stevens.

Data and soccer

This week I’m going to take influence from Soccernomics and take a look at a sabermetric approach to soccer. Specifically, why aren’t more clubs embracing the data revolution in soccer?

Crossing the Hudson

I suspect most of my readers know the typical ups and downs of the different ways of getting from Hoboken to the city.

Fashion Week around the world

Fashion Week began in New York on February 9 and will end in Paris on March 8. Regardless of whether they’re in NY, London, Milan, or Paris, designers around the world are sharing a sneak peak of what to expect for Fall and Winter in 2017.

Should philosophers stick to ethics?

This is the third in a series of posts on philosophy.

It must irk philosophers that any idiot thinks he can do what they do.

Soccer 2, Technology 1: 2nd half

The past struggle was goal-line technology in soccer. However, the struggle has turned towards implementing video referees and instant replay within the game.

Is philosophy a sport played with words?

This is the second in a series of posts on philosophy.

Dining last year with members of a philosophy salon in Manhattan, I met an eminent philosopher, whom I’ll call Harry.

Ye olde ice cream shoppe

At the end of last week’s column, I said the apps that I mentioned would be useful for this week’s recommendation.