The World According to Mitch

As I go through the process of getting onto the airplane a couple of times per week I notice several tidbits that strike me as interesting. This morning I am flying United Airlines from Toronto to Washington (Dulles) and because of the ninety minute delay I had more time than usual to take stock. Arriving...

There was an excellent speech in the Pilot episode of the West Wing several years ago in which President Josiah Bartlett, portrayed by acting legend Martin Sheen, says that his wife (Abigail, later to be portrayed by Stockard Channing) always tells him never to do anything rash when he is angry. As a...