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The Age of Innocence (1921)
December 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Sorry no one watches the bowls now that we have a 12-team playoff. Good decision by ND. Enjoy the Pop Tarts Bowl!
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Why on earth would ND see their team full of NFL-bound players risk injury in a meaningless game? Has anyone watched a “bowl game” since 12-team playoffs started? Good decision. Other teams would have done it to if their conferences hadn’t foolishly obligated them.
December 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Good decision. A lot of their kids are NFL-bound, so why risk injury for meaningless games? Has anyone watched a bowl game since the 12-game playoffs started?
December 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Two teams that should be in playoffs instead of James Madison & Tulane.
December 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I wouldn’t blame the NYT for this state of affairs. Leaders of other nations, our Congress, CEOs, universities, etc are all tiptoeing around to avoid angering Trump and counting the clock until he’s gone.
December 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I expect the next Congress and the next Administration’s DOJ will look at these deals and the circumstances around them very carefully.
December 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
NYPD should be protecting New Yorkers, not fascist out-of-town agitators.
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Fear City” by Kim Phillips-Fein, a history of the NYC fiscal crisis in the 70s.
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This has been all over Chicago local media the last few days, including the Sun-Times and WBEZ.
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Neil, I’m a huge fan of your column and I second your commendation of the Sun-Times reporters. In an age of ‘hot takes,’ their old-fashioned shoe leather reporting shines.

Request: let’s start asking the governor and mayors why stars and local police aren’t protecting our residents!
November 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM