Peter Jensen

In trivia contests, like politics, everyone thinks they have the answer; the secret is to know who holds the truth.

As it happens, I was fortunate enough to meet Charlie Barber, who was once homeless, and now, as much as ever, is a fine time to remember him. Especially with so much uproar in the world.

After just a year and a half in office, public disaffection for President Biden seems overblown - no one person can save (or ruin) the country.

With high gas prices, even Americans raised to view a driver's license as a ticket to freedom can understand the downside of being shackled to a car.

Emergency surgery is a walk in the park compared with digesting 21 days of what TV talking heads are feeding the nation.

It's not my lack of skills but my failure to hide my incompetence that always gets me into trouble: Why not fake it like everyone else?

What America needs right now are candidates who are decent people and voters who can spot that vital attribute.

Five sure-fire ideas for using your cellphone to protect the American way of life and pad my personal bank account.

It isn’t just the gerrymandering that’s hard to stomach, it’s the minority party’s faux outrage over it.

There's a simple solution to supply chain woes during the holidays: First, buy local, then stop worrying and celebrate pandemic survival any way you choose.

It's no simple chore to illegally tap the local wastewater line but never underestimate human ingenuity or our sense of entitlement.

Long-running Baltimore teen quiz show 'It's Academic' is off the air and it's a sad day for high school students more comfortable with Heimdall than football (with apologies to Norse mythology). A father's lament.

Better to obsess over Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez than bogus apocalyptic QAnon conspiracy theories.

Winning a single bronze medal in the Olympics wasn't what Americans expected from one of their greatest athletes but what they witnessed instead was a lesson in compassion and grace.

The world needs to celebrate super-speller and super-basketball dribbler Zaila Avant-garde beyond the traditional 15 minutes of fame. Movie or mini-series, action figure or t-shirt, she’s a natural. She has set the example for the rest of us.