Opinion

• Dan Rodricks

Fix hundreds of vacant houses in Baltimore or run for president in 2020? What should a billionaire do?

Another one of those 'Nobody asked me, but' columns in which our columnist, without prompting, gives his thoughts about many things, including a Michael Bloomberg presidential run and the self-checkouts at the supermarket.

By Dan Rodricks

Nov 8, 2019

• Dan Rodricks

Dan Rodricks: In Baltimore’s Coppin Heights, a big opportunity comes into view

A new apartment building near Coppin State University puts a new face on North Avenue and could set the stage for more investment in a federally-designated 'opportunity zone'

By Dan Rodricks

Nov 7, 2019

• Dan Rodricks

Rodricks: Why is Maryland keeping an 85-year-old man and four other octogenarians in prison?

At 85, Arthur Biddle is the state's longest-serving inmate, with 65 years in prison. But he's not Maryland's oldest prisoner. Samuel Neal is 88. A new study questions the value of keeping elderly inmates locked up for so long.

By Dan Rodricks

Nov 5, 2019

• TV

More than half a million watched Ravens victory on TV in Baltimore

WBAL said the audience of 568,371 for the Ravens-Patriots game was the largest audience for an NFL telecast on the channel in five years.

By David Zurawik

Nov 4, 2019

• Dan Rodricks

Dan Rodricks: Baltimore’s vacants remain symbols of failure and future

The sight of four vacant rowhouses in West Baltimore gives rise to some thoughts about the city's past and some ideas about rebuilding its population in the next two decades.

By Dan Rodricks

Nov 1, 2019

• David Zurawik

Zurawik: Focusing the patriarchy fight on men who hold power over media narratives

This is where the war on patriarchy is now being most publicly fought ― with the men who write, produce and buy the narratives that play a role in shaping the world views of millions of viewers.

By David Zurawik

Nov 1, 2019

• Dan Rodricks

Dan Rodricks: With the help of mentors, these Baltimore squeegee boys are moving into a new business

A group of mentors associated with the Maryland Institute College of Art have helped a small group of Baltimore squeegee boys develop their own brand of bottled water for the wholesale market, eventually taking them off the street and away from the hard hustle of the squeegee.

By Dan Rodricks

Oct 31, 2019

• David Zurawik

Zurawik: David Simon defends James Franco again, but should he?

Is David Simon on the wrong side of history with his defense of James Franco?

By David Zurawik

Oct 30, 2019

• Dan Rodricks

Rodricks: Amid the daily violence, it’s hard to see the next Baltimore 'renaissance’

As Baltimore mothers like Angela Royster mourn their sons during another year of depressing violence, it's hard to see that the city is "on the cusp of a renaissance."

By Dan Rodricks

Oct 29, 2019