Jim Leff's Slog

That was a neat bit of chowhound detection work. I reluctantly poked my head into the hotel free breakfast, because hope springs eternal. A...

Maximal exertion, in the case of extremely capable individuals, requires nonlinear effort. Duly challenged, exertion becomes a runaway chain...

This is democracy. Every time I try to clearly frame the situation, that's what I come up with. While I hate every bit of it, this is ...

Thumbs up for smashed windows in Tesla stores! Yay, smashing! The psychology is not complicated. 1. Adopt a two-dimensional cartoon view o...

Three years ago, I wrote about the sticky wicket of knowing when to jump out of the pot when you sense an impending lobster boil. I proposed...

As a food critic who's eaten in tens of thousands of eateries in dozens of countries, I've felt pretty expert about foodborne illnes...

Once the radicals have thoroughly demolished the economy and the federal government's ability to function, and their supporters are forc...

I sometimes hear from readers who figure that there's something wrong, either with me or them, because they can't easily pick up my ...

Aiming deep leaves you shallow. Depth sneaks up while you flail.

I recently wrote about the scam operations sweeping the globe using the business methods of international mega-corporations. Now with this,...