Michael Levin

Opinion February 8

Joe Biden signs with Hollywood agency – 15 movie ideas we’d like to see

Former President Joe Biden saw the massive salaries Obama and others command on the Left Coast. He decided to cash in and sign with an agency. Here are 15 possible movies he could make.

OPINION March 9, 2024

Squad’s lesson in Cuban socialism didn’t last long enough

Two members of the Squad made a secret trip to socialist Cuba. Only they didn't spend enough time to grasp the lost rights and oppression they would experience as citizens.

OPINION January 27, 2024

If you can’t name a half-decent role model, you can’t work here

An employer in Sweden asks potential hires a seemingly innocuous question: Aside from family members, who are your role models? Many don't have an answer.

OPINION January 21, 2024

How to stop hating Bill Belichick and get on with your life

All good things must come to an end -- even the reign of New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. But he left his mark on the team and the city with six Super Bowl victories.

OPINION December 30, 2023

7 steps to getting everything you want in 2024

We all know New Year's resolutions fail. If you want to make major changes in your life, you need to create a written plan. Here are the 7 steps to getting everything you want in 2024.

OPINION December 2, 2023

18 ways you can stop annoying everyone right now

Americans have forgotten how to be considerate of others. Maybe it was COVID or new technology. But we need to do better. Here are 18 ways you can stop annoying everyone right now.

OPINION November 18, 2023

Profanity abounds, but does anyone else give a f---?

I’m not a prude and I’ve been known to utter "bad words" on occasion, but it seems as though whatever barriers once existed to profanity in polite society have died a quiet death.

OPINION October 31, 2023

What 'Friends' are for: Trying to make sense of Matthew Perry’s death

I still think about meeting Matthew Perry at a men's sobriety event more than 20 years ago in West Hollywood

OPINION October 9, 2023

I'm a Jew whose Israel family is under attack. What will Netanyahu do to protect them and all Israelis?

The world is reeling from the shocking news, Israel’s 9/11, but proportional to its population an event so much worse than 9/11.

OPINION September 23, 2023

He was a world-class baseball star, but even he couldn't handle it when life threw him this curve

Amid the 1988 World Series, as his team celebrated, New York Yankees star Darryl Strawberry was recovering from surgery to remove a tumor from his colon.

OPINION August 29, 2023

I love AI because it will add decades to our lives

Cutting-edge physicians recognize the potential of AI to add decades to our lives and to fix our “sick care" system, not just in the United States, but around the world.

OPINION August 19, 2023

Follow these 3 simple rules and live past 100

I have a plan to live to age 104, with my health, energy and mind intact. If you’d like to do the same, follow the three simple rules I’ll share with you now.

OPINION August 12, 2023

I just reread George Orwell's '1984' and the novel is scarier than ever

It's been 75 years since author George Orwell penned his final novel: "1984." I reread the novel this year and Orwell's vision of a totalitarian society is scarier than ever.

OPINION March 29, 2023

What's worse than Florida parents calling Michelangelo's David 'porn'

The story of the Florida charter school principal who apparently lost her job over a sixth grade class viewing Michelangelo's statue of David.

OPINION February 1, 2023

Tom Brady's retirement leaves a 'gentleman gap' in the NFL

Tom Brady announced his retirement, but he means too much to all of NFL fandom. We all want him to stay.

OPINION November 5, 2022

Daylight Saving Time 2022 is ending. Now, let's get rid of it, once and for all. Here's how

It's November 2022 and Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. Here's how make sure that it doesn't make a return in the spring of 2023. Congress, we need your help on this...

OPINION October 5, 2022

Aaron Judge deserves to be crowned single-season home run king. Wake up, MLB

Aaron Judge hit his 62nd home run on Tuesday night, breaking Roger Maris' record. Now will Major League Baseball's leadership take steps to fix a decades-old wrong?

OPINION July 30, 2022

Golf war tees off because PGA won’t tolerate competition and LIV and let LIV

Golf war between PGA and new competitor tees off because establishment won't tolerate competition and LIV and let LIV. Many pros embrace Saudi-backed league.

OPINION February 1, 2022

Tom Brady can be defined by this one word

Tom Brady announced his retirement on Tuesday. To me, he isn't just the guy who won all those Super Bowls, he's much more.

OPINION March 13, 2021

Michael Levin: Daylight Saving Time – it's time to get rid of this foolishness in 2021… but we won't

Daylight Saving Time is an idea whose time has passed.

OPINION December 29, 2020

Michael Levin: If your New Year's resolution is to quit drinking, why wait until January 1?

If your New Year’s resolution is to put the plug in the jug or quit taking drugs, you may not want to wait until New Year’s Day.

OPINION December 10, 2020

Michael Levin: COVID lockdowns – substance abuse spikes will hurt us for decades. Don't politicians get that?

By focusing primarily on the desire to arrest the pandemic, we may have caused far more human suffering than the novel coronavirus ever could have. 

OPINION October 31, 2020

Michael Levin: Daylight Saving Time – Finally, there's one good thing you can say about it

The shift to end Daylight Saving in the fall, or start it up again in the spring, disrupts everyone’s circadian rhythms