Believing is magic. A rabbi did not coin this phrase. Coca-Cola did. The largest event in the world reaches its crescendo today, as Argentina and France faceoff in the World Cup final.

Magic Johnson has always been a manipulator. This is not meant as a character flaw. In fact, it’s chief among the reasons for his unbelievable success in life.

I stopped believing in magic at about age 7 when I discovered that Jody’s cards were marked. He was a ne’er-do-well who lived next door and bamboozled the neighborhood kids with all kinds of ...

A culture can be judged by where it spends its money. One glance at the great French cathedrals speaks of the vast sums spent on building them, which if translated into current dollars would ...