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My The Washington Post story on the creation of "The Jeffersons," and its legacy in American culture a half-century later. With insights from Scratch n Survive. I still love the song “Movin’ on Up." Ike Brannon Eric Schultz Michelle Jaconi 💥 washingtonpost.com/history/2025/0…

Jackie Robinson, a DEI hire? That's essentially what the publisher of The Sporting News called him 80 years ago, predicting that Robinson wouldn't even cut it in the minor leagues. My story for The Contrarian ... Jen 'now @jenrubin9' Rubin Len Elmore Jeremy Schaap contrarian.substack.com/p/when-basebal…

My The Washington Post story today about how #MLB teams used to require fans to give up foul balls - and had "derelicts" who refused to jailed for larceny (including an 11-year-old boy) Dan Steinberg Rick Klein Michelle Jaconi 💥 Ike Brannon #OpeningDay wapo.st/3RiXt3U

Foul balls are now a lucky souvenir for fans at Major League Baseball games. But 100 years ago, taking that ball home could land you in jail. wapo.st/4iZ2yu1

My story in the The Dispatch today recounting how some Republicans worried their party was about to go the way of the Whigs in 1976. Just 4 years later, Reagan would win a landslide. A lesson for both parties today? Declan Garvey Ike Brannon thedispatch.com/article/republ…

My story on how the detective on "The Residence" used bird qualities such as stealthiness and silence to help solve a White House mystery - including interviews with showrunner Paul William Davies and Kenn Kaufman, the show's birding consultant. Jenny Rogers Suzanne Gamboa

My story today on how Celtics great Bill Russell, the first Black #NBA player elected to the Hall of Fame, skipped his induction ceremony 50 years ago. "I felt others before me should have that honor," he explained later. New York Basketball Len Elmore contrarian.substack.com/p/bill-russell…

Knicks-Celtics is like Yankees-Red Sox in reverse ... My Boston Globe Opinion piece this morning. Are the Knicks poised to finally flip the script? Len Elmore Rick Klein New York Basketball Ike Brannon bostonglobe.com/2025/05/08/opi… via The Boston Globe

My essay in today's The Boston Globe on how the Knicks are like the pre-2004 Red Sox, taking on the Goliath Celtics, who have been the Yankees of the NBA for more than 65 years. Jeremy Schaap Ed Palattella

My story for The Dispatch recounting how some US House members were furious when Montreal - "a foreign city" as they called it - got a ⚾️team in 1969. In 2005, MLB "reshored" the Expos by moving them to Washington. Devlin Barrett Ike Brannon thedispatch.com/article/trump-…

Today is release day for LLOYD MCNEIL'S LAST RIDE, my new novel about a cop who, upon learning he's dying of a brain tumor, tries to get himself killed so his family can get the insurance, keeps failing and becomes a civic hero. I think you will like it. harpercollins.com/products/lloyd…

Great chatting with my old Valley News pal Alex Leary for his fascinating read, with Aaron Zitner. on Trump & sports ... wsj.com/politics/polic… via The Wall Street Journal

I wrote this Post Sports story in 2023 when the Knicks’ championship drought hit a half-century. Sadly it is now 52 years… New York Basketball Michelle Jaconi 💥 The Knicks were dazzling champs in the 1970s. They haven’t won since. wapo.st/4kKkWYD

Great reconnecting with Al Franken for this story! Nadine Epstein Lauren Markoe Eric Schultz